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TheBookofJubilees_10039557
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M lan, and Chapt ers LXX III LXX X II T he Ep istle of Baru h
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E ch t l gy f om p o Proph ti c T i m s t i ll the Cl se f th N w
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The A sce ns ion of Isaiah T nsl ted f m the Ethiopi c V ion ra a ro ers w hi h, c
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A . C BLA CK ,
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Introdu t on, N otes, and Ind es 8vo, 16 8 ic . .
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w th the Heb rew , yr a , Greek, and Lat in Fragm ent s o f th s Book i .
4to, 1 2s 6d . .
T HE LITTLE GENE SI S
A ND
R H C H A R L E S, D D
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I I
PROFESSO R O F B BL CA L C REE K , I I I
TR N TY CO LL EGE, D U BL N
L O N D ON
ADAM AND C H A R L E S BLA C K
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PREF ACE
Biblica , i . 24 1 ,
1 89 9 ,
w he re a fte r givi ng g rou n ds
,
for the
vie w th at the m ain bu l k of that work wa s wr itten b efor e
“r
100 B C.,
. I c onc l ud e d that w e s h ou l d egard b oth w orks
the Te s tam ent s and J u bi lee s ) a s alm os t contem p orary ,
give s the e arlie r form s of certai n l egi s lative ena ctm ent s that
appear in the Mis hna and of leg ends whi ch in la te r J ud aism
,
(pp x.l i v x-
lvii) l 4 J u bile e s— a P rodu c t of the m i drashi c
.
x l vii li) -
1 5 Obje c t of J ubilees —t he D efen c e and
.
Sam aritan and Christian non canoni c al literat ure (pp lx xiii
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Mel c hizedek the Law Circ um cision and the Sabbath the
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IN D EX I I .
I NT ROD U CT I ON
again s t the a tt a cks of the h ell enistic s pir it tha t had b een
in the a s cen d an t on e g en e rati on earl ier and was s til l p o w e r
fu l and to p r ove that the la w was of eve rl as ti ng v ali dity
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x iv T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E ES
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“J ubile es
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a or o ;
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an d
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( ) The Lit tle G en esis ) I é veo rs :
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b hem -
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(c) A po alypse of Moses and other a lleged n am es of our b ook .
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h em ii F evea ez the n am e J ub i l ee s w ou l d s ee m t o h ave b een
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hi s tor y of the w orl d from the cre ation t o the l egi s l ati on
on Si na i By hi s p ec u l i ar re d a cti on of the b ib lic al hi s tory
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(see p l xviii )
en esis —T he fact that ou r b ook w a s
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( ) Th e L i ttle G
Etudes juices 1 8 9 0 x xi 80 9 7 ; 1 8 9 1 x x ii 1
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Ori ents, 1 8 4 6 , N o 6 , p 8 1 . .
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I t deals m ore fully w i th the det ails an d m inutiae (tie . 7 d hen r d) than -
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T hi titl e i s fo un d s ix teen tim e s :
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1 83 , 1 9 2 ; Cedren u s i . 6, 9 , 1 6 , 4 8 , 5 3 , 8 5 , 8 7 ; Zonaras,
A evrvi; I
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( twice);
18 Gly cas, 2 0 6 (t w ice) A s . e veo t e
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Lati n w riters
3 7 a xem a Peué a ew9 —
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T hi s i s J erom e s in d ep en d en t r en d e r in g of
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fi s Pevécrews 4177 0 4 . 1 1 9 in3 fo ems 1 471! (iqSrjyno w
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x viii T H E BO O K O F JU B IL E E S
stich oi .
u t nu llu s
qu e ne m orien t em legislatorem n e qu e l oc u m videre
of the n am es
(and hi s t orie s ) of the w om e n m en ti on e d in
J ubilees Su ch a c oll e cti on we fi n d in t he Syri ac w ith the
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4 . The L ife
f A dam
designati on i s found on ly
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th r ee ti m e s so far a s I am aware in Syncellus i 7 and al ways
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n u m b er the v ar i ou s c r e at u r e s t he m ak i n g of Eve t he , ,
s i on of E ve etc (1 7 fce i ra e yo fi v é v 7 3 h e o é v n Bi )
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p e fea t 7 139 ne r d T o zir o v e io é So v E zJ a e u
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1 8 4 8 p 5 8 9 ) b e k ann t
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pp x ii sqq
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D i llm ann , 1 8 5 9 .
diti on i s b as e d on MSS c d
T hi s e .
Sa m arita n T ex ts ,
a nd the Greek, Syria c, Vu lga te an d E thi op ic
IN T RO D U CT IO N xxi
5 . TRAN S LA TION S
aus dem
bibl . Wissens ch . 1 8 5 0 5 1 , Ban d ii
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iii . 1
This t rans lation i s b as e d on on ly on e MS .
2 1 7, 7 1 0 7 4 5 ; 1 8 9 5 W I 2 9 7
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Quarterly .
6 . C RITICAL I NQ UIRIES
FA BRICIU S ,
J . A Coder Pse udep igrap hus Veteris Testa
m en ti , 1 7 1 3 , i . Fab rici us here coll ect s u n d e r
84 9 8 6 4 -
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h ae c s ati s e ss e volui .
1 85 1 , Nr .
1 85 7, xi . 1 61 1 63 -
.
pp 3 2 3
. With thi s con t r i bu tion to the criticis m of
the E thi opic te x t and it s v al u e in d etermi ning the criticis m
of the P ent at e u ch I ha ve al re a dy d e al t (E thiop ic Vers of .
H eb Bk of J u bilees pp x viii x i x)
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J ELLIN EK ,
Ueber das Bu ch der J ubilaen u nd das Noah
Buch, L eip zig 1 8 5 5 (a rep ri nt from the third v olum e of
,
Mi dra s him (i e Waj issau and Tadshe) and l egends gen erally
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eu
J u den thu m s 1 8 5 6 pp 3 1 1 3 1 6 3 8 0 4 0 0
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Fran k el s ought
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(ZD MG 1 8 5 8 xii 2 7 9 2 9 9
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H ebraische ubersetzt ,
m it ein er E i nleitu ng und m it N oten
versehen , Wi en ,
1 87 0 .
f
o Bi bli ca l L itera tu re .
ROn sch
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1 89 9 ,
u . 791 .
1 89 9 i 2 3 0 2 3 3
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Stu d u n d K ritilcen 1 9 0 0 pp 1 6 7
. T hi s ar tic l e
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c om p os iti on to 1 5 0 B C or th e r eab ou t s . . .
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3 6 8 sqq .
LATIN , SYRIAC
Epiphan iu s (see n ot e s on pp 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 8 3 2 .
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3 3 4 7 5 9 6 1 6 8 6 9 7 3 7 4 7 5 7 7 84
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11 2 v 4 x iv 1 2 xx iii
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(s ee m y Te x t pp xii , . .
xxviii T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E ES
te s vi 2 1 vii 2 2 x 6 2 1 x vi 1 8
no on ii 2 7 21 .
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T hi s v e rs i on was . .
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xxix 1 3 xlii
. 1 1 (c anos m e os w he re our E thiopic tex t :
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y o u 7 5 yfipa s as in L XX of Gen x l ii 3 8 ) an d p r ob ab l y al s o
v . .
o th e r a u th oritie s on G en xxx i x 2 3 . . .
T e x t p x vi )
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1 86 1 t om ii
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fas c 1 9 1 0 and rep rinte d by m e as
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A ppe n d i x II I to m y T e x t of J ubilees (p . .
xxx T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
Lik e all the b i b lic al l it erature J ubil ees was t ran s late d
int o Ethi opic fr om Gre ek W e have s een ab ove (p Xx vi ) . .
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I t i s no l e ss ob vi ou s th at t he Lati n i s al s o a t ran s la ti on
fr om the Gr eek Th u s in xxxi x 1 2 tim oris Sei h ia s a cor
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2 6 celavit éx pvxpe corr upt for é ypa xpe (so
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vovisti v o tum ; in xxxi i 3 0 sub glan d e
x , .
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N ty o vs ‘
:consum m avit loqu en s, xv . 22 a vve-
r é k ea e 7& 0 d .
in om n
i bus qui bus (for qu a e) dedisti x x n 8 é v 7 rdo w o le , .
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é SwIea e W e s h ou l d obs erve al s o the e x tra or din ary m is
.
o f the G ree k ve r s i on .
o ri gin al i s i rr e s i s ti b l e .
appe ar s a s X er r dv in Sy m m a ch us (Gen x
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X er r ei v . .
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I nd 9
. T hus w e m ay he re again c on clu d e to an o riginal
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p articip l e D am p) ,
But the p re s ence of s u ch a p rop er n am e
.
The
grounds ,
on the o ther h an d , for a H e b rew ori gin al
ar e we ight y and nu m ero u s:
1 .
f
A w orle w hi ch f M oses cla im s to be rom the ha nd o
xii 2 5 —
2 6 ; x lii i
. .
2 . The revi va l f
o the n a ti ona l sp iri t f
o the n a tion is
1
3 .3 in thi s c on te x t
1
8é ona i p ray as in Gen x l i v 1 8 , , . .
,
oni s b ut t he c on te x t d em an ds fi li am F araon is
, H en ce the .
il
G r k t s lat h r
ee ran as n r n or a
or rm T he
e e m i s r e ad 9 1 1 3 u
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ii 2 9 iii 1 5 vi 3 5 xl viii 1 2
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Thu s in
ii 9 2 5 the E thiopic wah ahe
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, g ave goe s b ac k
to in ) which m u s t h ere b e t ran s lat e d “ app oi n t e d
, In .
are t o in te rp r et the s t a t e m n
“
e t x li 1 4 ( hi s s hephe r d .
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Ethiopic Te xt .
xx vi 3 4 . Gen xx vii 4 0 -
. . .
conc epti on
—
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,
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xx vii 3 0 (s ee m y Te x t p 9 7 n ote
. xx viii 1 1
J acob )—Gen xx ix 3 2 ; xx viii 2 9 —Gen xxx 4 3 x x ix 4
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Sam L XX Vu lg in x n 1 5
, , w en t forth in sin g ) Gen . .
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xi 3 1 (Ma ss
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w e nt forth in pl Sam L XX Vu l g
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( ii 2 1 “
k w xl i ( by the com m an d of the m ou th .
—
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x vi i 7 .
Exo d ii 7 ; x li x 9 the gui l t —N um i x 1 3
. . .
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hi s guil t
INT R O D U CT I O N xxx v
Syr in vii 9
. th e ir s h ou l d er s Ge n i x 2 3 b oth their
—Gen xv 1 th y
.
Sh o u l d e r s x iv 1 and th y r e w ar d
—
. . .
b e b ui l de d “
xxiv 3 ( g iv e m e —
Gen x x v 3 0 . . .
( fe e d xx iv 1 9 (
“ l ivi n g w a t e r — Gen xx vi 1 9
. . .
I s aac hi s fathe r
“l augh e d
(
ii W e s hall n e x t give it s affiniti e s with t wo or m or e of
.
Syr Vu lg in iii 3 — “
Gen Ii 2 0 ; vi 7 ( w ith the l ife
th ereof w ith the b l oo d —Gen ix 4 ( L XX ev a ijaa r i
. . . . . .
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v s .
th es e + Vu lg or + Vulg and O nk . .
a ou =
flj g
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( L XX ( an d V u l g ) 811 7 0 29 é py o es n .fil v fi Vi 8 f
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v “ h Gen xxvii i 1 3
( L X X + V u lg o m ) xx ii 2 1 .
( b e ol d . . . .
( L XX + Vu lg om ) . .
L XX in v 2 7 pr ev ai l e d
. Gen vii 2 4 (LXX -
. .
T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
x ii.
“
1 5 ( from U r —G e n x i . . 31 (L XX a wa s xepa c);
m — x v 1 1 XV 3
a ov b
z p i n s t ead o f w e );
rr n xi v 1 2 G e n ; a . . .
.
(
“A l m ighty —Gen x vii l (L XX O O U ) . .
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ag ai n s t t he L XX in x v 2 0 — Ge n x v ii 2 2 xx vi 2 3 . . . .
(L XX T o i) d3€7t gbofi O O U )
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an d O nk ag ai n s t t he L XX in x iii 1 0
. t ow ar ds the s ou th ) .
+ Syr or . O nk or + V u lg or Syr an d V u l g : . . . .
Syr V u lg in x iv 1 8— Gen x v 2 0
.
,
. x v 1 4 — G en x vii 1 4 ;
. . . . . .
Ma ss O nk and Ps J on in x ii 2 3
. .
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them tha t cu r s e .
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Ge n x1 .1
“
3 ( him tha t c u rs es
. xv ii 7 —Gen xxi 1 3 ; . . .
Syr an d V u l g in iii 6 —
.
, Ge n 11 2 3 . . . . .
x iv 1 3 ( it w as s ai d —Ge n x v 1 3 (“H e s ai d
.
a d Sy
n r in .
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or othe r s :
INT RO D U CT I O N xxxvu
It
a gre es with the Sam Syr Ps J on G ra so Ven again s t , .
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the Ma s s V u lg an d I tala in x vm 1 2
, a s ingle
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“rm I) . -
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+ 0 thers :
agree s with the LXX an d Syr agains t Mass Sam in
It . .
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iii 2 4 ( th y retu r n Ge n in 1 “
6 ( th y d e sire -
son o f m y h an dm ai d ) —
. . .
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Gen x v 2 of m y h ous e
. . . .
c reepeth
It ag re e s w ith the LXX Syr and Vu lg ag ains t the
—Gen vi 3
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Ma ss and Sam in v 8
. wi ll ab i d e . . .
“s a i d x v 1 6 G
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en x vn 1 6 ; xx iv 3 ( s a i d to him )
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( . . . .
xxx viii T HE BO O K OF JU BI LEES
—G xxv 3 1 (
en . . xliii 1 2 our fathe r
“s ai d—Gen .
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Sam an d Syr,
“ an d d an cin g . x vii 4—Gen xxi 9 xxvii . . . .
11 aft er th e e — “
Gen xx viii 4 ( w ith th ee xxviii 1. . .
“l an d of the e as t — “
Gen xx i x 1 ( lan d of the s on s of
( . .
the
“
xl i 1 4 ( hi s s h epherd .
—Ge n xxviii . .
20 hi s frien d = nm m) .
he has b rok en “
Gen x vu 1 4 ( he has b rok en -
. .
n
( 9) It agr ees w ith the L XX (d e w a r p é q y o u bu t othe r
i
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e n t ers see ii (y ) (e )
, th an with any other s i ngl e
.
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au th orit y or w ith an
y c om b in ati on e x c lu d ing the L XX .
H e b re w te x t ; ( 2 ) th at it agr ee s in a fe w c a s e s with On k .
,
the l atter .
11 . L ACUNAE ,
D ITTO GRAPHIES AND D I S LOCATION S IN
OU R T EXT
Lacun ae .
—
add ition to the occa s ional sm all lacu nae
I n
-
. . .
acc om m od at e it t o T al m u d ic J udaism A n d in t he p re s e n t .
ab A d am usqu e ad J ac o b e t xx ii l i b ri V et eris T e s ta ,
of Epiphanius I s i d o re an d Sy n ce ll u s an d ar ti fi ci al an al ogi e s
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1
clin ed t o accept the c l au s e as origi nal .
1 Sin c e ii
w r t ng the ab ove I have c om e a ross c the foll ow n g i e x c erpt
from th e G re ek v e rs o n i of J ubilees in L am bros Ca talogu e of the
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I t is :Iw ivv’
o ov dva y vuio r o v v
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w o v zrdkews
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fi i
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Btfi k fo v f T o Ka Ao fip evo v Af fi rm ?
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y é vecrt s 2 mévcp i
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)xé y e c é K r ncrev ( read e x r w ev) 6
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6 6 69 25 fip épa t s
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ev T a s b ,
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B
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as K r) twi e in the ab ove
passage I ow e the orre tion s t o Mr . c c .
Cain is from J ub iv 3 1 . . .
xlii T HE BOOK OF JU BIL EE S
fi rs t i s right .
b
th at the s e v ers e s d i d b elong to the ori gin al Th us 1 0 1 2 .
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,
-
p r e s ent c ontex t .
x x iii 1 6 a ft e r xxii i 1 9
. . .
J us t
b efor e com p l eti ng m y com m ent ary on J ubilees I ,
xii 2 5 1 8 2 0 2 3 2 9 ; x v 6 8 ; x viii 1 5 1 6
; xi x 1 7
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2 0 2 2 2 5 ; xx 6 1 0 ; xx i 2 1 2 5 ; x x u 1 1 2 3
; xx iii
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2 3 3 1 ; xx iv 3 0 3 2 ; xx v 1 5 2 3 ; xx vi 2 3 2 4 3 1 3 4
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IN T RO D U CT IO N x liii
xx x i . 1 5 20
xxx vii 2 0 2 3 Thi s d i s covery not onl y adds
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xx 6 1 0 ; xxii 1 1 2 3 ; xx v 1 5 2 3 xxvi 2 3 24 3 1 3 4 ;
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.
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2 di s tich s) Whi le on the one .
h an d it m us t be confess e d th a t in xv 6 8 ; xviii 1 5 1 6 ; .
-
.
-
,
.
xliv T H E BO O K O F JU B I L E E S
FRO M O N E A U T HO R, S
BA ED ON
13 . J uBILEEs BU T
vii 2 0 3 9
.
-
x 1 1 5 from the Book of N oah
, .
-
Of thi s book .
,
-
raseh iii
,
1 5 5 and m y T e x t of J ub il ee s p
.
,
Our ,
.
, ,
of J a s h ar —a
,
m e nt m ay b e m ad e o f the H e b r e w d oc u m en t p re s e rve d in
the J alkut Shim eoni i 1 3 2 and the C h ronicl e s of J e rah .
m eel (s ee m y n ote s on pp 2 1 4 .
IN T R O D U C T I O N x lv
O the r
i n ci d ent s in ou r t e x t w hich are atte s t ed als o in ,
Te s t Re ub e n . . .
5 8 , an d hi s c o ns ec ra tion t o it by I s aac
,
( xxx i 1 3 —17 .
—T e s t J ud 1 0 1 2 1 4 . the b u ri al of J ac ob s s on s
.
’
. . . .
, ,
Te s t Sim 8 Benj 1 2 [A rm
. .
,
A l s o the i n s e rtion of .
xi 1 3 . .
’
A zura w ife of Seth (iv ,
Mfi alé lé th the wife of K en an .
,
Te rah (see iv 1 5 1 6 2 0 2 7 2 8 3 3 ; vu 1 4 1 5 1 6 ; .
, , , , ,
.
, ,
viii 1 5 6 7 ; xi 9 1 4
.
, ,
an d O f the t w e l v e s on s of
,
.
