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Ask the Archive: “Abraham” Get a written answer, cited to the three books and commentary8 results for "Abraham"
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Abraham Character
Abraham is the patriarch called out of idol-worshipping Ur to receive the covenant promises of land, descendants, and blessing - tested by fire in Jasher and by…
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Haran (Brother of Abraham) Character
Haran is Abraham's brother who perishes in the fiery furnace at Ur - condemned alongside Abraham but lacking the faith that would have preserved him. His death …
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Moses Character
Moses is the deliverer of Israel from Egyptian bondage, the lawgiver at Sinai, and the one to whom the Angel of the Presence dictates the entire Book of Jubilee…
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Jacob (Israel) Character
Jacob is the younger twin of Esau who received the birthright and blessing, journeyed to Haran, wrestled with an angel, and fathered the twelve tribes whose sto…
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Nimrod Character
Nimrod is the mighty hunter-king who built Babel and established tyrannical rule after the Flood - the quintessential figure of human ambition opposing divine o…
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Mastema Character
Mastema is the chief evil spirit in the Book of Jubilees - an accuser figure who receives limited authority from God to test and tempt humanity, operating behin…
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Shem Character
Shem is Noah's eldest son who receives the central and most blessed portion of the earth in the division described in Jubilees, establishing the territory later…
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Isaac Character
Isaac is Abraham's promised son, the child of the covenant whose near-sacrifice on Moriah tested his father's faith and prefigured themes of substitution and di…