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Rh Charles

The Book of Jubilees

Rh Charles

R.H. Charles's translation and scholarly edition of the Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that retells the biblical history from creation to Moses, providing insight into Second Temple Judaism's interpretation of the Torah.

87 Chapters

Table of Contents

1 001-EDITORS' PREFACE 2 002-INTRODUCTION 3 003-TITLES 4 004-VERSIONS AND ORIGINAL LANGUAGE 5 005-AFFINITIES WITH OTHER LITERATURE 6 006-THE SPECIAL AIMS AND GENERAL CHARACTER 7 007-UTHORSHIP AND DATE 8 008-BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 009-SHORT TITLES, ABBREVIATIONS AND BRACKETS 10 010-ERRATUM 11 011-Prologue 12 012-God's Revelation to Moses on Mount Sinai 13 013-God commands the Angel to write 14 014-The Angel dictates to Moses 15 015-Paradise and the Fall 16 016-Cain and Abel 17 017-The Patriarchs from Adam to Noah 18 018-The Fall of the Angels 19 019-The Building of the Ark 20 020-Noah's Sacrifice; God's Covenant with him 21 021-Noah offers Sacrifice; the Cursing of Canaan 22 022-Genealogy of the Descendants of Shem 23 023-Subdivision of the Three Portions 24 024-Noah's Sons led astray by Evil Spirits 25 025-The Tower of Babel 26 026-The Children of Noah enter their Districts 27 027-The Patriarchs from Reu to Abraham 28 028-Abram's Knowledge of God and wonderful Deeds 29 029-Abram seeks to convert Terah from Idolatry 30 030-The Family of Terah in Haran 31 031-Abram with Lot in Canaan and Egypt 32 032-The Campaign of Chedorlaomer 33 033-God's Covenant with Abram 34 034-The Birth of Ishmael 35 035-The Feast of First-fruits Circumcision 36 036-Angelic Visitation of Abraham in Hebron 37 037-Abraham at Beersheba 38 038-The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael 39 039-Mastêmâ proposes to God that Abraham... 40 040-The Sacrifice of Isaac 41 041-The Death and Burial of Sarah 42 042-Marriage of Isaac... 43 043-Abraham loves Jacob and blesses him 44 044-Abraham's Last Words 45 045-The Dwelling-places of the Ishmaelites 46 046-Abraham's Last Words to Isaac 47 047-Isaac, Ishmael and Jacob join in Festival.. 48 048-Abraham's Last Words to and Blessings of Jacob 49 049-The Death and Burial of Abraham 50 050-The decreasing Years and increasing Corruption 51 051-The Messianic Woes 52 052-Renewed Study of the Law followed... 53 053-Isaac at the Well of Vision 54 054-Isaac's Sojourn in Gerar.. 55 055-Isaac curses the Philistines 56 056-Rebecca admonishes Jacob not to.. 57 057-Jacob obtains the Blessing of the Firstborn 58 058-Rebecca induces Isaac to send Jacob to Meso.. 59 059-Jacob's Marriage to Leah and Rachel 60 060-Jacob's Flight with his Family 61 061-Jacob, reconciled with Esau 62 062-Dinah ravished. Slaughter of the Shechemites 63 063-Jacob's Journey to Bethel and Hebron 64 064-Rebecca journeys with Jacob to Bethel 65 065-Levi's Dream at Bethel 66 066-Jacob's Visions 67 067-Reuben's Sin with Bilhah 68 068-War of the Amorite Kings against Jacob 69 069-The Wives of Jacob's Sons 70 070-Rebecca's Last Admonitions and Death 71 071-Isaac's Last Words and Admonitions 72 072-Esau and his Sons wage War with Jacob 73 073-The War between Jacob and Esau 74 074-The Kings of Edom 75 075-Joseph's Service with Potiphar 76 076-Joseph interprets the Dreams 77 077-Pharaoh's Dreams and their Interpretation. 78 078-Judah's Incest with Tamar 79 079-Journeys of the Sons of Jacob to Egypt 80 080-Joseph finally tests his Brethren 81 081-Jacob, celebrates the Feast of First-fruits 82 082-Joseph receives Jacob 83 083-The Death of Joseph 84 084-The Birth and Early Years of Moses 85 085-From the Flight of Moses to the Exodus 86 086-Regulations regarding the Passover 87 087-Laws regarding the Jubilees and the Sabbath

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