, ,
ai n as n am e s of p la c e s :
( x l vi an d the. E m( 1 vii A g . ,
1
This n am e is foun d in the Greek Version (Sync ellus) of the Eth .
Eno h c vii. 2 as
xlvi T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
the n um b e r of A dam s
’
all ani m al s b efor e the F all (iii
his bu ri al—the fi r s t th a t w a s
.
s ons i e t w e l ve (iv
, . . .
’
m a de in the e arth (iv the m ann er of Cain s de ath
.
’
the hi story of A b raham s e arl y d ays an d e xp loit s (xi 1 6 .
,
-
’
16 21 25
-
,
A b rah am s t en tem pt ati on s (x vii the .
’
the age of t we l ve (xxx 1 J ac ob s p re s en ts to hi s p arents
.
fou r tim e s a y e ar ( xx i x 1 4 1 7 1 9 I s aa c s b l e ss in g of
.
-
,
’
1 4 J UBILEEs
.
—A PROD UCT OF T HE MIDRA SHIC TEND EN CY
AT W ORK IN THE O LD TES TAMENT C HRONICLER BU T ,
1
(a) N ow the au th or o J f u bilees s ought t o d o for G si s
e n e
xxii 1 0 xxi ii
.
-
an d so he re w rote it in s uch a w ay as t o
.
c
The pro edure of our au thor is, of ourse, in di re t an tagonism
1 c c
with the presupp ositions of t he Priests Code in
’
e nesi s Thu s G .
acc ord n g
“Noah m ay build n o altar A braham offer n o sac rifi ce
i t o it , ,
J c
a ob ere c t n o sacred p ill ar N o offering is re c orded till A aron an d
.
the p a tri ar ch s .
1
al ter s the te xt b efor e him an d in oth ers he s i m p l y om it s,
.
’
and of A b i m e l ech in r e g ar d t o Sara h ( G en xx 2 I s aa c s . .
’
m an d rake s ( Gen xxx 1 4 . J a cob s d e vice s t o in c r ea s e
.
’
26 32 36
-
1 x lix liv
See pp .
,
.
2 The narrat ve ab ou
i t Mel c hi ze dek is lost in the c ourse of trans
m ission b ut was n ot o m i tted by our author (see xiii 2 5 n ote
,
) N or . .
n ote )
.
T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
’
th at though circum ci s ion w as fi rs t ord ai ned in A b rah am s
,
circ um ci s i on m ark ing O ff I s rael from all the oth er nati ons
of t he earth (ii 19 .an d m ak i ng th em o n e w ith the t w o
— The Book of J u bi l ee s
cl ai m s as a w h ol e to b e a reve la
tion O f God t o Mos e s an d th u s to form a s uppl em ent to
, ,
Noah ( vi l 3 8 xxi
.
, N oah in t u rn e n tru s te d all hi s
.
1
See 1 Ma cc . i 39, 43
. .
IN T R O D U CT I O N ii
(xx v 7 x x x i x
.
,
A gain J ac o b e d u c ate d J os eph from
.
,
SECOND C ENTU RY BC
.
( )
a O u r a u thor l
g if
or ies th e law —
W e h av e al ready
.
p
( ).
l d ra w n a tte
cum cision and the Sabb ath the bu l w ar ks of J ud ai s
,
m as ,
Iii T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
(vi 1 7
. al s o the fe a s t s on the new m oons (vi .
23 xxx n 2 an d b le ss ed by I s aac a s s u ch
, .
(xxxi 1 3 .
of tith e s
(xxxii 1 0 1 5 s ee x iii 2 5
.
-
add e d the eighth .
. .
the fi rst fr ui ts ( xl iv 1
-
1
I n the c ourse o f rew r iting G en esis from the standp oint of the law
our author e x plains certain difliculties A ccording to Gen ii 1 7 . . .
A dam w as to die on the day that he eat of the t ree o f know ledge .
Thi s was fulfi lled for one day is a thousan d years in the test m ony i of
T h p a ss g s e l ti g t o J a c ob s
(x x v 4 sqq xxx
. v 9 .
,
e a .
e r a n
a d the w
“
ds hi s b rothe r is
or d er t o c o ve r J ac ob s l ie
’
n o r ,
’
and w as l os t x li ii 1 1 ) i o rd e r t o a v oi d m ak i ng J os eph s
( n .
lea ve Isaa c till the latter approve d an d sent him off with a blessing
(x xv11 9 . Esau sto le the p ossessions o f his father b ut Jac ob ,
2
T o the above c lass w e m ight add the long additi on in c haps viii . .
this division Palesti ne fell to the des c e ndants o f She m and thus our ,
c
guilty b e au se the law agains t w hi h he offended had not yet been c
reveale d L i destruc tion of She chem is dec lared to
( xx xiii . ev s
’
be the gro und of his ele c tion t o the p riesthood (xx x 1 8) his dee d was .
it s i n di vi d u al m em b e r s (i 2 4 2 5 2 8 xi x I srae l
.
, , , .
t he e s t ab l i s hm en t of the Me ss ianic ki n gd om (i 2 9 iv 2 6 .
,
.
,
v .
in any w ay t o im itate
c on d u ct of the the G en tiles (x v 3 4 .
,
xx ii . n ot t o eat w ith th em
(xxii . n or t o for m
t o Mol o ch (xx ii 2 0 x x v 9 x x x 7 1 0 1 1
.
, .
, .
, , ,
(c) The Gen tiles den oun ced gener ally a nd p articularly
I sra el s
’
na tion a l en em i es —W ith
i m m e as urab le arroganc e t he
o di u m H ist v ,
J ud ai s m reg ard e d its own attit ud e to
. .
at w ar in t he s e c on d c en t ury B C Fi r t th or s
. . s of all ou r au
thi s w orld and in the nex t The chi ef citi es of this n ati on .
N e .
_
, ,
w ar b et w ee n J ac ob an d Es au i s d es c r i b e d in xxx viii 1 1 4 .
-
( xxi x 1 0
. O f the A m orit e s w ho w ere wick e d and
s i nful and had w rought t o the fu ll all th eir si ns our ,
an d ci rc um ci s i o n ( see p l
) and o th er e lem en ts of t he law
.
,
as t he feas t of w e eks
(vi In addition t o the ab o ve
.
there w ere the ( s eve n ty) ang el s w ho form e d the ang e lic
lviii T H E BO O K O F JU B I L E E S
, , .
(1. 1
D em on ology —Over gain s t gelic k in gdom s t ands
a the an
a we ll o rg an i s e d d em o n ic or s at an ic k i n gd o m
-
T hi s k i ngdom .
m en ( x 5 ; E th En x vi )
. .A ccord in g t o Eth En l iv 6
. . . . .
an d d e s t ru cti on of m e n Bu t th e s e h av e n o p o we r o ve r the
.
17 . T HE D ATE OF J UBILEES
ab l e d o ub t .
1
In all the E th iopic MSS the phrase is w ron gly given as “princ e
Masté m a” in x vii 1 6 x lvi ii 2 b ut a b ri htl attest “ ri n c e of the
.
, g.
y , p
Masté m a” in x viii 9 I 2 x lvi ii 9 1 2 1 5
.
, , .
, , .
IN T R O D U C T IO N lix
by i S P “
4 : T h ou art a p ri e s t for e ve r a fte r
m o n ; cf s e x . . .
Not w ith s tan din g the o bjecti on s of the Ph ari s ees t o this
title it w as us e d by the Maccab ean p rin ce s dow n to the
,
tim e O f Hyrcanus II (J os A nt x vi 6 . . . . .
b ean pon tifi cate J ubil ees cannot h ave b een w ritte n l ate r th an
,
s econd ce ntury BC
. d at e of the c om p os iti on o f
. as the
,
.
, ,
(x v 3 3 .
i 48
.
,
2 Macc vi There m ay b e a re feren ce
. .
( 1 Macc i 1 5 ; J oseph A n t x 11 0
. . . . . .
,
.
n ot i n for c e at an
y ti m e s ave in the s e con d c en t u ry B C . .
a v ar iety of ci r c um s t a n ce s
( Bab Sh abb i 8 ; Sh abb 1 9 a ;
. . . .
E r ub 4 5 a )
. .
A g ai n r id i ng on any b e as t i s for bi dd en ( l
, T he .
n ot e )
. Thi s qu e s ti on had for a l ong tim e b efore our
au th or s d at e b ee n o f vit al i m p or tan c e t o I s rael Bu t at
’
.
(a) O nly su ch a p eri od coul d exp lai n the ass ure d spi r it
of t ri u m ph w hich le d o u r au th or t o anticip at e a w orl d w i d e -
’
dom in i on and in tro du ce that e xpectati on int o G od s p rom i s e
to J acob in Gen xxx v 1 1 1 2 . I s h all
.
-
m u ltip ly the e
e xcee di ngly an d k i ngs w i ll c om e for th from th ee and they
, ,
p lx x
1
See note on . n ote .
x
l ii T H E BO O K O F JU B I L EE S
l y su ch a p i d c l d e x p l i t h p r e m in en c e
(6) O n o o u a n e e -
e r
Mos vi . .
y . . .
Te st . J ud a h 3 7
citie s Tapp u ah Hazor and
-
. The , , ,
xxi x .
“
subs equ en tl y fall i nt o the h ands of the righte ous n ati on
(xxiv 2 8 . an d b e e x te rm i n at e d a s the y p ra ctic all y w er e ,
,
.
and the c ove n a nt (xx iii the g e n eral c orr u pti on w hich
.
x ix 1 1 A b ra h am s m arri ag e t o K et u ra h i s j us ti fi e d o n the
’
.
m us t h av e in hi s ey e s b ee n fu ll of offe n ce Bu t la te r
, .
( )
a T he c a l e n d ar w a s in an un s ett le d s t at e w hen our
“
(b) The divin e titl e Mos t H i gh God The us e of thi s .
fi rs t ce nt B C . . .
I N T RO D U CT IO N v ii
the s ak e of sy m m et ry th at ou r au th or m ak e s hi s j u b il ee
,
fi ve j ub il e es = 2 4 6 y ears forty j ub i l ee s
,
1 9 6 8 y e ars bu t ,
vi 2 9 3 0
.
-
I n m y e d iti on of
the E thi opic Enoch in 1 8 9 3 I w a s
out (pp 2 5 2 9 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 6 3 2 6 4 th a t
the fi rs t to p oi nt ) -
-
ch ap s i xxxvi l xxxiii —
. -
, ,
. .
-
x c and xci civ w e re from d iffe ren t
.
, . .
, .
-
Enoch (s ee al s o I nd e x
Eth E n och xci civ later tha n J ubilees —N e x t as reg ards
. .
- '
.
( )
b I n J u h i 1 6 it i s p.r omi s e d t o I s ra e l th at
. they wil l
b e the h ea d and not the t ail I n E th Enoch ciii 1 1 w e . . .
new he a ve n .
lxx T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
“j udg e all
1 8 I s rae l to
(d ) A ccor ding t o J u b . x xxn . is
1
I
”
the n a ti on s a cc or d i n g t o thei r d e s i re s n E th E n o ch .
.
r i g ht us I s l i s t x c u t j dg m e n t o n the m
x cv 3 . eo r ae o e e e u
W ith J h xx iii 3 1
“ thei r s pi r it s w i ll h av e m u ch
() e u . .
,
"
w ith th os e of a d oub l e h eart I n x cvii 4 the w ick e d . .
,
“
(9) With J uh xii 2 Wh at h elp and p rofi t h av e w e
. .
,
fou n d in them (i e i d ol s ) . . .
cf E th En och x cviii 1 1
. . . .
“
Enoch x ci x 2 the law for all fut u r e g en e rati on s x ciii 6
. .
, ,
(cf x ci x
. . a s w e m ight e xpect in a write r i nfl u en ce d by
J ubilees T hroug h ou t all the old e r s ecti on s of Eno ch the
.
law i s n ot m e n ti on e d .
“
( )
k Th e re f r e ces to the p lant of rig ht eous n e ss (Eth
e n .
u prightness (X Ol l l m ay b e du e in p ar t t o J uh i 1 6
. . .
1 In 1 8 for “ud
X X XII .
j ge every w here w here ver the foot of the
sons of m en have trodde n , ” read w thi L atin “judge the sons of m en
wherever the i r foot has t ro dden . Based partly on D eu t xi 2 4 . . .
IN T R O D U CT I O N xx i
l
Enoch x 1 6 . .
-
. . .
,
of the la tte r .
are e nu m e ra te d w hich w e r e t o b e us e d on t he al t ar c
p Te s t , . .
Levi 9 .
our te x t i e in x 1 3 xx i 1 0
, . . O ur a u thor m oreover h as
.
, . .
, ,
, .
-
.
.
,
.
-
.
, ,
.
o n pp 3 3 3 6 .
-
.
on xx viii 9 xxx 2 6 1 8 2 5 .
xxxi 3 — 4 1 3 1 5 1 6 xxx ii
.
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, , , .
, .
24—
.
, , . .
, . ,
2 5 x l vi 6 9 , .
-
.
an d a b l e ss e d i m m ortal it y of t he s ou l I n J ubilees .
xii 7 .
, A gain in J ubilees the law of retal iation
i s enunciated in it s m ost l iteral form (iv 3 1 x l viii 1 4 .
,
.
,
xi 1 6 817 (by
. dna pr dve t St d 7 0 157 1 0 1) C f als o
‘
, .
.
xi 7 x ii 2 3 x vi 1 xviii 4 5
.
, .
,
Fin ally either x l vii i 1 4
.
, .
,
.
.
of ou r t ex t or s om e au th orit y of a li k e n at u re s eem s t o h a ve
B ov hevo a p é vo vs
'
m m (30 l drro x r eiva
3 3
011 7 0 1 9 r d
.
‘
j
t vr ir t a
i é vbg e x r e fié vr o s T eK I o v
[K a i C wfi é vr o s
]
’ '
'
Ka /
b dpqi
’
i duo dvy a dbv drroi heo a s
’
ev ox o
'
Ka .
’
a w 9 é v7 0 9 an d r é mzw v w hich I h ave b rack et e d as add itions
'
r etr ibu tion for even a s ing l e chil d th a t was e xp os e d Thou dids t
t ak e away of th e m i e of th os e w ho had t ak e n
”
. .
,
o u r au th or .
viii 3
. . w e r e ck on 5 9 2 y ear s from the Exod us to the
bu i l di n g of Sol om on s tem pl e or 5 8 8 years w ith Sulpiciu s
’
J u bilaen pp 4 1 2 4 1 4
,
.
-
.
,
.
in Mig u e s s erie s
’
.
e ldest w as
’
p a t riarch s ti ll Terah s tim e and the C h ronicl e as w e s hou ld , ,
ii . P atri stic and other wri ting s whi h c reproduce its tact or matter
1
an onym ously
1 Cf F ab ri
. ci us , Cod Pseud V T 1 84 9 8 6 4,
. . . . .
-
ii . 120 1 2 1 -
Rousch,
D as Buck dcr J u bilaen, 2 5 0 3 82 -
.
l xx viii T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
é
‘
7
'
c
’
Iw,8 777\ a ioe9 7
3; xa i l em
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fi I ev a ei
-
x ak ov
i
i
d dvdp a m d m y vva m é w 7 0 13 Kc w 0
‘
’
p evp [ca t 7
'
r re xa 7 0
ne te et
p x
6 p é v K div ddeh fifi “
Hi p eiCo m Ea vfi o ifT w
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x a k o va vy, é d
fi
r ,
—
.
me a t fi ai h e zrr or épa v
' ' '
3960 11 7 6 39 Fevé a ewe
7 7
3
7 7 9 16 7 50 e
r i w dtpriyna w . On
thi s qu e s ti on s ee a b ove p xv n o t e
f
, . .
I t i s m os t p rob ab l e th a t w e s hou l d a dd he re 7 0 13 v a e mc
’
(s ee p xvii ) . .
0 6 60 9 i 1 4 (s ee qu ot ation in note on
. . : p . i . 49 (s ee
qu ot ation in no te on x . i . 1 83 :7 61 1 tea r
-
d a .
'
f ép a
i
5 ’ ‘
7 rc 7r7 ro v 7 0
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0 5 k en 7 7) Pei/6 0 19 (ima m 37 1 A Bpa cm
-
7 .
)
7
‘’
I evem s, wpoa ek edw 7
93 66 93 i
e n ev, e i dfya m i ‘
as
Guc cir m -
G ot 7 61; vi y b (s ee our te x t , x vn . i . 203
’
1 7 lea a
7 0 0 56 840 1 611 Ha a i} é 8 a 7t e 88 Ga vé vr o e
c
3 7 Ica 7 ,
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7 07 '
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5
Dto v 7 0 09 wh im W
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’
i vial.
’
7r1 7t a 9 o a ve 9
-
.
CEDRENU S (e d Be kk er) i 6 :
’
(i n ?
‘
) 7 739 h e n 7 fi9 I evea ew9 ' '
. . .
,
n oa a a v wi nds: 5 afyfyeh m 93 v
‘ '
EBpa lSa 9d> 9 fi
‘
'
f xa 7 a
,
“
e n er
}, i 0 9 3 7 2? Xew rfi Fevea et '
'
. i . 53 :5 11 7 3
17 Ke rr
y?
I evé o e t
‘
-
i
x e 7 a e, Ma o n dx w 6 ctpxtov 7 6 m Sa mar/imp (and
37 1 .
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r
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7 0 17 x
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7 6611 c0 7
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pwv Gea et s ‘
Ica i 7 d. a 7 oe
x eia ( 69 61! 7
g;
" '
h en na Fevea ee '
Z onm s ( 1 0 8 1 1 1 1 8, -
ed . Pin d e r), i . 18 :as. as» 0 1 1) 3
33 Ken 7 73 I evé a et é vov 039 é v 7 23
’ ‘
eu 7 y ypa p p fip épa K a i
-
f
e
i i Suva/1 6 19 Wpo 7 6 m c t
’ ‘
a o zz a v a t
p . . wv na
pat 7 01 3
6 m bM w Snp i ovpfyoi}
’
7 . Cf . our te xt , 11. 2 .
l xxx T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
71 59 7 é 4mm . ha t
5V l 5
’
) M y oué vn M 7
1 77 } I é vea c9
‘
viii; d7 m¢ a ive7 ac 7 e7r 7
x ot Ma w epivra 7 ov
’
l s o p 2 0 6 P 3 9 2 (see qu ot ation . Se e a . . .
ac k n ow l edgm en t see I nd e x II .
ii Pa tri stic and other wri tings which rep roduce the text or
.
m atter f
o J u bilees an onym ous ly
H IPPOLYTU S .
