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Chapter 7 offers some fascinating, practical instructions about offerings and agricultural practices. It tells us that whatever's left over from offerings should be eaten by the se...
The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered scripture by some Jewish and Christian traditions, tells us that in the third year of a certain week – Jubilees uses a unique ca...
The Book of Jubilees, considered by some to be pseudepigraphal – meaning it's attributed to a biblical figure but not actually written by them – offers a unique perspective on bibl...
The scene is set. God is speaking, promising judgement upon the nation that will enslave Abraham's descendants. But it doesn’t end there. There’s a promise of liberation, a return ...
And it's a little different than what you might expect. In Jubilees 14, we find Abraham in a very familiar role: making sacrifices. He offers up pieces of animals, birds, fruit-off...
The Book of Jubilees, a text bubbling with detail about the early days of humankind and covenants with God, offers a fascinating glimpse. In the 15th chapter, we find Abraham – sti...
We often hear the story of Abraham, the patriarch, but sometimes we miss the sheer power of the moment his name was transformed. It's not just a name change; it's a cosmic realignm...
Specifically, we're going to explore Chapter 15, which focuses on the covenant between God and Abraham. This is a foundational story, one that echoes through Jewish history and ide...
And it's explored in fascinating detail in texts like the Book of Jubilees. Now, the Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories from...