Shabbat

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Explore 1,109 Jewish texts related to the theme of Shabbat, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Adam: Cain and Creation

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Today, we're diving into one of those fascinating, lesser-known works: the Book of Jasher. Now, it's important to understand that this isn't part of the Jewish or Christian biblica...

Birth of Seth

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jasher, an ancient text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), offers some pretty fascinating, and sometimes unsettling, glimpses. Let's dive ...

Enoch and the Origins of the World

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Today, let's delve into the story of Enoch from the Book of Jasher, a fascinating text that expands on biblical narratives. The Book of Jasher isn't part of the canonical Hebrew Bi...

Enoch Ascends to Heaven

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jasher, a text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), gives us some intriguing details. Let's dive into Chapter 4. After Enoch ascended into h...

The Great Flood

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We all know the basic story: the flood, the animals, the rainbow... But some ancient texts offer us a glimpse into the nitty-gritty, the behind-the-scenes drama. Let's dive into Ch...

Nimrod and Creation of Babel

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

But what about the generations that followed? What were they up to? The Book of Jasher, an ancient text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), offers some...

Abram and the Angels

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jasher, a non-canonical Jewish text that fills in gaps in the biblical narrative, offers some fascinating glimpses. Let's dive into one particularly dramatic episode fr...

Destruction of Sodom and Abram

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Sometimes, looking to other texts can give us a fuller picture. Take, for example, this passage from the Book of Jasher. It begins with a rumble of war. Chedorlaomer, king of Elam,...

Destruction of Sodom and Shakra

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We all know the story of their destruction, but the Book of Jasher, a non-canonical Jewish text that elaborates on stories from the Hebrew Bible, really paints a vivid picture. Cha...