—
Th A ca p ep w uos 7 739 7 77 9 w hich i s a ss i gn e d
e
K lei ne Schriften ,
v . 2 39, 5 87 5 9 7, 6 1 3 -
sqq (qu ote d by
.
Sch u r e r) .
ci t. 32 2 32 5 -
.
vi 2 9 2 (Mi gn e x x i
. T he p ass ag e w hich i s quote d
,
.
Migne t om 1 1 1 9 0 9 , . ,
Cf . J ub . iv . 1, 8 9 , ,
11 .
cent (F abricius i
. ma i 7 731; do vepwv mivna w 676
,
.
'
x ii 1 6 . See als o n o te on x ii 2
. . .
o cc as i o nall y in m
y n ote s i s gen e rall y d ep e nd e n t on Sy n ce ll us , ,
p 1 0 (of J ub xxxvii
. . t es ti fi e s to an ind epen d en t
. .
ch ronograph er s .
'
and Pars ons e d ition and as r in Lagarde s Genesis Gr aece ’
, ,
See I n d e x I I .
xi 1 1 1 3
.
-
.
o f the Masté m ai ‘
”
.
will kill and perse ute c . and p ersecu te those who seek the
law .
c
.
ii
a v s on.
A ts vu c
15 16 A nd he .
-
. x l vi .A nd the hildren
9 . c
c
(J a ob) died, him self and our o f Israel brought fort h all the
the tom b that A braham bo ught , t hey b uried t hem in the fi eld in
e tc t he d o l
ub e a v e
”
c
(i e Ma hpelah) . . c .
c
.
A ct s vu . 23 .
—M oses w hen x lv n. 10 1 2 -
.
—M oses forty two -
1
well nigh forty years old sm ote years old.
the Egyptian
— —M
.
c
A ts vii 3 0 Moses spent forty
. . x v l iii . 1 . oses sp en t thirty
c
A ts vii 5 3 Who re eived c i 27 An d He sa id to the
:W it
. . .
c“
.
angels an d kept it n ot
”
Cf . . Moses, etc ”
i 14 T hey will. . :
Gal iii 19
. . . forget thy la w
”
O ur t ext .
through an gel s .
A ts c 2
”
ix
If he foun d any
. . x xiii 2 0 T urn them back
. .
”
gression .
2 Cor . v. 17 .
—“A n w c e reat on i v. 12 A n e w and r ighteous
(Gal vi.
—“
. nature .
2 Cor vi 1 8 I will b e to
. . . i 24 . I shall b e their F ather
.
G entiles
”
. Gen til es (cf x xiii . .
Gal iii 1 7
. A oven an t
. . c x v 4 sqq c ont ain s the c oven ant
. .
later, e tc ”
D oes the con firm a
.
giv e n in 2 4 1 0 Hen c e 2 4 1 0 .
cc
t he law a ordi n g t o J ubilee s .
m em b er (dn ox é g l ow a c) .
1
J ubilees gi ves here the e
o ld st date s on th is sub e j ct . The
Midrash T anchum a on E x od . ii . 6 , wh i ch w as m any c en turi es later ,
c
the pala e of Pharaoh t w en ty y ears, b ut som e say forty years, and
forty years in Midian an d forty years in the w ildern ess ” O bserve .
t io n
— “Fables
.
G
enealogies and strifes and fables m ay be an allusion to the
fi ghtings ab out the law ” . large r61e played by w omen in
it.
e tc.
J am es ii 2 3 Abraham be . . x iv. A nd he b elieved o n
6 .
“N oah
.
2 Peter 1 1. 5 . a v ii 20 39 ontain s
. Noah s
’
c
c
,
Peter iii 8
2 . . On e day is iv 30 ontains
. the oldest c
w ith the L ord
”
as a t housand dogm ati state m e nt of this fa tc c .
y ears.
Rev i 6 —“A kingdo m , xvi. kingdom an d18 A
“A kingdom
. . . .
A ngelology —W
s hall confi n e our att ention her e to e
the fi rs t ti m e in J u b i l ee s xxxv 1 7
,
O n the ang el ol ogy of . .
our au th or s ee 16 .
record e d in J ub iv 2 2 v 1 9 . .
,
.
-
(6) The d em ons are the s pirits w hich w ent forth from
‘
s pi rit s (Matt x 11 4 3 4 5 ; Lu k e x i 2 4
. .
-
Their chief is .
1
See n ote on x . 8 .
l N T RO D U CT l O N l xxx ii
v
24 .
VIEWS or T HE A U THOR ON T HE MESS IAH T HE ,
that the era of the Mess i an ic kin gdom had alr eady se t in .
T e s t L e vi 1 8
. The t am e effus i on in 1 Macc x iv 8 1 5 is
. . .
-
6 he w as t o
, die on b e hal f of I s r ael in w ars s ee n an d
u n s een I n b oth th e s e p ass age s he s eem s t o b e acc or de d
.
ru l e
l
.
1
T he b eli ef that the Messiani c e ra had se t in app ears to have
i
ar sen again u n der Ale x an der, 7 8 6 9 -
V ulg V u lgate .
z ,
Ps J on.
-
J uh Book o f J ubilees
. .
J
1 r W or ds so enc l os e d corrupt
‘
.
THE BOOK OF J U BIL EE S
Moses recei ves the ta bles o f the law and instru ction on p ast a n d
fu ture history which he is to inscribe in a book 1 4 ,
-
.
A p ostasy f
o I srael, 5 9 -
. Cap tivi ty o
f I sra el an d J u dah,
10 13 -
. Retu rn f
o J udah and rebu ilding
f
o temp le,
1 5 18 -
. Moses p rayer for
’
I srael , 19 21 -
. God s
’
PRO LOGUE. Th s short ntrodu t on i i ci Thr oughou t all the y ear s of the world
cc c
.
i
g ves an adm rable a ount of the i These w ords are d ffi ult for they i
c ont ent s of t h s b ook iIt is at on e a c i ’
m ply that it w as the author s ntent on i i
c ic
.
i
h story and a hron olog al syste m i i
t o wr te a h st ory from the Creat on i
i
dom nated by the sa re d num b er seven c i
t ll the estab li shm ent of the Mess an i ic
c c
.
i x
The h story e t ends fro m the Creat on i Ki ngdom or Theo ra y. See 26 i .
:
But the wr ter does not m erely repro
.
c i
du e the port ons of these b ooks w h h ic reads hT hh God .
”
b e om it .
i
li llLlXflfG ch
serve his purp ose ; he rewr t es from ’
ic J en erally (whi
' '
i
the standp o nt of the str tes t uda sm i g
ci
.
i
m pcos, but often is gen era lly
See Introdu t on, 1 5 , 21
c i
.
( c)or a ord ng th y
0 . t o e r ear wee ks -
i
ev den e so re uires
(b d )
.
.
T H E BO O K O F JU BI LE E S
forty days and forty night s and GOD t aug ht him the e a rlie r ,
Go up , etc E od v 12 .
. x . xx i . We later (vi 1 7 1 8 n otes)
shall see .
-
I 1 I n the third m on th, on the six that the feast of weeks was fi rst o h
c
ci i
. .
ob served that our au thor sup pl es a i ove nant of N oah, and w as a ord ng i
date t o the defe t ve te t o f E od 1 ci x x xi x t o o u r author des gned t o eleb rate the i c
c c
. .
the fi rst day of the m o ut h (xm ‘ um ) . w eeks eleb rat ed t he leg slat on on i i
i
It w ll b e ob s erved that on the sam e Si i
n a (see no tes on vi
ic ci
.
i
do wn nto Egypt ( l v xi Of the law a nd of the comma nd
c ic
.
i i i
d st ngu sh th s dat e and the event s i x A nd the law an d t he
c c i
onne t ed w th it from the fi ft eent h c o m m andm e n t
”
But om p are E o d . c x .
i
of t he th rd m onth and t he event s con xxxii 1 5, . x v 29 xx i
D eut 11 . . ix . .
n ect ed w th it i
O n the fi fte enth A braham 2 4 3 Base d on E od iv 1 5 1 8 x xx
c c
. . -
. . .
w ould g ve “d evou r ng
. .
0 1am ) Ab raham d ed ( . 1
) udah i xxii 4 God ta ught him the earlier a nd
Jc
.
w as b orn ( v xx iii
and a ob a nd . the la ter history Cf 26 Cf. . . i . .
C H AP T ER 1 . 1 -
9 3
5 A n d H e s ai d : In clin e thin e
’
la w an d of the te s tim on y . .
of t he law and all t hat the I know their rebellion and their stifi
S i
op her m w ould re ne w in l t er t m es
a
”
i neck D ent 27 xxx i
c
. . . . .
A ls o hem rabb a 40 ( Wu ns he , p
S . . The land of w hich 1 sware to their
God b ro ught the b ook of A dam an d f athers et c D e ut xx x 2 0 , E od
, . . . x .
i
generat ons wh h should ar se from i Un to you/r seed a la n d owing fl
i i
the b eg nn ng o f Creat on t ll the day i i wi th m ilk and honey E od 1, x xxxiii
ci c
. . .
of t he resurre t on
"
Beer o m p ares . 3 D eut 20 . xxx i . .
Serve their gods, and these w ill p rove Sa crifie e the ir children to demons .
. vi i 3, . 6 ; Ezek . . .
x xx iii
E od 33 D eut vii 1 6 J os xx 31 Of D eut 17 Eth xxxii
c x ci x
. . . . . . . . . . .
1 0 1 3 These verses dep t the t wo 1 2 1 shall send witn esses wnto them,
ic
-
. .
great catast rophies wh h b efell Israel tha t I ma y witness agai nst the m bu t
(1 0 ) and udah J they will not hea r 2 Chron
,
v 19 xxi
ci c
. . .
xx iii
v 63 , 4 1 L e v vi 1 4, 1 5, etc xx Will sla g the w it nesses. N eh. . 2 6 ix
“ le w th ic
. . . .
t ext , the au thor m u st have b el eved n t h e i i Cha nge read jew elé tfi (a )in Eth o
e xi c
st en e of the T ab erna le in eru salem c J x
t e t and je w é t é nu (b c d in the not es.
)
p
i
dur ng the di v ded m onar h es i c i T o z ork evi l before M e es 2 K ngs i
ic g y y
.
.
will be ll y
p eop le
a L ev v 12 ; . . xx i . A holy sp irit Cf 23 See note. . i . .
J er . x i
x v 7, . xxx
2 2 ; Ezek x iv 1 1 . . . . on x xv 1 4 . .
1 9 B o n otf orsake
. Thy in heri t their s tif necked n ess D eut 27 . . xxxi . .
them Of 2 K ngs
. . 14 D eut i xxi . . 23 T u rn to lif e
. wi th all (their )
ix 2 6 ; Ps cvi 4 1
. . . . heart a n d wi th all (their)sou l 2 Chron . .
2 0 Crea te
. sp iri t Ps li 1 0 . . . . D eut 16,
. x 6 . xxx . .
See ne t ver x .
A holy sp ir it Cf 21 . . i . .
w ords are used in 2 Sam vii 1 4 in wh h was wr t ten b y the angel him i
c
. .
c c c
. .
J er xxxi
9 ; or of the r ght eou s in i ot her, t he ap o alypt t rad t on Hae ii
ci c
. . .
x
E od iv 2 2 , 2 3 ; D eu t x iv 1 ; I s
. . . . . the d e alogue is engraved on t he tab les
x iii
l 6 ; W sdom vi 1 3 ; J ud i x ii ix of st one b y G od H m self E od v i x xxxi
G
. . . . . .
hildren, even the nd vi du als, Wis i i A ll these w ords, the fi rst a nd the la st,
dom 1 3. 1 8, v 5 , ii 7, 2 1 For xii which sha ll com e to p ass u n til
ic c
. . . .
i
app l es them t o all the Chr st ans In i i Un til I descen d a nd dwell through
c
. .
x
the t e t they e m b ra e all Israel te s i ou t etern i ty H ere as in the Prologue
c c ic i
. .
I srael t es are G o d
’
si h ldren a cording i the i
m pl at on is that the author
t o ou r author b y v rtu e of the r phys al i i ic int en de d t o wr t e a h st ory of t he w orld i i
c
des ent fro m a ob Cf 28 Jc i from the Creat on t o the sett ng up of i i
“ c c
. . . .
2 5 Childr en (or sons )of the li ving t he T heo ra y (Cf Prologue also
c
. . .
c
. .
c
v
c c ic
. .
c q c
. .
i
Mess ah, su h as the authors of Eth i i
t h s v ew T hu s in 0 3 A nt x v 5 3
c xxx i x ci
. . . . . .
. .
-
. . x .
nadir dé r d t hw r a 7 63V do yueir wv
‘ ' ‘
Ka t r d bo wJr a r a r é w eu r ol s vbuow 68
’ ‘
i
Mess ah sprung from udah See J dw é hw v n d pd 1 0 6 0 6 0 6 ua dbvr wv
J
. .
n ot e o n 18 xxx i . . From i
u da sm t h s v erse p assed over i
2 7 A n d H e said to the a ngel of the
. in t o the N T Cf Gal 1 9 ri b/ ms
. . . iii .
p resenc e. 29 See
O ur t e t n ot e o n i x di a r a y els 68 d yy é hwv See also ' -
c
. . .
i
m ent on of angels in onne t on w th i S a y , N ot et ex tra i ts de la Bibl x ii
cc J c
. . .
i
t he g ving of t he law, b ut a ord n g t o i 16 Lat er uda sm rej e te d th s v e w i i i
cc ic
.
went in e l an d p ost e l t m es -
. sen t ed as as en d ng nt o h eaven t o re e ve i i
Thu s from t he e le onw ards Go d xi the law
c ic c
.
t o him ( l v xi
so m et m e s nd re t ly . i i i is, how ever. t h s d ffi ult y atta h ng t o i i i
t hrough an angel (x 1 By the t m e i i i
th s nt erp retat on, t hat the h st ory e m i i
c c c
.
ally w hen w e om e do wn t o the ent ury them for all et ern ty I t is p oss ble i i
ic
.
i
t he n terpretat on of his v s on s thr ough i ii i
des r pt o ns of the ap ostas es o f I srael i
angels (vii 1 6 s
qq v 1 5 sqq iii an d J
u dah u nder t h e r k n s
g , of t he i i
c c
. . . .
i
m e d at or b etw een God and m an
”
b e on fesse d that t h s e p lanat on does i x i
(p sa lm s O eoi} Ka i See also not app ear ade u at e q
q c
.
referen e s t o th s o n e t o n t ll t he
p i i i o f thou ght W e should prob ab ly read
.
i i
b eg nn ng of the Christ an era T hus i . it aft er ver 2 5 . .
i
Ph lo, b e So mnis, 2 2 (p 6 42 i A p p ear to the eyes of a ll Of Rev
c
. . . . .
om m ent ng on E o d i1 9 , wr te s x xix i 1. 7
c ci G
. .
that w e annot re e ve
’
od s b en efi t s God of I sra el E od v 1 0 , et c x xxi
c
. . . .
i i
m n sters
’
six days, 1 1 6 -
. I nstitution f
o the Sa bba th i ts observa nce
by the highest a ngels, w ith w hom I srael is a
fterwards to
be a ssocia ted, 17 32 -
.
(Cf . Gen 1 11 .
-
.
lxv l v xi J
ubilees an d T est Lev 1 8 are i era of ren ew al b eg n s i w th i Jcb a o
J ic ct
-
. . . .
and sub se u ently Christ an, w r ters t oo k i i am ongst m e n, the fi nal rene wal w ll i
x
t hese e press ons in a l teral and at a i i c set in, “when the he avens and the
st rop h sense icThus it is an a tu al c earth shall b e rene w e d
”
an d
“all the
c
.
i
re reat on of heaven and e arth t hat is i i
lu m n ar e s shall b e ren ew ed
”
2 9, i
c xci cc
-
.
x lv 4 ; A po Bar 6 , lv 2 ; xxxii ii x
present t e t of v 1 1 , 1 2 , the renew al
c
. . . . . .
c
. . .
But aga n t o return t o our author i form it ould only refer t o the renewal
w e fi n d the follow ng n ovelty He i of t he w orld on the sett ng up of the i
c ic
.
i
reat on at three d st n t p er ods The i i i three great eras in th s b oo k the i
cc c
.
c
.
”
w orks a n ew and righteou s na tu re m ent of the san tu ary O n the
ic
.
c “ J
.
i
sy n hron se w th t he fou n dat on of the i i see Ep p ste n , i
Le L vre d es ub lé s,
”
i i
J e w sh i
om m un ty in c
a ob , w h h
“serve to la t he fo undat ons
i Jc ic R evu e des Etud es j u ives , 1 89 0 , xxi .
should y i 92 97 -
.
of t he heave n and t o stren then the San ctu ary of the L ord be ma de i n
g
earth and t o renew all the lum nar e s i i J eru sa lem, i e , t he an tuary in t he S c
ic i ic
. .
i
The dea t hat a rene w al of the w orld 26
Jc
.
b egan w th i
a ob follow s al so from R enew ed f or hea ling Cf Re v xxn
cc 2 “
. . . .
works of God at the Creat on A new i . Write the comp lete history of the
C HA P T E R I I . 1 2 -
11
o o a r r o re n
1 2 0 ) n E x d xx i v 1 5 whi ch
e
w t s in on place b oug ht up the
. . . .
,
o f o re ers a er e
Jub il :é ua fif wfln b [ é y w t w ters from th th lik wi e
. . , , r
to ees vr a a t L as s ee a e e ar , e s
Mwiio ns ner d '
pdxovr a i mé pa s r ds '
r eo o a herb s and trees The fourth day , t hree .
ide iv
'
brrr a o t fi v, m o s eu r ails 85 i mé pa rs
'
the sun, m oon and stars T he fifth
: c
.
all :
heaven, eart h, the w aters, sp r t s, ii Adam to 80 0 1) (m m { use numu 3 3 1 133
IV
Eth op te t p p 5, x
rfi p é v 7 dp ‘
S yn ellus) and the M dras h T a"dshe i
J
. .
