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Ask the Archive: “Covenant” Get a written answer, cited to the three books and commentary8 results for "Covenant"
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Noah Character
Noah is the righteous patriarch chosen to survive the great Flood, building the Ark at divine command to preserve life through the judgment that destroyed the w…
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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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Angel of the Presence Character
The Angel of the Presence is the celestial being who stands before God's throne and dictates the entire Book of Jubilees to Moses during his forty days on Mount…
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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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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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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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Sarah Character
In the expanded patriarchal histories preserved within the Book of Jubilees and the Book of Jasher, the figure of Abraham's wife emerges as a central participan…
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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…