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Outside the Bible: Ancient Jewish Writings Related to Scripture, Volumes 1–3: Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Hebrew Bible is only part of ancient Israel’s writings. Another collection of Jewish works has survived from late- and post-biblical times, a great library that bears witness to the rich spiritual life of Jews in that period. This library consists of the most varied sorts of texts: apocalyptic visions and prophecies, folktales and legends, collections of wise sayings, laws and rules of...

17:15. on the twelfth of that month The story of the offering of Isaac (the Akedah) begins on the 12th because Abraham and Isaac do not arrive at their destination until “the third day” (Gen. 22:4); the author has arranged the dates so as to have the offering of Isaac take place on the significant day of the 15th of the first month. A significant day for Jubilees’ author is either the 1st or the 15th of the month. Good or important things happen on such days; bad or unimportant things do not. The
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