’
1rpurry iyué pa £7 0 117c
-
r obs obpa uo r
‘
zs r obs W h ere ub lees g ves an gels , i
the i
d r é po vs (Ka t)r bv y fiv (Ka i)r d fi ba r a ’
i
M drash g ves “ the w nd
”
i
T he i
c
.
r d n y e i uar a r d Aetrov
fi
py ofivra e v
’
Ka i xe md wo s Ka i ¢ 0 w o1r¢6 ov Ka i ga e
‘
p
:fl c
. .
n as a r u r fis 7 m xa i r o u
xdovs, (m l)T o the se ond day ( Ps cxv 4, 5 se e also
J
. .
i
enum erat on of the seven w orks is g ven i t o R Chanina on the fi ft h (see Gen
c
. .
by S
yn ellus (ed Dindorf, p in i 2 0 ; Is vi and R Lul an b ar i i
ic c
. . . . . .
i
l nes 1 1 1 6 (ed b y Eppst e n, Beitrage
-
. i se ve n obj e t s of reat on o fipa vbs, yfi, i ‘
zur j ud tschen A lterthumslcun de, 1 887 ) o xbros, r o dfivorc ov, tibwp, r ve fiua, at »
'
c
.
w at ers, darkness, the w nd (mm ), the i rar ou r b wvevua . On the oth er hand
ab ysses (mmnnn) , l ght T he se ond i . c i i
he deal ses all seven obj e ts of reat on c c i
12 T H E BO O K o r JU BI L E E S
the fi rs t day He cre ate d the h eav ens w hich are a b ove and
the ear th an d the w ate r s and all the spi rit s w hich s e r ve
b efore Him —the ang el s of the p r e s en ce and the angel s of ,
i rroz Kr w fi é vr e s,
dw ehoc r oi) 9 6 0 i} oi 7rpc?
b ut the deal w orld that is reat ed on
'
olxoboueiv « a t be
‘
he a ven as do
'
n ma r os, the earth as dbpar o s, ac m e, a dE ew Ka i
e rrbge w r hs K rlo e ws r da ns
‘
t he darkness and the ab y ss as the
'
.
i
l ght as b e ng vorrr bs N ot w thst and ng, i i i erusalem T argum I on Ge n 26 , i
cq c
. . . .
our t e t x
The Chron les of erahm eel, deta l s in pre ed ng n ot e W th our te t
i i i x
c
. .
ic
“the s r t b y t ak ng it ici
. .
.
i
ub lee trad t o n is p oss ble ii i . cum fecisset m undum , p rae fecit ci et
cc
A ord ng t o later udaism, Ber i J p raep osu it quasdam virtu tum caelestii wn
‘
c
.
i
O n the s th A dam , . ix —
Eve and w orm s In all n neteen works i The of the p resence, and the
angels
cc c
. .
c
.
.
i i
l ke them Lev an d his se ed are t o serve i
m ade u nder t h s head on 11 2 3
ab ove we should fu rther observe that
.
-
grounds are furn she d for su h a con i c orders who are set over t he works of
angels are, a cc
ord ng t o the Talm u d and i
.
c
.
creat on i
It is p rob able that earl er i 8 ; Tanchum a 1 4, naps nab S m w [w an
J :
“The
.
i
uda sm so un derst o od th s verse At i . m e n u mber “ mu ( nger, p Si .
all event s, this n t erpretat on appears i i angels of san ctifi cat ion are those who
in p atr st i ic i
l teratu re cf Ep iphani us, s ngi i
pra ses t o Go d (p oss bly the i
c :
.
o bpa vc I
p t a l y fi Ka t dw ehoc é xr la dna a v, Ep iphanius has dW eXoc r fis
of» : f
( he ye r e)
’
I d: "
fi (i , Or e ey ewi
n
-
i
entur es e arl er th s dea is att est e d in i i i re urs t he Lat n has sanctifi cationis.
, i
14 T HE BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
c
The lause in b ra kets, lost b y hom oio c ed from za etb alaé
j
'
a cc ord ng i to G
teleut on, I have sup pl ed i .
fihao r rwar a
’
.
i
A ord ng to th s V ew as also o f Gen i i i add for p leasu re Th s phras e i
c
. . .
dood gat es (v 2 4) let down its waters b atadlaz e v r pvfi , a dupl ate ren
'
c
-
:
.
i
lat on on these w at ers in Eth Eno h rup t for t akla t =¢ ur d and should b e
“
.
liv 7 8 -
t rans p osed after kuellfi The in
c
. . .
5 7 W
orks o f the th rd day Of i Eden is also sup erfl uous om t s it i
c
-
. . . . .
in Epiphanius is de fe t ve r plr g as
‘ ' ’
a. i
reat on of the t h rd da
y in Ber i
c
.
c
. .
c
. .
c
. .
r a ¢ vr a Ka r a 7 é uos
‘
ra fira T a r é aa a pa .
‘
o f E den w as sa d t o have b een reated i
é‘p ya r d ué y w ra é rrolnc
'
r ev 6 Beds é v r f i b efore the world T hus 4 Ezra 6 iii
c
. .
r plr p imé a
‘
t a l arré p/
I i a ra
-
.
g i i
5 The third day. MSS add
.
He i nst ead of
“ on t he east. Th s ne w i
”
m ade as i nt erp ret at on i
was adop ted b y the
c
.
an d t o r u l e o ver the da
y an d the night an d d ivi d e t he l ight ,
great s ign on the earth for d ays and for s abb a th s and for
m on th s and for fe a s ts an d for y e ars an d for s abb ath s O f
y ears and for j u b i l e es an d for all s e as ons O f the y ears 10 . .
A n d it d ivi d eth the lig ht from the d arkn ess [an d] for
pro s p erity th at all thi ngs m ay p rosper which s h oot and
,
:
,
q q c
. . . . .
p
'
q qi
.
J
-
. .
ii
au t hor t es se e W eb er, J u d Th e ologi e,
2
The p er od from the ent ran e of t he i
ci
.
1 98 i
I srael tes nt o Canaan to the destru t on i
c c c
.
i
Parad ses, the heavenly and the e arthly, i
j ub lees in Erachin 1 2 1 3 a
c ci c
-
.
and t he r i
onn e t on see lav En o h S 1 0 These three kind s, i e , the sun,
c
. . . .
i
Parad se in A p o aly pt l terature, see 1 1 1 2 Works of the fi fth day Gen
c
-
. . .
m y E scha tology , pp 1 9 7 , 2 3 4 sq , . . i 20 2 3
. Cf lav Eno h x x x 7
-
. G . S . . .
x
in the t e t in a orrupt form See . r d uey dha é n olno ev 6 6 6 63 e
. u r fi n é arrr y
note on b eg nn ng of verse i i . i mé pe
16 T H E BO O K O F JU BI L E E S
, .
13 14 W orks
the s xth day of i n Cf E od x xx 11 Budde
c
-
cc
. . . . . . .
Gen i
2 4 28 Cf lav Eno h S xxx d B ll an a a ep t t h s i as t he
G c i : origin l
-
. . . . . .
a a The
.
e
m ail/11, r d é prrer a r iis y 7’s, 1 6» dv0pw1rov
se verer observan e c of the S a bbath
ra fir a r d r é ao apa laey a é‘pfya .
c
b elongs ert a nl y t o the p re Chr st an i i i
é rrolno ev 6 O ebs { if rfi gar g imé pg
c
-
‘ -
— i
.
of the u sual g
.
.
ob serve t he ab b ath toget her w th God S i
c
.
15 See note on u 23 T he Greek
. . .
Israel alone w ll b e hosen t o j o n in i i
i
of th s verse and the ne t is foun d in
Ep iphanius, lac cit Ka i é y é uer o mi l/r d
x i
th s ob servan e L ike the t h rd order c . i
e lxoc
. . .
o f angels (se e not e on i a those ii . .
y é vn é v r a ft 85 fiaé pai s
.
Ka i
n
d w er é hec
‘
r ev n dur a r d é py a a u
‘
roi} tr 7 7)
.
p i
t hat pres de ove r nat ural henom ena the
,
tha n n
i
Gent les do not share in th s r v le e
p g i ii
aé pa, 80 a tr 1 o ou pa vois Ka i (ii
.
.
Sa bbath day O f E od 13 Th s . .
axbr ec Ka i é v r am
. . .
.
i
s gn, fi rst a
pp o nted b etween God and i
16 On the sixth day
. Our te t is
S
.
i x
x c
the tw o h ef orders of an els was t o
g , i
supp orted by the am ar t an t e t and b e estab l sh ed sub sequentl i
y b etween
the LXX and yr a ers on s o f G en S i cV i . God and Israel, 11. 2 1 See . 31 note . ii .
18 T HE B O OK OF JU B IL E E S
( J a c ob a n d hi s s ee d ) it w as gran t e d th at th e y s h ou l d al ways
l c in t h t xt ft
a un a 22 Thu Ch g i 5 ( d D i d ) ( m i) d
e e a er ver. . s ron o r . . e . n . o r ,
cc c
. . . . . .
draw n w ord for w ord from ub ilee s, he J drro A 6da é w s I a Kcofi elKom 3 60 y eva p~
’ ‘ ’ ‘
c on t nues i
é drfl
xwo e 6 8 dy
'
y é hou T o
«at ?
’
'
xta cs, di s é v ha rr y ¢ é pe
'
r a i I
‘
eué o a , fir Ka i
Mw ii o e? 87 1 ( uh ’
e a l eixoo l 6 150
2 3 )r J ii v o é ws elua l ¢ ao l r ave s dWO t l/ w
vy
c
. . . .
’
Ke ¢ dha t a 01m) A 6a/ J dxpl r ofi
’
I a mb,6 . .
‘
. i
T h s st at e m ent is re produ e d verb ally
Ka i (J u b 2 1 )é xhé i oaa t é aa vr qfii . ii . b y Ce dre nus, Comp end iu m H i stor vol . .
ex é paar o s a dr ofi
7 00 ar Aa bu i 9 (e d Bekker ) N e t w e have the x
c
. . .
T ds
BB l o s a d v Gm K
'
fi fipteanaa v elxoo c
-
i
k nds of reat ures w ere reat ed in t he
' ‘
‘
a dv a B
-
i na Ka l els r qB dwor eho
-
fiw a c,
'
t o t he t went y t w o ge nerat ons from i
Jc
-
.
fl
"
r oor ou xdpw xa l r ag
”
lfi ho us Kg odo a s '
A dam to a ob Thus w e should
c
.
K
'
fl7re1roufixa o w A lso in 1 p 59 . i . .
p rob ably rest ore t he la una as foll ows :
w e fi nd a br a ! f lo w a t elxoo t A s there were tw o and tw en ty letters and
‘ ’
e 1r1 a
B
'
O T OLxeia
'
T dm Efipa uafi v 7 pa uadr wv
' ‘ (
fl
fi l hovs els 1ré Vr e hey oaé ua s A ga n ' ‘
i i i
t h rty n n e b ooks o f the O ld T estam ent
q q
-
.
A n ast as u s, w ho i
el se where u ot e s are e ual sed t o t he nu m b er of letters i
J
ubil ees (see 9 n ote ), seem s t o refer iii b y t he follow ng dev e The t welve i ic
c
. .
i i
l b r s enu m erat o m ne etu s suu m i
t he th rt y n ne are redu e d t o t wenty ~ -
i
T e st am entu m In Is dore o f e v lle. i S i t wo See Introd
. 11 . .
Bi bl P a tr L a t t om 82 , co] we S abb at h
cc c
. . . . . .
have an a ount of the reat on agree n g i i The form er a lso i s blessed and holy,
i J
w t h ubile es save in one sm all articu
p i e, a ob Jc
These t w o, the abbath S
Jc
. . .
c c
-
Jc
-
c
. .
i
.
a
y .
.
w e fi nd it a tu ally st at ed b y yn ellus S e t c.
C HA PT E R I I . 24 29 -
19
"
it had b een san t fi ed . 2 9 I t i s n ot lawf u l to do any w ork
.
T he Sabbath day 0 d a b om t . . i .
y I have follo w ed
25 Whoever does an y work ther eon Barth an d L tt m ann in t ak ng za ije i i ’
i
.
’ ’
N um x v 3 2 3 6
. See also verse s 2 6, 2 7
.
-
. .
b e b ett er t o o nne t the follow ng in i
26 Com ma n d the children of I sr ael fi nitive w th “unsee m ly and translat e
i
ic
.
i
the j ub lee of t he j ub lees also 33 i ii . .
Nid vi 4 . . .
i
It w ll be ob served that b y o m tt ng i i b oth passages o n the six days
"
“and t hat it is n ot lawful) t o draw .
2 9 , l 8 J er . v i 22 . ii . . . xi . .
i
Bes des, the w ords in uest on con i . .
i
b y read ng t hese lauses m m e d ately
“the r ow n le asure
c i i the fe ast of We eks, however, are the
t wo c i
h ef feasts in t he eyes of the
aft er the w ords i
Thus we have
p
That it is not law f ul to
.
do any w ork thereon w h h is unseem ly, ic even the godles s in ehenna had rest
draw w at er or b r ng in or t ake ou t i 31
Blessed it , t e , I srael
.
MSS om t . . . i
thereo n through the r gates an y b urden i .
it b u t w e have only (w th Barth an d i
An d that they should not prep are there i
L ttm ann )t o em end baraka nto b araka i
i
o n anyt h ng t o b e eaten or drunk, wh h ic t o rest ore it.
they had n ot prep ared for t hem selves H e did n ot sarwtr f y all na tions
ix
on t he s th day in the r dw e ll n s
g
”
i i . to keep
Sabbath thereon, but I sra el
Or bri ng in or take ou t an y a lon e Cf 19 T he ii
ab b ath w as S
ci ci
.
. . .
l 8 ; J er v x ii
2 1 , 22, 2 4, 2 7 . Of of Israel H en e it ould not b e r ght ly i
J
. .
Jc
. . .
N eh . 19 ; x iii
ohn v. 1 0 ;
. habb S ob serve d on earth t ll a ob s t m e se e
( i ’
i
ci
.
vii 2. .
ii
. 2 3 n ote ) It w as to b e a s e al
p
.
an d b u i l t the w o m an 6 A n d H e awak e d A d am ou t of hi s . .
Thi s i s n ow b one of m y b on e s an d fl e s h of m y fl es h ; s he
wi ll b e c alle d [m y] w ife ; b ec au s e she w as t ak en from her
h usb an d 7 Th erefore s hall m an an d w ife b e on e and
. .
,
the fi r s t w eek w a s A d am ,
Gen 1 1 1 8
4 L et u s m ake So is follow ed in Matt x ix 5 Mark x 7
V
. . . . . . . .
ic
.
i
s de O n the T alm u d the or es as t o i 8 1 4 Com ma nd m en t w as given to
i ic c c
. -
.
i
J iéd Theologie, 2 p 21 1
. . .
i ic
h st or al grounds or e lse adopts an
5 On e ribf rom am ongst his ribs, an d
.
already e st ng l egen d t o axi i
ount for cc
this rib om a m on gst his r ibs
fr“ .
c
t he om m an ds g ven in Le v x 11 2 5 i
cc
-
x i
T e t l t erally : one b one from am ongst
. . .
i
A ord n g t o Lev x ii 2, 6 a m other
i i c
. .
b ra ke te d as an nterp olat o n
I have
It is
.
i i
c
the san t u ary t ll th rty three days i i -
.
later, in all forty day s and she w as t o
fo und also in t he Eth vers of Gen . . .
c
b e un lean fourteen day s if she b ore
ii .2 3 , b ut in no other m portant i a ma d i c
h ld, and w as n ot t o enteri
vers on i
H er hu sban d
.
c
the san tu ary for s t y six days later, ix -
a
g ain) . So also Sam in all e ght y day s i
T h s law, our i
c
.
7
Cf Gen 24 ii i
Garden t ll forty day s aft er his rea
c c
. . . . .
V
.
t wa n shall b e one fl
i esh T h s latter . i reat on i
T h s p e ul ar dea reapp ears
. i i i
C H AP T ER 1 11 5 9 .
-
23
defilem ent for s eve n d ays and for a fem ale t wice
,
a m al e ,
x
t e t app ears t o re all the vi ew s of our Sinait a (fl or 7 th ent ) in his A n agogi c
ici
. . .
i ci
. . .
:
.
form at ione m ulieris sic et am dim idio i theca P atr Grace t om 89 , col 9 6 7 )is
ic c
. . . .
t em pore o pus hab u t , dieb u s vi del et i the fi rst t o refer d re tly t o our t e t i x :
x 1, u bi im perfect ae at u e, ut ita q U nde H eb raei ex l b ro qu i n on est i
dicam , dim idiae v r sectioni, s l et ii ci i c re dactus in can one m q u i u d em dicitur q i
m u lieri, (op us esset ) du pl m en su ra, ic i T estam e nt um Prot oplast orum , dicun t
ne m p e dieb u s l Our t e t w as xxx x q i
u adrage s m a die ingressu m esse A dam
c c
.
ert a nly i
b efore yn ellu s 8 9, S i in Paradisu m ; s eut et am v det ur i i i
ci
-
.
’
rmé a v r ns n hdo e ws a ur ou
p r fi b l ew ) . The Pyrrho here m ent on ed b y A nas~ i
x oo r y r lr g
p fiaé pa rm xr la ews
‘
i
t asius is l k ew se referred t o b y Glycas i
eio nxdn urro r ou Oe ou eu r q) n a a delaq
p : as the sou r e of th s stat em ent c i
c
.
i; r o fi A 6du fi a os Eli a , eu r fi 67 60 17
’
S yn ellus (p 8 ) is t he ne t t o use our . x
x oar fi fiué pa r fis whda ews a u r fis te t x :s lain/ a y e” 6 9 6 65 r ev eu
3rd r o iir o
. n poo é ra fe v 6 debs di d re ? n a padela tp ar a r 77v r eac apa xoo r fiv K ‘
‘
u h p fi Sub se -
q ci c
. .
Glycas ( r in his
‘
7 8 19 ner d r vw n hdo w r e f) xwpw aofi ue ntl y .
q
-
. .
r ok la s t o); é rrecdi) Ka i .
rrapa de lo t p a fir fis 6 10 0 60 1! r fi b ydonxoar fi
'
Pyrrho in his h st ory wr tes that A dam i i
i mé pq Ka t dt d r o d Oa pr ou r ofi Hfiheos did not enter the Garden of Eden t ll i
c
. .
K
50 1 vby ou
’
‘
. ra fira . n pbr epov 6 E‘
Ew r ofi n apa delaov
ex 1 0 0 fi lo v h yoaé vov A 6dp ¢ t 7\o,a a 0 la s
e '
. r e ao a pdxovr a di c i)/ coy fiué pa s .
au ra ) r d 1rpax0é ur a is n o t a t ra e of su h a legend in
i ic i
. .
In the Book of A dam and Eve tran s Rabb n l t erat ure, and t hat on t he
l at ed b y Malan in 1 882 from the c ont rary it IS de lared i n hab b ath l 3b a c S
Et h op i icwe fi nd an u ndoub t ed re ( m t? menu w as
l
'
R W m m '
Du ne/sun mun
m iniscence of our te t Thus in 74 x i mar/ 5 bur n) that the regulat ons in i
c c c
. .
h ol ier than all the earth b e s i des and ev ery t ree that i s ,
i
t he leg slat on of Moses i Yet, n otwith We ob serve here t hat the ab o ve st at e
c
.
i '
st an d n g Beer s s t at em en t, t he t rad t o n ii m ent s are attr b ut ed t o P n has T hey i i
c
.
x
in o ur t e t is n ot w thou t at test at on in i i go b a k u lt m ately t o o u r t e t i As x
J c c
.
uda sm i
Thu s in the M drash T adsh e
. i re feren es t o P n has, Epp st e n ( R evu e i i
xv .
