Wisdom

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Explore 1,538 Jewish texts related to the theme of Wisdom, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Reuben and Divine Judgment of Joseph

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The coat of many colors, the jealousy, the betrayal... But what about those first few hours after that fateful act? According to Legends of the Jews, that amazing compilation of ra...

Asher's Legacy

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Sometimes, their stories are tucked away in unexpected places, waiting to be discovered. Take Asher, for instance, one of Jacob's sons. We know he founded one of the twelve tribes,...

Death of Joseph

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That's the situation Joseph found himself in, even after escaping a potential death sentence. You remember the story. Sold into slavery in Egypt by his jealous brothers, Joseph ris...

Joseph's Vision

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That’s the kind of morning Joseph faced in the prison. Imagine being locked away, day in and day out. Now picture this: the chief butler and the chief baker, cellmates for a decade...

Pharaoh's Vision and Joseph

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That’s where we find Pharaoh in the Joseph story. For two long years, Pharaoh was plagued by recurring dreams. Night after night, they visited him, only to vanish with the morning ...

Pharaoh's Vision and Egypt

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Pharaoh, back in ancient Egypt, definitely knew that feeling. He had two dreams, back to back, that shook him to his core. And he knew—he just knew—that they weren't just random fi...

Egypt: Pharaoh's Vision

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Pharaoh had one of those. And it wasn't pretty. You know the story. Pharaoh's dream: Seven fat cows devoured by seven gaunt ones. Seven healthy ears of grain swallowed by seven wit...

Pharaoh: Joseph and the Heavenly Realms

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Take the story of Joseph, for example. You know, the one with the coat of many colors? We often focus on the coat, the brothers' jealousy, but there's so much more depth to unpack....

Joseph's Vision and Daniel

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And it led to one of the most dramatic moments in the Joseph story. Pharaoh, plagued by these intense dreams, had already consulted the wise men of Egypt. But their interpretations...