The Book of Jubilees
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