’
Iva M idrasch,
-
iii
1 6 4 1 93 or Epp ste n .
-
i i
m en t o ns Chullin 7 b, K e thub oth 4 6 a ,
in Be itrage zu/r fild A lterthu m sku n de,
“Wh did t he H ol One
. S ot a 49 a , Ber rab b a 6 0 . .
i i
p ur fi at on for a w om an w ho had have t o u he d on the or g n and de ii
b orne a m ale h ld and fo urt een d ay s c i vel o p m ent of the dea u n derly ng th s i i i
for her w ho had b orne a fe m ale ? Th s i x i
e p ress on, and t o t h s I m ust refer t he i
c
is t o re all the reat on of t he fi rst c i reader The phrase is fou n d in t he
c c x ciii
.
i
the reat on of Eve , w ho w as t aken v ; A sher ii , vii Th e on ep t on is i
c c
. . . .
w ere reate d on the eve o f t he ab b ath, S pred t on pure and s m ple whereas i :
t he s th day ixWherefore did the Holy x
in our t e t, in add t on t o t hese sign ifi ii
c
.
k ept] . 17
fte r the com p le tion of the s even y e ars
. A nd a ,
“
s ai d to the w om an Hath God com m and e d you s ayin g Ye , , ,
e at 2 1 A n d w h en s he h a d fi rs t c ove r e d he r sh am e w ith
. .
, ,
c
. . . .
i I evé o ews : S
’
13 Ex r Gw hem ?
‘ ‘
fl
é dbmp é ra wa pé r) t a l r qs 67 569) é fep
‘
flI ‘
m ent w ould follow naturally on Gen
“
.
Bri c ema,
-
pb g e ls 1 6» wapddew ov ela el w
’
7 6 r ohp n c
'
eiv
¢ wxrhv
‘
r addm r e
‘
afi r bv 6 1ro~
c
.
S
,
i
y n ellu s ( 1 4 )st at es t hat t he serp ent .
o repfia a s r upee Ha t m avfis yfis ( Mam b
- ‘
v ice
o the s e pe t and di d eat ; and He s ai d un t o her : I
of r
“ n ,
. . . . .
also LXX an d Syr : j nz i r/n n st ead of i F rom the day when he covered his
Mass and Sam 1 np1wn : “they desire x xx xx iii
.
sha me E od 2 6, v 42 ,
c
. . . .
i
. . .
i
the r nake dness w t h bree hes when at i c
2 5 Of the tree =d1rb r ofi E vhov The ‘
t e x t is “
.
of that t ree,
"
b ut the de m on
.
i
2 8 T h s was undoub tedly a u rrent c
Mass c ci
.
Thy bread So LX X , b ut i
b el e f am ong erta n se t ons of the i
“ V
. .
,
u n to earth '
:
.
the t wo Heb rew w ords mm » and any, so iz,i dwdy r wv It appears also in the
‘
J
.
did the Greek vers on of ub ilees i . Book of A dam and Eve 1 8 and in i .
2 8 T HE B OO K OF JU BI L EE S
h ad b een cr ea te d for th em 3 0 A n d to A d am al on e d i d . .
tn Gen 32 i Both o ur heb rae ns (see A ssem ani, Btbl Or. iii 3 1 3,
c
.
J q c
.
. .
x
t e t and osephu s are uo ted as te a h 3 1 4 ) w ere j u st as onfi dent of the
ing t h s v e w in i
yn ellus, i
1 4, r d S c i ab solu te pr or t y o f the r own language, i i i
ci
. .
(fin l 6 t ) A
‘
h é vem s
I i
b oth v ew s b y de lar ng that or g nally i ii
c
'
e y ra 1 errr
In D ie Schatzhchle b y Bezold),
’
(transl
c ic
. .
.
:
.
xi
all er pra hen S D ie friiheren c hrift . Sc
ing to the erusalem T argum on Gen . .
st eller ab er rren, ndem sie sagen, das i i
1 all m en or g nally spoke Heb rew, which ii Heb raische sei die erste gew esen
”
ic
.
c
-
. .
te x alled
t it is the t ongu e of t he Malan, Book of A dam and E ve, p p 245,
c wh h “ ic c
.
reat on,
”
i had eased from the 6 ) assents in these w ords Th s i
c G
.
m ouths of all the h ldren of m en from i ap prove s tself t o m e For the i reek
c
.
t he day of the o verthro w (of Bab el) til l language is w ser, learer and broader i
the days of A b raham In Cedrenus, . i
t han e ther the H ebrew or the yr a
”
S i c .
temp orar es i
r aw d v ¢ wvfis See lav En S 1 3 (not e); O r xxx
J i
. . . .
fl
"
a uyxede am l r ofi E ep 0 6K dm bhe ro Sib yll iii 2 4 2 6 A s for later e w sh
c
-
. . . .
a tm
'
Gé é ar w 3 3 m l
’
A 6au. é hdha ideas o n this subj e t we fi nd, anh S
c c c ic
. .
,
Hen e his des endant s alle d t hemselves 3 8 b, that Adam spoke A ram a , nm -
language xa l r a brnv oi r ot r ou 6m
‘
S
I n h ab b 1 2h on the other hand one
: ic
.
fl
E pa £ovs r poo ny bpe vaa v Ka i was pu t pr am m e n me tr :
e, b e ause the c
Q
Efipaffda f in! ¢ wvi7v é x dhe a a v 7 6K angels of erv e do not un derstand S ic
ic
. .
A ord ng
J
. .
p ar a Th s v ew is l kew se ew sh :
i i i i i t o Ab arbanel, in his e p os t on of x ii
ic J
.
K ena n , Mahalalel ,
J a red, 13 15 -
E noch an d his
history, 1 6 2 5 -
. F ou r sacred p laces, 2 6 . Methuselah ,
IV 1 s ec on d d aughter
fi w d7c A
’
pp 3 7 3 3 7 4, F i , Cod P seud abri c us
w a s b orn la t r C ai n i
-
. . . . . .
na e d
m
’
A zfi ra(iv 8 s qq e VT 109 )
m arri e d the d e r cc o rding t o S yn ce us i
. . . . . .
el
p wi ck e d a
t, A ll ( 1 4)
ai n b o rn i n the y e ar
.
n e ss an d S th the y o unge r A fi a
" ’
C w as 7 0 3 m m,
e in
e z r
in efinite in o a s c /r
tex hey are no
. es c .
d o ur t t
d ou d rive d fro Th us ain
es e s,
th at it i s fro m m wp =“ h t
-
,
”
bt e m it C
a rr e d w n i n the y e ar
x c as e .
acco r ng t o o ur text wn
a
. .
di
’
o
2 3
the S yri ac F ragm ent they w ere A sw a
.
-
. 4, 5, 8, 10 . . . .
rea a s, ar
d c
i S yn cellus n
bu t o , Of ering a c, b ol mit
.
bed “
. .
'
A upd
So h an d
'
aa , Of Cain a at the
an d I n Glycas an d J o el o f ain C
"
. .
i m a d e the el d er i i
.
“m
’
A § pd
r k g su
'
ov
and
d ifferent nam e s are g ive n in the Ps eudo Ge n v Eth E no ch xx .
Cf 10 5, 6
i
. . . . . .
A g a in th el d er appe ars a s Q lm
, e. ,
.
w a s t w ea
n t y t w o e aa
rs w he n he e a.
y old
i
-
e
o e r e d h
in the Chronicles o f J hm l and o f s eventh onth Thus the wordss s a c r fi ce on
era
n e w oon
ee
a an a
f i the m
the
Ps eudo Meth o di us (L t
-
as a i n fi rs
a
t o f .
the th i rd j ub i ee a “ the
m
l are
.
ar e
c us,
rae s,
e
(S ee R ous ch Ps u d V T i 1 13
.
, o .
c . ,
e . . . . .
C H A PT E R IV . 1 -
9 31
an d he m ad e
fugitive on th e rth be c us e o f th
him a e a a e
5 A d on t h i s cc o u nt it i s wri tte n on th he ve nl y t b l e s
. n a e a a ,
a ll wh o h ve s ee n a d he rd y S b e it n d th m
an wh o a sa , o a e an
othe r .6 A n d fo r t h i s r e s on w e nno u n c e w he n w e c o m e
. a a
b efo re th L o rd o ur G d ll th s i n wh ich i s c o m m i tt e d i n
e o a e
he ve n nd on e rt h d in ligh t d i n d rkn e ss d
a a a , an an a , an
the y b e c m e j o y ful a nd A d m k n e w h i s w i fe ,
g in a d s he a a a , an
b r e him s on nd he c ll e d h i s n m e Se th ; fo r he s i d
a a ,
a a a a
GOD h r is ed up as s e c on d s ee d u nt o us on th e rth
a a e a
i nste d f A b el ; fo r C i n sl e w him
a o 8 A d i n th s i th a . . n e x
w eek he b eg t h i s d ugh te r A dr a a 9 A d C i n t oo k 1 34 a
’
a . . n a
’
Aw an h i s si s te r t b e hi s w i fe d she b r e him Eno c h t o an a a
th clo s e f th fo urt h j ub il ee
e o A d i n th fi rs t y e r f th 1 9(
e . n e a o e
an d C i n bu il t a city d c lle d it n m e ft er th n m e o f
a ,
an a s a a e a
C f Gen iv 1 1 1
4 f ii B j f l The s e n s e m
2 A be ug t ve ecam e oy u ay
n a m
i
. .
,
y a Ge n v . . 12 . w a xe d o l d s h a ll h a ve ple asur e am , I 9
xxvii
,
5 Cf D e nt H l d So S m m m bu t Ma s
24 e ca le a s
T reacher L X, yr
she c alle d I n Jubil ees it is g en er
us y e . . . .
r en dering of :i n xxv ii
, ,
,
D e nt 24
all the father th at na es the ch ild
fi ne
.
. . .
in in
except in iv 6
m n . . . . ,
2 9 xxv 25
,
9 i = s ecr etl 6 2 2
"
;
Ex o d ii 2
t y .
. , .
,
6 Si n mm d h co i tte in eaven . . . 2 .
m F i or he sa d
i i
. .
b ilit
y o f s i n i n he a ve n s ee S l a v on i c bu t w an t n g n Mass an d S
m S ee note on i v 1 A ur a
my . am .
E o ch pp xxx iv s qq
,
8 V
’
i cti z
w as b orn i n the si xth w eek o f the th ird
.
n . . . .
. . .
7 Mo d f b lf k f A wee
y ears.
.
b el w
u rne
a s
As A b o r n i n 77 an d jor
ub i lee ( 3
e our
1 0 ) o r o f the fo urth
s o
1 4 -
4
w a s t w ent tw o e ars o l d acco rding to ( 1 83
,
y -
y
S n cell us an d o ur text (s ee vers e 3 9 B hi o h etc C f Gen a re m En c
y ,
by t y 16
th is Eno ch the invention of the pl o ugh
. . .
u m .
ml E noch
’
é n éw ufi o av a i v cl
y .
.
th aw £7 1) s itc o m (inn it
. . 9 6 pl ay s on the nam e E no ch an d give s
.
32 T HE B OO K OF JU BIL EE S
h i s s on Eno ch 1 0 A nd A d m k n e w Ev hi s w i fe n d . . a e a
s he b re y t i n e s on s 1 1 A n d i n th fi fth w ee k o f t h
a e n . . e e
M. th fo ur th (y e r o f th
e s i th w eek ) s he b r e him Eno s a e x a .
1 2 H b e g n t c ll on th n me o f th Lo rd on t h e r th
. e a o a e a e e a .
“
11m r yn cw rm m p )
" ”
ar m or : rum
»
(s ee Rous ch 2 85
Repr o du ce d i n
.
,
10 Y t in e n 12
e son s.H bg n So LXX an d Vulg e e a
xxx ix 6 (vo l I i 5 2 8 : i m ply ing Snn my
. . . .
Ep ip h i H an u s, aer. . . . . .
e d O ehler ) P y é
. dé q A dda t B g e
'
t c ll etc The tw o g e at
n
ua z
‘
Ka
e an o a r
versi on s the LXX an d Sy agr ee rightly
.
,
(1 70 m l l 3l. v o h m h Pé w p éx 0 9 e
-
veo ts e t a , r. ,
):p w ith Jub ilees in givi ng th i s s en s e t o
,
' ,
éw é l a d n i er
-
6 b l
. To r ei s 1 0
-
1 0 119 ( y e l/a t.
1
4 6 93 6 6 new fi vy é p
7 0 dpp 6 8 Ge n i v 2 6 It w as al s o s o u n derst oo d
‘
afr a s, eva s
d ex afiu o. a
e o aes .
s.
en .
.
n
.
.
, .
. u y
l S ur is A l m i l B h l N aalt
.
, er e
aliud bit ntu qu o d
,
A lic se e , H b
,
um
e a e , ra a , , e raeor ar re r,
H ar am Z m M th l A nath
a, asa
t u n c prim um i n no m in e D o m in i t i n
aa a
1 1 Of Gen i v 2 6
.
, ,
e
F u th (ye s im ilitudin e j f b i t s in t id ola ) o r ar
o e s x ee
su ppli ed from Sy n cellus A cc o rdin g aris en as e arly the fi rst cent D
.
a
an d Eno s w as b orn in o f m n
.
e os
y ear é vx
d p r a yi n g ngz tp
‘
”
e cease g
the y ear hé Th us there w as B P J on the co m m en cem en t o f
.
as ro a ar . er.
d if ere nce o f 2 0 0 y ears b etw een the d em on s in the d ays o f E no s anods edthtao e
date s ass ign e d b y Jubil and th o s e b y then for the first tim e the m ad e fort ees ,
Sy n cell us an d th at i n the followin g them s elve i dols Sh abb ath ly1 8 6 s peaks
ten dates rel at in g t o the s am e eve nt s o f m c o m m itt ing i dol at r lik e Eno s
,
s .
re spectively b oth b ooks agree in the tens The s am e ide a r ecurs in the y
Boo k o f
an .
and u nit s but differ i n the h u n dreds J ash ar an d a clo s ely relate d on e in .
A cc ordi g A cc ordi g
th C h ron i cles o f J hm l xx i v 9
n n
to J b l i to Syncellus xxv i 2 0 Y t even in th is b ook tr a ce
u ees . .
e
e
era ee , .
,
d iv inat ion an d i d ol at ry ar e a s ig n ed t o
1 34 2 34 ,
s
S ug d ay s th ough S e rug an d hi er
’
s s
s on s are s a id t o h a ve h a d no p art i n
,
e s
s on E no s b ec aus e m n b egan t o co r e
13 15 E no s K enan M hal l l
Th is additi on o f ce t ri e s to the J are d
.
, , a a e ,
n u
1 3 1 4 Of Ge n v 9 1 2 r , . . . .
, .
34 T HE BO O K or JU BIL EE S
s. ( 34 r hfi0ovs 0 0, 0 4" e y en / o
s im ply th b iblic al w o rds Sim il arly on
-
. . . . .
, ,
’
dxp l r ofi Ewr fipos r ods 6 r i m) E div
‘
o r ro
r ai s y w atgl
‘
y mb o w w pu de
’
a
am in e this p ass age c ar efully ih o rde r t o
.
,
dwxé va z, d¢
’
(I n ! a
é r ocfio a vr o 1 a i6 s ’
r ‘
’
vay xa2ov r ofir ov r o fi xwptov wohluyv
‘
‘
W he n w e p ss fr o a m t e
é‘pevvav r orfiaao 0 ac Kat dvao rpé r /xac the s i xth cent oo k o f d a B A m and.
in P s A , D e Cit c o e o wn fro
l had m d m
p o ur d s cre dit an d he ave n and ing e w i h
. . .
,
D ei, xv 2 3 4, i m l d aughters
t the d
h a d erre :su ch a c ion s o r e
. .
c onte p on
m t the old m yt h N o w con of m en d t , m
ly t im l ri t al
o f the n ew in erpret ati on ther e b eings Thes e ang e s o f G o d w ere
,
t n ece s l
s et in the r o wing i po rtan ce o f
, .
mi l the da t C
m e nt s an d ch ar acteris ti c s o rigi nall y n It is o bs erva e th a where s S e h i s an
.
co bl t a t
n t d wi th o the r nam e s w er e gra dual l y
ec e ext rao rd ina ry su perh u an pers on
and m
t r ans fe rr e d t o S eth an d th is no t ably i n ag e th is w ork ther e no h i ng not
in is t
the c as e o f Eno ch Th us i n con s equ en ce ab le s aid Eno ch s ave th at he wr ote
, ,
of
f th is n e w exeg e sis the s tar o f Eno ch “m
.
o a celebrate b oo k and th a
d
"
any t
p ale d b efore th at o f S eth I n d ealing wond ers h appen e d t o him b ut
w ith su ch literat ure this is an i m p o rt ant t o i n th i s
.
th o s e w onders m ay not b e ld
fa ct since w e are th us fr equ ently j usti p a ce
l the s a e v i ew a s the
For
”
m to
fi d i n a pply i ng to E no ch the s t ate m ent s
.
,
e W atchers s ee pp
D i e Schatzhbhle, 8 10
’
f later Chr is tian writers r egard ing S eth Our n ext i l us ra ion con s st s o f an
-
.
, .
o l t t i
W sh all now sh o w h o w sub o rd inate
.
éE e fi ev
y pdnaar a Ka i
th ird cent w e h ave s o far a s I m
p
.
, , a Ka i r d 6 7)t . r ail ofipa vofi x a l r ds
aw are the fi rst o ccurrence am ongs t ‘
rpomz s r aw é n avr f bv Ka i bs ” five s Ka i ro
Christi ans o f the n ew exeg es is o f Gen
,
r ds é
fi dop dda s xal efs darpozs é rré r
v i 1 4 He adds it i s t ru e the ld
.
e ts r e v
plgw Oa t 61rd 1 631:dv0ptb1rwv
'
, .
C HA PT E R IV . 1 5, 16
m l abu o
m l f or y é v a wha vfir nv
y, .
’
é avfidn r d 1r€pi r fis n apafiaiaews aé h ‘
A pea , m
' "
Ala , ro w as 7 cc 6
’
r cpt Ka r a xhvoaofi rofi fidaros é aoaévov ‘ '
'
A ¢ podl1 nv, r ow as e' ns y ap To r a ! y evbp evos d¢ a w os fi/
I Lé pa s p
f
660 ¢ warfipa s fiht ov Kai o ehfivnv 6 0 5 6 : é hdd w é fny fio a r o r efs wpwr or hdar ocs - '
l bl d t a n i ll
a ch eve ents ass i n e
i m g d to Eno ch in the attribute d t o E no ch I n the Synop sis
ooks o f Eno ch in Jub i ees an d o f
.
the a l C st a it w the m m d
fo u n ver ati in
.
,
d b m o or
the Chr n g ap hy of on e s tag e further ; fo r where as S yn
first gave h is o wn vers ion o f
,
J oel. p e d ekk er
3 ( . B N ext llu ce s
t he A nn al s of Eutychius, t o
o f ex an ria
Al d (9 33 9 39 written an d th daughters o f men an d then e
ra ic w ith rem arkable c an do ur the o riginal
-
in A b and t ran s at d by
l e Pococke
( Mi gn e , t om 1 1 1 col a vigorous c oun t from the Book o f E noch ac
t m i t the old m y e s,
q u i aute erran n equ e qu i d a cco u nts given by Sy n cellus are w ork ed
,
m t sciu nt
dicant aiunt ang e o s d es cen di ss e ad up in to one an d every inci dent told o f
l
s int the fallen ang els i s circum st ant ially
,
m san ctitatem su am et q uo d
m on
su nt i s give n an d the older m ention e d only to
.
tem s an c u
t m incolerent, ap p elat i
B ian E oh l im , t e , filii D ei S i i ar b e rej ecte d Wh en w e p ass from th i s
m l
a e in auth o r w e com e t o the s em i ap othe o s i s
. . . .
s a e en s
t t m t are m d the Ch/roni lcon
o f S eth in the writ ings o f Gly s
-
ca
(e d Bekk e r
The des cendant s of S eth w er e p io us an d alm o s t reg arde d as a div in e b eing —1
r . .
-
. .
, .
,
1 0
,
xe vo
‘
1 y er
‘ ’
:an d lik ew is e on
.
Th is idea
. .
,
evo
D a T y / 7 0 1r oo a ro
‘
v
o l 84 d) 6m 6n
v a ro
‘
x ¢ o¢
é yp iy po ’
r‘ o wh vnOé c é fin ch i ef pers onag e am ong the early Patri
a / res xar
x
‘
o a v,
'
xa l é hafi v é ur is w v i
‘
o lm h The s e
c
'
a
‘
ar ch s I n Gly p 228 h o wever the
‘
a xa s, cas,
v0
‘
s ( 1 r Ka
- '
a i/ o1r a r
j ust a s form erly Eno ch i s s aid to h ave writers transfe rred Enoch s function s
-
. . . ,
,
’
h ave r ece ived a r evelation reg arding the C h rist ian era though on diflerent
,
'
futur e fall o f the Watchers and th gro un ds trans ferre d them v ariously t o
D eluge—
e
Mo s e s E r a E lij ah etc
,
6 En d dpv ay ls n c ) 67 7 45t r
-
e
'
S ee my
t r . , z , , .
36 T HE BO OK OF JU BIL EE S
, ,
M
. b ar e him a s on in the fift h w ee k i n the fo urth y e ar o f t he ,
Wa tche r an . .
1 7 2 3 i n Gr ee k é y p i y p
-
.
S ee Eth ‘
v
‘
o oc.
”
a
the s crib e x
e e
n
the Slav oni c E no ch (s ee Eth Eno ch v i w ords wh at w s nd w h at will b e he
. .
a a
notes ) But it i s qu it e po ss ib le th at
. .
,
e
o riginally ass ign ed in the m yth I n u nt il the d y o f j udgm ent form an a
"
e c aza x
an d A l ar e repre s ente d a s recei ving hist o ry o f the w o rld f om the creation
-
. . .
,
‘
z ae r
perm ission fr o m G o d t o d escen d on t ill the final j udgm e nt Mo reover the
eart h in o rd er t o s anctify the di vi n e n ext vers e i s no do ub t in deb te d t o Eth
.
,
nam e am ong men When thes e an gels E no ch lxxxv 3 fo r the nam e of Enoch s ’
e re ~ .
It i l
all eve nt s the ide a w a s a fam iliar on e t wice e m ph atically s t a t e d i n Eth E no ch
. .
, . . . .
in the Jud aism of the s econd cent B C lxxx iii 2 and lxxxv 3 th at E no ch had
. .
.
an d lxx ii lxxx ii E no ch o w e d ll h is
-
g e
su per nat ural kno wle dg e t o the inst uo to o ur a uth o r h aving b een a cqu i nted
-
. .
, ,
r
lxxxii i xc N ext
o u t u b oo k The way fo r su ch b eli efs ve r 2 1 “he w a s m ore o ver with the
e
-
.
,
o r
abl e t o G o d
. .
.
saw in a V i s i on o f hi s sl eep as it will happe n to the childre n ,
m e nt he
u n d e rs too d every thi n g and wro t e
saw and ,
M
. . in the t wel ft h j ubil ee in the s eventh w eek the r e o f he t ook , ,
y e ar in t hi s w ee k s he b ar e him a s on an d he c all e d hi s
n am e Meth us el ah 2 1 A nd he was m o r e o ve r w i th the . .
19 o
Sa/w in a visi n, etc.
. Th i s vers e F ath s br ther Em ende d as in er
'
o .
d es cr es the c on en s o f
ib t t Eno ch ve r 1 5
Eth
xxx i xc
. . .
l ii .
-
. 2 1 W wi th the an gels S ee note . as .
For s
xx ii Th is m eans 2 9 4 y ears
.
cf Eth En xxxv
i 2, ii 2 4, l in y e ars
1,
”
xciii Test X II
-
. . . . . . . .
2 0 Of
,
Gen v
4, 5 , 6, 7 , 10, 20 , 21 ,
21 is
Edni —perh ap s t o s o m eth ing whi ch sub
m en
e .
m is n a, M ’
i me 27 t
indepen ent suppo rt o f the 23 Cond ted him into the G d n of
. . .
it h as the d
Syri ac an d the Greek E dna : 1 m: Eden Eth E n l x 1 3 S lav E no ch
. uc ar e
deligh t
x
lxvii 2
. . . . .
-
.
”
. . .
C H AP T ER IV . 19 2 6 -
39
Ther he w i te d wn e r s o
c
the wi ked o u ntain in qu es tion is Mo u nt Eph raim m
es
n s of the children of m en E no ch i s (J o s h xv ii 1 5 H argu e s th at e
here the S crib e o f G o d S ee this i s the m o st e aste rly o f the m o u nt ain s
. . .
iv. 23,
Th i s i d ea in o f P al est in e ; th at it contain s all the
.
the Eth En 3, 4 ; is l
expr ess e d i n the S a v oni c E no ch S ee Sam aritans Geri im S i chem Sam aria
. . .
l z
edi ion xl no e iii
. , , ,
my t 13 t , l xv
2, l i . 5 th at A brah am an d J ac o b h d s acrifi ce d a
o
2 4 A nd on acc u nt of it ( God)
s a c rifices h a d b een offer e d by A d am in
. . . .
,
ro
b u ght the waters o oo
f the f“
l d , etc Cf
S av Eno ch xxx v : on h i s Eden acco rding to iii 2 7 o f o ur t ext
. .
l i 3 A nd t
cco un w l bri ng a delug e u p on the nd th T al m ud on S in ai b y Mo s e s an d
. . .
,
a t I il a e
ea h a s o Te s N
rt l t apt h 4 h
s s c r
Te tify again t all the hild en of r a o
Cf 19
The m ent ion m ore over o f Zion tells i n
. . . .
c c
2 5 I n en se of the san tu ary , or in
ce ns e in the s am e direct ion There is s o m e
. , ,
”
the sanctuary
prob ab ility in the suggestion o f Ro us ch
. . .
e s c
Swe t p ices a cep table bef ore the L ord
“ ,
on the o
M un t bed a ccept ab e pp 5 0 5 6 th at by the Mo unt o f the
l
o u n ain s o f East w e are t o u n ders tan d Lub on e
-
. . ,
b efo r e the o r on
L d the m t ar,
w o rd qa tr m l l a A k r este d as r a
m it it it
h ave ak en it as a co rru ption there w o u l d th us b e conn ecte d w ith
.
b adab r I t
sw ee s p ices The w o rds these fo ur pla ce s the notable nam es o f
“ t
.
of q é ta r e :’ ”
l b d 7,
1 9 (note ) O n the other h and it is
. . . .
, , ,
mac m ap
So a b e d re ad po ss ible th at w e h ave here the Mou nt
. .
O n the M un t o
“on the m ou nt o f the m id da o r m ention e d i n th pr ece di ng vers e a s
. .
y ( e
a o er
. . a
o f man ; Mo u nt S i nai as the pla ce t the plain and mingle w ith the d e o
Zi on a s th cent re o fthe The o cra cy The e wa s ob s erve d till the day s of J are d
.
,
e s
thr ee are agai n m ention e d in viii 1 9 This Mo unt could rightly b e des crib e d
. .
s, o as .
e
40 T HE BO O K OF J U B ILEES
Lord has fou r places on the earth the Garden of Eden an d , ,
, ,
“
he called hi s n am e N oah s ayi ng Thi s one will c om fort m e , ,
, r a o oa , a s o
,
o s ar . r a r
H c m e t v i i t the e th
e o s It i the Ch onicle (see p e c eding n te ) i t is
o s ar . s r r o
, ca ar
r a s a
l xx vii 3 4 In En ch i t i t u e the l
.
-
. Wi th the help of the S m it n
o ,
s r , a so. a ar a
G den f Eden pp e t b in the Ch nicle we s w in the n te on i v 2 7
ar o a ars o e ro a o s .
N W b ut i t i in the e st in Jub il
.
, : th t L m e ch w as b o n in 6 5 4 N w
s a ees a a r . o
see v iii 1 6 . . cc ding t the m e Ch nicle Lam e ch a or o sa ro
S n cttfi ed i n the n ew
a e ti n S ee w s fi fty three w hen N o h w b n cr a o . a -
a as or
2 7 Cf G n v 2 5
. E dna. S ee i v On the the h n d the e i di c ep ncy
e . . . . . o r a r s a s r a
s ix ty even when he m i ed
-
s ye fr m the d y f c e t ion t ill the arr . ars, o a o r a
Em en d e d a in 1 5 f N h nd th t N h b erved
'
F athe b the r s d y ro r. s . a s o oa , a a oa o s
L m e h The y e f L m e ch s b i th i t 35 0 y e H en c e N h di ed in
’
a c . ar o a r ars. oa
is n ot m enti on ed b ut i t n b d ete 1 65 9 But inc e in x 1 6 N h i s i d
, ca e r . s . oa s a
m i n e d fr m the d te f M eth u el h to h ve li ve d 9 5 0 y e a s th i w uld fix
’
o a o s a s a r s o
,
m arr ai ge fu ni hed by the S m it n 7 0 9 the y e f his birth
r s a ar a as ar o .
Ch onicle
r A cc ding t i t M eth sel ah
. Baa e : Wij k nn L g de s MS on
or o u /L s . a ar
’
9
’
(i v 2 0 ) in the y e
. 5 87 L m e c h w s Thi one w ill mf t m
ar Thi , a a s co or e. s
p ob b l y b n in the y e 6 5 4
r a or n ( em ended f m =which) ar . o e
”
ze ro za .
, ,
’
daughter of Raké é l the d aughter of hi s father s brother i n
’
, ,
A.M . the fi rst year i n the fi fth week :an d in the th ird ye ar
there of she bare him Shem in the fi fth y e ar there of she ,
A O M
.
b are him H am and i n the fi rst ye ar in the s i x th week she
,
the p i itive h
r m et li ti
um an law of r a a on w h t he h d he w h wil l n ot u
a a hi ,
o se s
th t th h ffl en c e t u cc u b othe n ee d
’
h an d, et c x xxi
, E od . xxi v
2 4 ; Lev . . . . w ill l e i t f h i m self nd the m n w h
os or ,
a a o
eci e
1 9 ) d s r b d as a law of the i v e d in ref e t p t w ith n ffen ding y
us s o ar a o e e
p ce e h i
ro dur T s law ofex ct
. a ret rib u or h nd w ill fin lly l se hi wh le b dy
a a o s o o
ti e el
on is n ot m r y an e ct e tna m n of in G ehenn S ee n te n xlviii 1 4
a. o o . .
h um an u sj tic e th e c e i t
, our au or d lar s A cc di ng t Bee th i h l ch ic in
or o r s a a
e ve ve e t
is ob s r d b y God in his go rnm n t p t ti n
er re a f Ex d xxi 24 i un
o o o . . s
te th th t the
It is no w or y a e sam en cts th t the m urde e is t b l in
a a r r o e s a
p i cip e
r n et i ti e f ce
l of r r b u on is n or d b y w ith the sw d or .
h i t ic ex p e
s or al am l s in 2 Mace v 1 0, . .
l
33 fi m d d . T h i n m e i f n d in
e r . s a s ou
he e p e i
w r s ak ng of J the th
ason au or the Sy i c F agm ent n d L g d LXX
r a r a a ar e s
’
ite
wr s awhfi fi os dr d¢ wu é kplipa s drré v MS F nk el deri ve it f m m
r. ra a s ro e s
0777 0 9 é y eufidn, Ka i Knbla s 0 155 fic r w os
’
o m s on b e c u e h li e d in the d y
-
r a s s e v a s
asr é oxev
-
Si i '
it
m l arly , . is re o f the Fl d oo .
c te
oun ic
d of N anor ( xv th t
32 , 33 ) a .
Em e nded
he p i he
w as un s d in th e e e ith
os m m b rs w
B th ro in
er . 15 as ver. .
w h ich he i e
had s nn d xiii
Cf also Sh m8. H m . J ph t . . e a a e .
In thi e p e ct M cc the ef e
s r s 2 a r or Cf x 1 4 w he e ag in Shem is
re pre .
p . .
, r a re re
e t t th i ec c e t
s n s ruly ss on d n ct i e ented the elde t W h ou l d b e ve
do r n -
. s as s . es o s r
of r et i t i
r b u on e c
T ak n rassly
. he e th t ou utho thu unde t d
an d r a r a r s rs oo
m e ch ic l the
an al y ve
ab o ith t
law is w i ght
ou us me in G n x 2 1 ar ” ”
e as
pi it l c c eive “(Shem )
. .
f ti
oun da on ; b ut s r u a ly on d the el de b the of r ro r
it ep e e t the p f
r r s n s t th e ci J p h t ( o lso Vulg ) ve ag in t
ro ou n d ru nu n a e
”
s a . o r a s
a te ep e te l
d r a d y in the NT h th M ass ete
T u s in S y m m c h u nd R h i e or s, a s, a as
7 “w a so eth wh w ngly unde t d it s “b the
.
G al vi
. . h t eve r a m an sow , o ro rs oo a ro r
th t h he l e p
a s all a so r a
”
iii
; Col of J pheth the elde
25 T h LX X i . . a r.
”
e s
he th t eth
a do h l e c eive i m i l ly w ng :
wrong s a l r I d¢ 0 i s ar ro
’
6 r oz
’
ovos, er. ra a , , a
2 Cor v
. 1 0 inthe j
. e t h
u dgm n m en s all B k f J ash (in On the the oo o ar o r
r e ceive the th i e the
ngs don in h nd in S nhedrin 69 b Shem i s i d to
b ody a a s a
the b e t w y e olde th an J phet
.
In the e th i i h ip
Parabl s s k ns of o ars r a .
C H A PT E R S IV 32 —
V 4 . .
43
o f all creati on , 2 3 -
. Punishm ent of the fallen angels and
their chi ldren , 4 9a -
. F in a l ju dgm ent announced 9 6 1 6 ,
-
.
fl esh corru p ted its way alike m en an d cattle and be asts and
b irds and everything that walks on the ear th—all of them
,
c orru p ted their ways and the ir orders and they began to ,
and beho ld i t was corru p t and all fl esh had c o rru p ted its ,
wi th notes in too . a s o a a .
on i v 1 5. .
4 5 G n vi 7 8 , . e . . , .
Corre ct p inte s 4 I h ll d t oy So a d be ’
T o look up on . r r . s a es r . .
swo rd i nto their m i dst that eac h should slay hi s nei ghbou r ,
and they began to s lay e ac h o the r till they all fell by the
they were bound i n the dep ths of the earth for ever unti l the ,
day of the great c ondem nat ion when judgm ent i s e x e c uted ,
4 Which I have created Em nd d e e 6ta ¢ 0 6 2pcu Ka i iratfioat y é vos é’v epov '
=“He had r a d ”
. .
de mnation, i e , the day of the fi . n al . e c iptive the fi j e are d s r of nal udgm nt,
judgm n .e t See i v . 1 9, 24 Cf Eth i p p if the t c e . . . an d s m ly am l y las laus of
Eno ch x 13 i te ve i p e i
The n r n ng r od, h the t i e the ve ver 10 T us m of rb s
“d s ro d ” “ "“
. . . .
cc i
a ord ng to Eth Eno ch x 1 2 , is et e e y , w as m ad
”
in 1 1 1 2 is
wrong andw s ouldhave“
. . -
,
s eventy generati ons e h e t shalld s roy ,
’
1 0 b 12 Verse 1 1 1 2 i f the te x t is h s h e J e
e e e “h h ve
- -
g
.
.
é lvwv ub w
xe fis K l dhha m l mi n: e t
v v r the f
ah u a, thei p e d s roy ( m ) all rom r lac s,
86
fi
fi d dpo w u b mfi the e h ef the ’
09 r v rr o r re ai and r s all not b e l t one of m
46 T HE BO O K OF J U B IL E E S
been w ri tten and ord ain ed If they tu rn to Him i n ri ghte ous
ness H e w ill forgive all thei r transgressi ons an d p ard on all
,
18 . tim e efe ed t he e i
The r rr o r s w ith the de th p en lty by G d h um n
a a o or a
m nth t
o ,
the D y f A t nem ent
. e., a o o . n te b et w een the te ch in g f
a u tex t a o o r
e . . s o r s a o r a f s u a o ro
o nl y f in c m m itted in e
or s s ( ni i wn o rror , w as of the n tu e f n p u p eratu m
a r o a o s o .
p ent n e is in si ted n :G d
, ,
m e cy
’
t ily (L
ar e v. .
, , , e a a c s o o s r
ar e the d y fiu in jH b ix
vo n t ar a e o is not t b w n n the D y f A t ne
o e o o a o o
‘
. .
de fi ntly ( mm m3 N um x v
a Thi ,
. . s fr m thei in
o Th u th ugh our
r s s. s o
will in n d the n
s ,
e p ent
a H e ve n r a t e ti e Yom ) nd th t t i e Shab th
r a s a a e rea s uo
'
d e n t gi ve him the m e n
o s o fp ti a s o rac s w ith the f m e i t p e c ib e
or n ec r r s r s as es
ing ep ent n c e ; and if he s y s I w i ll y t o t n e m ent the tem p e of t u e
‘
r a a ,
sar a o r r
sin n d the D y
a f A t n e m ent w i ll a o o r ep ent nc e :w ith the l tte it m int in
a a r a a s
b ing t nem ent the D y f A t ne the fii y f the t nem ent fo ins of
’
r a o ,
a o o e cac o a o r s
m ent w i ll b i ng no t nem ent On
r a o . eve y desc ip t i n
r r o .
the the h nd b th in u te xt nd in
o r a o o r a Once each year z dwa f 1 0 6 é w a ur ofi
the t e ti e Sh b th i 6 i t i taught
r a s e 1e o
‘
. s (H eb ix . .
th t n the D y f A t n em ent in f
a o a o o s s o 19 T a h t the ic e p e
w k d are s ar d for
f given “b th
.
eve y de c ipti n
r s r o are or o the sake of the i hte
rg ous is the i e d a
the light nd the gr ve the intenti nal
a a ,
o e i
un d rly ng Gen xviii
2 3 32 . .
-
.
an d the u nc n ci u th e el ting t o
o s o s, os r a 2 1 Ge n . vi 14 cc i
A ord ng t o vi. . . .
jubilee of years in the fi fth week i n the fi fth year (on the
,
n e w m oo n of the fi rst m on th
) 2 3 A nd he entered in the . .
eveni ng .
seven m ouths in n um be r .
22 .Twen ty -
seven th j ubilee
So w e . F loodgates f oun tains Gen . .
h l e e the e i
s ou d m nd r ad ng of all the S ee te ii v11 1 1 no on 4
MSS t e t —ec
“w n s on d ub l ”
. . . .
my te xt h ve
I a by a s l ip e e e i
m nd d te ii 2 See no on 2
“w n s
. . . .
the e i i t t e t ixth j i ee
r ad ng n o y ub l -
. 2 5 , 2 6 Gen vii 1 2 , 1 8, 2 0 . Cf . . . .
t e t eve th j i lee
w n y s n-
ub 1 30 7 A M vii viii . . 2 7 Gen . 2 4, 3 . . . .
hi
T s agr s ee e x ct i th the ch l
a ly w rono ogy viii hi e 28 Gen . 4 T s nam Lfibar
. .
“From
.
in the S it
am ar an C ronh icle : ec te r urs in vii 1 (see no ), 1 7 It is
. .
A dam to the i th
b r of N oa h e ti e l
w as a the Mi hic m n on d a so in dras Book
pe i e
r od o f 7 0 7 y ars, an d from A dam pp e ix ex t of N oa h (see A nd I to m y T )
:
.
h icle t l te
C ron ran s a ve e ep
d b y N eu b au er in ce f ee rs is r rodu d r ly b y Ep ip hianus,
the J ou rn al A sia ti qu e, 1 869 ,pp i : . A dv H aer I tom. 4 lacr d dé f or
'
. . . .
-
23 Closed it,
. et c
Gen vii 1 6
. . . . r ofi N [ be é v T ois (ipsa r ocs A po pdr (i x
/d
‘
‘
'
‘ ’
.
'
et c v ii M
' "
Seven teen th, Gen . 11 . . . 0 0 11 A puey lwv Ka i Kapdvé wu eu T o )
fl ch ic l
‘
2 4 Seven
. ood ga tes -
Eth Eno . . o fict p lips; xa hovuévq) A s N o aus .
lxxxix 2 . . o f D am as us r or s ( os c A nt 3 ep t J ep h . i. . .
48 T HE B OO K OF J U BILE E S
m ou n t ai ns A rarat the n ew m oo n)
29 A nd
of ( . . on
i n the fou rth m onth the fou n tai ns of the gre at dee p
were closed an d the flood gates of heaven were re -
thi ng .
( cf . Gen .
ix . 1 fl
l oses hidden to renew this la w against the
ea ting of blood, 1 1 1 4 -
e i c le
A rm n a al d Bar s ab o i ve Mi
n y as, 29 G n v iii 2 Cf Eth Eno ch . e . . . . .
fe
Pro ssor S ce
ay (J ourn a l of R oya l lxxxix 7 . .
e
n am d Lub ar in o ur tex t eei th t
,
s ng a
n d m on th th
. a e
th w d y In
t i
b o h are sa d b y Epiphanius and
G n vi ii 1 4 it i
seco e ear as r .
n the eve n n d~
S ce l te
yn l u s (see no on vii I )to b e on the w n e . . s o s -
a
t e ti eth d y th t the e th w dry
.
e
b ord rs of A rm n a e i I am nd b di e te P a a ar as .
l
to him a s o for the f
.
LX X MS n Gen v iii
’
in L ga d
w hich he ee s ks t o a cc t
oun for the 1 : a r e s
'
e o . .
e
syll abl L u in Lu ar h In
. the V ic 5 4 e qi d w é pp [ mi é a m l
ann
u r e c U / . 1rr
-
c ei f
un orm i c ipti
ns r ons Lulu is the K mii nl ;dtdné pe é inpd fin t 7 3 m l é fi aé er
6 v 7
c t h ich c lle
oun ry w t
is a d U rar u (A rara ) t It 7 un b d é q f h m fl
a w b
e x c1 0 1 v s v a e T u ‘
r v.
i
in A ssyr a, on the e
bord rs o f A rm n a e i b will b b e ved th t the e rth e o s r a a
it
an d K urd s an, and is alm os t ce t i
r a nly
ec m e d y ex ctly a ye r afte N oah a r a a r
i c ipti
ns r ons in w h ichw as M t ii
oun Nzr 3 2 Cf G n v iii 1 7 1 9 . . e . .
, .
50 T H E BO O K O F J U BILEE S
should not c hange thei r order nor c e ase for eve r 5 A nd , . .
you all beasts and all w inged thin gs and everything that , ,
the blood ye shall not eat ; for the li fe of all fl esh i s in the
,
he m ade a c oven ant before the Lord God for ever throughout
5 . Gen
It is no wor y
. ix . 7 . f und in exi sti ng Jewish te th Tryp ho is no t o
th t the c e
a laus be a blessing (13 1 3 1 ) sou c e S ee Singer 2 95 sq r s.
“m ul , .
c ep
orr s onds t o tip l
y
”
(u p ) in 7 G n ix 4 5 Of you lives e r
the p e
arall l in Gen The la r atte pp e
ars
T ext “in ou li ves wh ich is a
.
wrong
. . .
, . .
y r
c pt
t o be orru for w n=LXX m l KaT a
x vpi et oare
'
.
endering of nn nw 5 35 r ’
.
6 Gen ix 2 3. . .
8 Gen ix 6
, .
. . . .
A s the green he bs I have giv n you 1 0 1 4 N oah and his sons sw ear t o
r , e -
.
all thi ngs to ea t From G n ix 3 the c ven nt of p erp etu l oblig ation
. e . . o a as a
save the verb to e t w hi ch h w eve as e g ds the non eating of blood
a o r, r ar
o f b i rds du rin g all the d ays of the e arth he and h i s seed sh all ,
They shall observe i t through out the i r gen e rat ion s so that ,
m on th l
,
the L w w gi ven n
so a so 1 4 Supp li ting n the i (b ) b h lf
a as o . ca o r c e a
o sa a r o
3 8
.
-
b “thei
a o a ar o
F orgiv nes n y u (d e s o o r 0 r,
b etw een the d te f the coven nt of “it
.
o a
a
bh lf Th e ding f a
t s e a e r a o
N h n d th t of the fi t c eleb ti on
.
rs ra
d i t b p efe e d n the ground f
oa a a
s o e r rr o o
on e a th of the fe
r t of week ( ee n tes the p arallelism (Littm nn )
as s s o
a
on ve se s 1 7
.
1 1 A ovena n t
. c in thi m n th 1 5 1 6 Cf G n ix 1 3 1 5 Th s o -
. . e . .
-
. e
up n o the m u n t in Th l w w
o te xt fte t ou ch ing on the M ic
a . e a as a r osa
i ve n n Si
o n i in the th i d m nth
a devel p m en t of the c ven nt of No h r o o o a a
g
acc ding t Ex d xix 1
or o ohe e ret u ns to the l tte (cf ve
. . . r r a r . r.
1 2 1 3 Of Lev x vii 1 0 1 2 1 4 ;
, . .
w h ich G d c nfi m ed wi th the sign of
. .
, ,
o o r
years :and N oah and hi s s ons O bserved i t for seven jubil ees
and on e week of ye ars t i ll the day of N o ah s de ath and from
’
, ,
’
the day of N o ah s death hi s s on s d i d aw ay w i th (i t) unt il
the d ays of A brah am an d they eat blood 1 9 But , . .
A brah am obse rved i t and I s aac and Jac ob and hi s c h ild ren ,
17 18 In
-
c e cti
onn . on w ith the n w n fi T b ii 1 c nt in e xoo 'r v. o . . o a s
c ve t
o nan N oa h is hidden t o ob s r e ve n the e ly in t nc e f it u nd a o r ar s a o s se, a
the fe tas of w eeks Si c e it f l
n o l ows Ph i l D S p ten a 2 1
. ne pp ch o, e e r. ,
a ar a roa
from xv te
1 (see no ) and l
. x iv 4, 5 t it F l te in t nc es e 1 C . o . or a r s a s e or.
th t thi fe t
a s as w as c e e te
l b ra d on the vi 8 J A n t iii 1 0 6 x . os. . . . .
Mi i e
( a m on d s, M ore N eb 4 1 ) ld P n he e te S v n j ubil es n d on
.
w k =350 e e e a e ee
c t c ele te the vi
os t o b ra gi ng of the L aw ye ars.
on Si i e i te thi
n a , an d d s gn a d s day as D id w y wi th (i t) nd th y t
“ da of
a a a e ea
the y the iv i
g n g of the L a w
”
blood H e e g in the c l ose c nn e c ti on . r a a o
J e ph
os us b ut it pp e
a ars in Je e
rom , Ep 1 9 Bu t A b h m F .
ra a or a
“
. .
ad F a b i
m ane o 1 2 ; A ugus
. t Con tra Ab h m (b e d ) b re d an d Ab .
ra a ,
e a ra
F au st x x xu 1 2 . e ve th t
Ob s r a .our h m al n e
. a o
“i t
.
au th c i e the c ve t i th
or as r b s o n an w Ab ram Ob v d i t a b mit ser e . o .
to the sam e te
da (see no onte xi v Y leb t d i t an w [ l dd k m w ? ) .
ece ra e e ia as e
1 7 F east of weeks
. T sh i title is b d e d“ I h ve e n ew ed them
.
c r a a r
f
oun d in E od x xxxi v 2 2 (nyny J U, .
I h ve en e w e d (i t ) u nt them
.
' ’
or a r o
s p i) é fi d udbwv)
-
o r O u te x t i n t
o [= h dd kew6m u (6
. r s o a as
d e i gn ti n f th i fe t i
s a o Pente c t
o s as ,
. e. os . s o r a s e a o
Th is de ign ti n wh ich i s G eek the w eek)in eve y y e
a o ,
S ee n te n
s a r r ar.
”
o o
N oah ord ained the m for h im self as fe asts for the gene rat i ons
for eve r so that they h ave be c o m e the reby a m em o ri al unt o
,
bi dden t o m ake for him self an ark and on that (day) the ,
on the new m oon of the seventh m onth all the m ouths of the
self as fe asts for a m em orial for ever and thus are they ,
On th n w m n f th fi t m n th
e e A b h am ob e ved the st s in
oo o de t e rs o . ra s r ar or r o
On th i d te N h w s b i dden t m ke
a le n the n t u e f the c m ing y e a
oa as o a ar a r o o r,
a n k ar 2 1 vi 25 ; the e th fi t
, v. xii 1 6 , . ar rs . .
b e c m e v i i ble ft e the fl d
a s 30 On the n w m o n f the t nth m nth
a r oo . e o o e o .
vi 2 5 N h offe ed
. c ifice vii 2 S ee v 2 7
oa r a sa r , .
, er. .
3 A b h m e e cted ra an lt nd 2 6 S ee n te r n ve 23 Of Gen a a ar a . o s o r. . . .
On the n w m oon of th f u th m n th e pe “ e o r o . r ra a
”
th i d te On it A d m nd Ev went
s a . On the h v n ly t bl s a H ere the a e ea e a e .
2 9 vi 2 6 ; ngel s pp e e d t o A b h m
, . a 2 9 3 0 E h ha d thirt n weeks et c
a ar ra a ,
-
. ac / ee , .
31 55
(see e i te c
b low ) and 4 n r alary days, feast of w eeks t e Si van 15 certainly , . .
,
ee
52 w ks, or 36 4 day s. T s our hi su pp orts Ep p ste in s vi ew Th i s d te
’
. a
au th t e
or ak s t o b e the
dura on of a ti ca n nly b e arri ve d
o t b y e ck ning a r o
solar y ar e A solar y ar of 1 2
. e the 7 weeks from Nis n 22 T h us the a .
th
m on s is l k w s i e i e p e pp e
r su os d in p ch al lamb was offered n N i n 1 4
as o sa
iv . 17 w r he e the th
m on s are sa d to i the fe t of unleavened b e d b eg n on
as r a a
b e of thesam e
n umb r as e the i
s gns of the 1 5 th and ended n the 2l st On o .
ic
the zod a ; in v 2 7 w r fi ve m on s
. he e th the 2 2nd the w ve sheaf w offe ed a -
as r .
eci e ti
are d s r b d as am oun ng to 1 5 0 day s, N w if we c unt 7 w eek
o nw d f m
o s o ar ro
he c e e ch
n a m on th c i t
ons s s of 30 day s th i day th t is 1 week in the 1 st
s , a
in xii . e
1 6 Ab ram m ak s obs r a ons on e v ti m nth 4 w eeks in the 2 n d
o , nd 2 a
the l et of the
7th m on th
t o l arn e the in the 3 d (Si van ) the fe t of w eeks
r , as
ch cte
ara r of the e i
nsu ng six m on s th fall on the 1 5 th of Si v n as in ur
s a o
t i te
(au um n and w n r) T y are solar . he au th o Thus the date p es pp o es
r. r u s
th
m on s ; for the
y are six in nu m b r , e m onth s of 2 8 days A n d sinc e the .
xii. 2 7 in xvi 12 1 3 a y ar of w
.
-
e t elve m nth c onsi sted of 28 d y s e ch there
o s a a ,
th i p li e
mon s is m d and in xx v
16 . the m u t h ave b een 1 3 in th i e ccle i ti
s s s as
ti e
r b s who are t o s r ng rom pi f J c
a ob are l y ear as i t consi ted f 36 4 d y s
ca , s o a .
e
Frank l w as u q ite
wrong, as B r has ee t oconfirm the above v i ew ; f i f the or
h
s own , to as s r e t th t J
a ub il ees r kon d ec e ye b egins n Sund y the p
ar ver
o a asso
n N isan f lls on the S bb th :the
,
e ch
a t
m on h at 2 8 days and add d a e o a a a
th i ee th
rt n m on th
of 28 day s. On the offering of the w ve he af n Sunday a -
s o
j uices, xxii .
-
fe
10 13 )o f rs the a ra tt cti ve Sund y Sivan 1 5 a , .
e i th t
sugg st on a J i ee
in ub l s t wo k nds i But on the other h n d the e is th i s a r
e
of y ars are u s d e : civi e
a l y ar of 1 2 o bje c ti on t o th i s the y i t i not tru e or s
m on s wth ith ei ht g of 30 days a e ch
an d th t all the fe ti v ls in Jubil
a sfix ed a ees are
f our of 31 day s a e chand an ecclesi a ccordin g to this so c lled e cclesi tic l -
a as a
e
e stical y ar of 13 m on th
s of 2 8 day s
ye ; for the fou
ar d in ed b y N oah r or a
e ch
a . th
O ur au or, wr s E s n , ite pp tei in vi 2 3 29 a e dete m ine d cc rding
.
-
r r a o
fix e d the da s of te the fe tiv
s als a ord cc t othe 1 2 solar m onth f the y ear s o
ing to the e ccle i tic e
s as al y ar, and b y A p rt from th is obje ct i n th is theory
a o
su ch e
a y ar m anag d to m ak e ace e h i the b est solut i on f the p b lem y et
s o ro
ee e ch
w k, a m on th
and a e ch e
y ar t o o ffe e d r Elsewhe e whe e t w
. y ears r , r o
e S
b gi n on un day and erm na t i te theon w e e in use as am ng t the Egyp tians
r ,
o s
S abb a th By su
. ch
an arangem ent also a n d l te am ongst the A b y in i n J ews
a r ss a ,
all the fe ti v fe
s als ll on S
unday sa ve the civil y ear was a l one nd the so ar a
th t the
a of t e e t
D ay of A on m n , and all e ccle i stical a luna
s a r.
the c hrono ogy l t
ook a r gular and e The entire year comp lete
30 So 6,
i ch cte f the f ct th t . .
un form r rom
eve th i
ara a
pi t
a
w h ich
alon g s an n l g b s nse ive i te li i le e e .
:the e ee e te th t he e
. '
and the j i ee
ub l 7 x 7 y ars Fur e . r, the L i nguisti cally th is is p ibl e If so ,
oss .
,
the te i e
da ass gn d by our au hor to t the u
o r auth or would be here p testing ro
56 T HE B OO K OF J U BILE E S
m andm ent) for s i ngle year or from ye ar t o year 3 2 a . .
d y in the l n
a s ye t m ke i t y n u ar ar o a s Sabb a th ) nd the fe t f w eeks n
,
a as o o
h oni
c r with t h lse w fi nd in e so ar, as e Si v n 1 5 Sund y— th t i in c se w
a , a a a s a e
sy stem f the Ph i ee
s o Bu t seeing ar s s. e cclesiastic l y e ( n te a n vi ar see o o .
g
”
s o er. o f n i m p sib le s l y ea of 1 2
a os o ar r
an d in x v 2 5 nd th t i t c n not in t w
.
, a a a o m onth f 3 6 4 d y in ll nd of n
s o a s a a a
Bee p p ose s I h ve
r ro et ined the ,
a r a sa m e n m be f d y c n i t in g f n
u r o a s o s s o a
o di n
r y m e n ing of the w d
ar S ee a or . ar b it y rar cc e sion f heb dom ds in
su s o a
days A solar y ar o f
. the e le th
sam ng is e syn ch on i i ng the ci v i l
r nd e cc le i
s ti a s as
t ht
also au g in Eth Eno ch l xxi v 10, 1 2, . . ca l y e s w ith t ar e rting t in ou r so o
lxx v 2 Sl v
.a Eno ch x vii
l i 1 In .a Sl v . . . t ercalary days Bu t this year o f 364 .
r ec i
kon ng I ah ve h s own in m y d
. e i ti
on t e le th
ru ng the e
of c e ct i
y ar in onn on
v c te thi te e e cq i te
ad o a s of s sy s m w r a ua n d j t the
is us in e c e ct i
sam onn the
on in
xvi f ili
8 w as am ar w
. ith the M et ic on pi t
o n s out h the ep ch
T us , o s .
c cle
y Why . the n did the e ite
s wr rs, of the fl o o d are
no wt ith t i thei
s and ng r know l dg e e of
the G ee r te
k sy s m s, ad o a v c te an im e i ing
B g nn 2 nd m on th 1 7th day
p i le l
oss b so ar e
y ar of 36 4 d ay s
? li x
C ma 7 th 1 7th
I th ink thei cti
r a on in this ma tte
r M ount in t p a o s
m us t be tt i te
a r bu d to dogm a tic pp e
a ar l oth
p ej ic e
r ud If they . e e it
r gard d as W te d i ed
a rs r up 1 st
v ital t o the v i ital d y of thei fe ti
r s E th d y
ar r 2 ud
v th t the h l
als a y s ou d b e c ele te
b ra d
n ot only on the sam eday of the m on th He p ointth t the fl d wh ich in
s out a oo ,
the l e e e thi
so ar y ar w r of s dura on, ti i t i f n e ck ned acc ding t Heb e w
o e r o or o r
l
w ould a w ay s b g n on ei the sam e
day of lun m nth
ar t n d y
o
( f Jub il ee s, e a s o . s
the ee w k ; for it l c it
w ou d ons s of 5 2 v i 3 6 )h d t b
. dde d t the cl e f
a o e a a os o
w ksee e x ctla y F ur therm or e if i t e
b gan
. the 1 2th m nth in de t o e ch the o or r r a
on Su n day , the fi t rs day of the ee
w k, equiv lent d te in sol ti m e ; fo the
a a ar r
the e t fe ti v
gr a s l l
als w o u d a w ay s a f ll
on the l y e w so ar e ck ned at 36 4 ar as r o
the sam e day of the ee
w k and o n the d ys w
a , n unde st and why N o h s
e ca r a
’
unclean day a fe ast day and they will c onfound all the ,
so that they w ill not m ake the year three hundred and s i x ty
fou r days only and for th i s reason they will go wrong as to
,
the new m o ons and s easons and s abbaths and fest i vals and ,
36 . th or is decidedly pp osed
Our au o tion i not p em atu ely adv n ced o
s r r a r
a s to d ys and sab b th
a and fe as t a s, s, N eub u er in the J ou nal A siatique xi v
a r , .
T hu u
s o b o k eem s to b e a p lem ic
r o s o Thus i t de clares th at w e sh ould e ckon r
1 2 w he e we h ve st tem e nt in i e ' ’
r a a a rr a
ncilabl c onflic t with tex t An d ( c esti a dire ve c le leil on ve c l
’
co e o ur -
a so a a
364 day s.
F or
o ow gu dan .
g
unt o ete ni t y ; b ut the m oon
r re ad s N ew m oon T h is could lso b e tran
s. a s
cities, 13 19 -
. N oah teaches his sons regarding the causes
f
o blood an d
m urder, to keep the law re ar
g ding fruit
trees a nd let the lan d li e fallow ever seven th
y year, as
VI I An d
i n the seventh week i n the fi rst year thereof 131
.
,
whic h the ark had r este d nam ed Luhar one of the A rarat , ,
i nto a vessel and kep t i t un ti l the fi fth year until the fi rst 132
, ,
that he m ight m ake at onem ent thereby for him self and hi s
sons 4 A nd he p re p ared the ki d fi rst and plac ed som e
. . ,
i 147 N0 é ¢ z§r
. ,
dur ehcé ua é v (5t
6 ew ev
’
t u ch the frui t of trees for the first
o
A oufi dp rn s ‘
and in Cedrenus , th ee y ears fte they w ere planted
r a r .
te xt :
.
'
A pupar dud y é
'
c ov
’
A pp eviwv « a t K a p . 3 Th it l is m ainly acco ding to
. e r ua r
6 ué wv c ‘
3 A ct/ ap dpa Kahovné mg ,
v 7 4 -
fl N m xxix 2 5
u .
A nd af terw ar ds
5
.
,
whi ch he had
.
i
(porel ef dawehd
-
lva Ndie.
. So e d .
c
Produ ed frui t in the fowrth year . A c ep table c
Em nd d as in . 3 e e vi . .
60 T H E BO O K O F JU B I LE ES
w i ne he and h i s children w i th j oy
,
7 A n d i t w as even i ng . .
,
you nger son had don e u nto him and he cursed hi s son and ,
“
s ai d : Cursed be Can aan ; an enslaved serv an t shall he be
unto hi s brethren 1 1 A n d he blessed She m an d s ai d . .
,
n am e afte r the n am e o f h i s w i fe N é é la
’
t am afi k
’
1 5 A nd . .
o . o e . .
8 A nd w en t forth
. ass , Sam , an d . M . . 2 7 n the othe h nd nd J u t in D ial
,
o r a , a s , .
all ve i
rs on s sa LXX om ve the it . c T ryp h 1 3 9
. efe the w ords t .
, r r o
1 0 Gen 24, 2 5 ix
F rom his sleep J ph th
a e
Gen IX 2 4 has “from his m ne
. . . . . .
1 3 Of G n. 6 In the te x t the e
. e . x . . s
A n enslaved servan t So LXX n me Q ue M t é m Phfi d nd
.
:M
a s are s, as ar a
(r ats olxé r ns), and Onk
‘
ass has ,
“s r an of s r an s Canaan
. .
11
ev t ev t .
.
1 1 , 1 2 Gen 26 , 2 7
. ix. . .
1 4 N é éldtamd dk
. T
’
hi n m e '
. s a is
1 2 God sha ll dwell i f
ound in the S i c f agm ent
m
. It w ll b e . yr a r as
e ve th t the text pp i e
ob s r d a su ject
l s a sub m u ,
an d in Eu ty chius
to the ve rb h l ell
s al dw hi e eT s s ns is .
of ex A nn les p 35 N hl t The
Al a as a a
tt che the i
. .
, , .
d to am b guous w ords of
a a
fi st p t f the c m p ound m ay b
r ar o o
:
e
Gen . ix 2 7 b y O nk also s mu rf n e w
. .
f om a J c n t u ct c e f a‘w J nd
r o s r as o a
ae
r ?! n s D n‘“ nd m y H
'
c u e Hi
, a a e a s s the se cond f m pang
,
ro
,
.
62 T H E BO O K O F J U B I LEE S
owi ng the forn icat i on where i n the W atchers agai nst the
to
they begat s ons the N aphidim and Tthey were all unlike l ,
' ‘
k ind an d on e m an an other
,
23 A nd eve ry one s old . .
s i nned agai nst the beasts and b irds and all th at m oves and ,
thing fro m off the fac e of the e arth ; be cause o f the w icked
ness of thei r deeds and because of the blood which they ,
that e nte red w i th us i nto the ark and beh old I see you r ,
c m m ndm ent in de t e c p e de th
o a 23 S ld him lf to w k in i qui ty
or r o s a a . o se or .
s ve in the c se of i d l t y i n c est
a nd aF ph se se 1 K ings xxi 2 0 o a r , a or ra e . .
W n t wh ing ft e a F ph e Th or th w fi ll d et c
a G n vi
er. or ras e ear as e , . e . .
se L e x vii 7 E ek x vi 3 4
ev . .11 Eth En ch ix 9 z . . . . o . .
T k th m lves w iv
oo G n vi 2 ;
e se 24 They inned g i n t et c
es .
Cf e . . . s a a s , . .
Eth En ch vn 1 . o Eth En ch v ii 5 b y m e n of w h ic h
. . . o .
, a s
22 Cf v 9 . Ndp hidim i e the
. .the te xt is e m ended
.
, . .
.
1 w le n th t the e w e e three cl
e ar es Cf v 2 bove
a r r ass . . a .
of gi nt l fi
a b i y é ; pl
s Ka 2 5 D t yed everything et c
c oy
r e/ a Genro s ur r a
‘
. es ro , . .
1rpd
‘
y ty
rrov newdh the vn 4 vi 7 Cf ve 2 7
a vr a s ovs .
,
. . . r. .
a e .
‘
e c av oo o oa o s o .
ijet m as lfi i nt = h ve nother e xc e p t f m th i A p ~
’
j tmaa h t fi y o e s a a a r ro s o
plunde ed n nothe o int jet r o alyp se
e a r,
”
r o c .
C HA PT E R V I I . 22 -
31 63
are p arting one from an other and are envi ous one of ,
an othe r an d so i t c om es
( ) that ye are not in h arm o ny m y
, ,
dem ons h ave begun (the ir) sedu cti ons against you an d
ag ai nst y o u r c h ildren an d now I fe ar on y ou r beh alf th at , ,
afte r m
y de ath ye w ill shed the b lo od of m en u p on the e arth ,
e ateth the blood of any flesh w ill all be destroyed from the ,
e arth .
there shall be all the days in whic h ye have k illed any beasts
or c attle or wh ateve r fl ies u p on the e arth and w ork ye a ,
D e troyed f om th f ace et c
s r e ,
. arr a o a . . .
ve r. 25 1 3 E ek xxi v 7 W m u t be c e z e s ar
ende “c ve ing nd n t
. . . .
Eth i pic w d i
”
2 9 I n to She ol will th y g A nd in t
. Th e o, o r . e o or s
sce n d A n d into th d
,
kn Cf xxii =0 d w =fl3 p e Singe (p 200 )
ar ess. . .
1rr e . r .
s J e wi sh Ch ri t i n
r r s o o a .
s a
a .
ti n w e could e d m ng y u
o 3 1 E ats with blood
r a a o Lev xix 2 6 o . . . . . .
64 T H E BO O K O F J U BILE E S
eat blood before you :c over the blood for thus have I been ,
are u p on the e arth and m ore over all fru i t be ari ng trees ,
-
.
32 Cf Gen . 4 ; L ev .1 0, . ix
th i ve e we ught i f the
. . x vii . 36 . In s rs o ,
S ee vi 2 (no te
) . xix 2 3 2 4 A cc din g t th i l w f
. .
-
. or o s a o
f eq e t the
r u n in Q T er f urth y e ll the f ui t the eof sh ll
1 7 ; A m os . . o ar a r r a
ix 15 et c cc i
A ord ng t o Eth Eno ch b h l y f givi ng p i e unto the e o or ra s
is “
. .
.
,
x 1 6, xciii el
5 , 1 0 I sra the p t L rd (ai n t n~515n wwp m e ) It will
lan o
”
'
’ ‘
6, “
. . .
an of u r g n ss .
r
. os
Sa d m e f m ve th fl d If w ye its frui t will b accounted h ly
ro e oo e ar e o
“
.
o b se ve th t in ve 3 9 En c h i c ll e d
r a (b a d wi ll b g the e d
r. The o s a 0. e a r
“the eve nth in his en e t i n
s g nd qu e ti n n w ri es wh t w to b ra o
”
a
th t ve e 2 0 —
s o o a s a as e
,
N h d n e w i th the f ui t f the f urth y e
’
a 39 rs s w d are oa s or s, o r o o ar ?
as p e che ; f ighte u ness ; ( ) I f w e m i t the wo ds in b ck et
a r a r o r o s
”
a o r ra s,
i f w n te fu the the wo ds v d me u te x t direct that ll the f ui t of
e o r r r sa e o r s a r
f m
ro the fl od w e h ll n t un the f u th y e is t b accounted h ly
o , s a o o r ar o e o
e n bly c nclude th t th i b k w
r aso a nd o ffe ed t o Go d (b) I f thea s oo as a o r .
’
he c o mm anded an d test ifi ed to hi s son and to hi s sons sons
unt il the day of hi s death .
24 :J ap heth ’
s, 25 30 -
.
(Cf G en . . x .
)
VIII I n the twenty ni nth jubilee i n the fi rst week in
.
-
, ,
the begin n ing the reof A rpachshad took to him self a w i fe and
her n am e w as Rasfi eja [the daughter of Sheila ] the d aughter
’
,
seek for him self a p lac e where he m i ght se i ze for him self a
ci ty 3 A nd he foun d a w ri tin g whic h fo rm e r (generati on s )
. .
Eth Eno lx 8, i ch
3 ud 1 4
“
xc ii J e is in J ose ph us (A n t i 2 3 )assign ed t o
the child en of S eth :E ¢ l u
. . . . . . .
III 1 . R dsa éj d = m xfi ,
V the
’
. ac r ip o a re r a
cf xxxiii pdw M 6
’
cept able ( D ent . It
. . w pt e d r K i ox
l 6m a. a T 1 0 e .
“
Leno ; K bc m é
‘
a in a rag
6¢a ¢ w eiv r obs dudpunrovs rd " i mam
’
me nt .
found in the M
ass , Sam , Syr , ulg . . . V .
the whit/ Gov Thy ér é pav as be )‘lowv
of Gen . xi
1 3 nor yet in . the T argum s, dadoré pats é vé ypa il/av 7 6. ebpmbé va .
a pp ears in the LXX ve irs on of thi
s
J M l. a ala, A n on Chron. 6 , r ro . p ep
ve e e iii the
.
M ass , Sam ,
. et c S l h the
a a is . son of .
t te e t
s a m n and adds ner d. aé r ov Ka r a : ‘
ph x
A r a ad f ct
The som e a s are s a d
. t te xhuo pt o v Kaivdv, 6 vlbs
'
ow
in Gen. x h
2 4 and 1 C ron. i 24. A t . .
e ypdx
'
cie t ti ve
.
T he m o for its S ce i
y ey pap p é vnv
an an n on e . '
In yn ll us, . 1 50
i e ti tex t vi f
.
ns r on in the is ob ou s rom th i ev t
s en is r oun d as ollows r m ec te f :
n 2 3 ab o
. ve W ou
ith t th i .s n am e the e
r
,6 ¢
'
1r e G rei Ka ivdv di odefl wv é v r d; 1re6l¢g
'
would only a h ve ee t e t
b n w n y one heads -
mo tive h ve
m ay a i e ti
led t o its ns r on in S ce
yn llus are r rodu d in Cedr enus,ep ce
the LXX . i
. 2 7, but w ith the f
ollow ng m or an i i p t t
8 Hefound a uniting et c The Wi sdom
.
‘
, . iti
add on w h ich f he i t te
urt r llus ra s our
C HA PT E R V II I . 1 -
7 67
the thir ti eth jubil ee i n the se cond week in the fi r st year 145
, ,
ther eof he took to him self a wife and her nam e was Mé lka
, , ,
a
'
m l obs dhhous
r i w fi n d nl h uld have “it l d him astray
r a r u ro av s o e .
”
grap hy, . pp
3 4, w e fi nd add on al
-
it i éE
nnd/rra ve .
et
d ails b orrow d rob ably rom e p o n f Jh Used to observe
’
jé ré éjfi . In m y
M alala (see ab o ve :
) w e ae r ay te xt e ended th is into
I m jé ré sejfi
xaraxhvoubv K aivdy 6 W k w e e f unding
’ ”
'
r o .
“
.
J h
the Book of as ar 1 0 a Ca nan the son i an d L agarde s
’
Greek MS :néhx r
of Seth, and not the son of Ar a ad, ph x M1 60 4
a
eci e
graphics, is d s r b d as p eoss ssing
T uly I hav been ent H e e ob vi ously
‘
r e s
’
r
et e e f e the e w
gr a wisdom and a knowl dg of ut ur p n m asia in the ori inal r as a aro o
.
eve t e p eci
n s, s ally of the e e hi m ? “i a n'w in ng a g For
d lug . T s
fg ng " ? g wful]
'
wisdom he c i t e
ins r bed on ab l s of s o n t e
S hel ah Eth has sala=Lxx 2 m
" p c e
(p a mm by) and la d t m am ong he
6 B ck eted w ds a dittograph y
, . a .
t e e S ee the q t ti f
his r asur s uo a on rom
. ra or .
from p ec eding ve se
.
J ep h
os us ab ove J t us as the eve
. r la r r .
the S v ic
la on Eno ch i e
are ass gn d to him from frequent O T nam e a . . .
f
words wil l b e o u n d in the n ote on i v y
. . . .
BO ), L g d s MS r on Gen x ;24
.
’
a ar e
15 .
. .
thirty— th ird jub ilee that they d i vi ded the e arth i nto three
p arts for Shem and Ham and Japheth accordi ng to the
, ,
children and he div ided the ear th i nto the lots whic h hi s
, ,
1 55 Cf Gen
. 5 F or P l g, Eth
. . x . . ee . thi c ve
s o t
nan as w ll as d s ru t on on e et ci
has P alek h . him an d on his s d Cf Ep iphan ee . . .
9, 1 0 h i e c et
T s s r an d unauthorit a
. Haer l . x vi
84 (II. . 5 42 , O l r) ii p . . eh e
tive ivi i
d e th f
s on of the ar is ollow d b ye cfm olbev 6 lduf rrns dr i rtw ldia r y fiv
a fo m l nd auth o it t i ve one m de
r a a r a a m
an elhv a v di nprracmé vnv arr ai m63V [c a l
’ -
b y N h in the p e en c e of an ngel
oa r s a , é fedut fifin r d li er ag!) dhhfihwv y w bneva. -
:
.
s . s a c é n é fin r efs 6plow 7 0 0 En g Ka i .
of P l e ti n e and the
a sl ughte of the s a r N6 6 o nly v ols é Ea ilrail yeuojué vots é‘dueo w - ‘
ob vi te u ch obje ct ions an d t sh w
‘ ‘
zs 6 rd r é w x i r uhf dn é dwxe r ois
’
a s o o xa tpoz
p
‘
,
rh p av 7 73V
v n a r pr
'
’
’
sea .A nd all th at i s towards the north i s Japheth s and all ,
strai ght lin e t ill i t reac hes the west of the tongue whic h
looks tow ards the south ; for thi s sea i s n am ed the tongu e
of the Egy p tian Sea 1 5 A nd i t turns fr om he r e towar ds . .
the south towards the m outh of the g r eat sea on the sho re of
c ases pp e to h ave i dentifi ed with
a ar we h ve a ano ther abbr evi ation of the
the Ural m ountains The T n i . e a s or l o ng e Rhinocurura It will b e
n am .
is defi ned as “
.
to a hi
T s is the G f q
ul of A ab a at the th
nor
Rhinocurura in Egypt Thi s pl c e . a of the Red See. Our text the ite
is l ral
fu thermore is situated on the fronti e
r
o
’
a itt
L m ann has obs r de ve .
in xxxi
. 2 of la r, rom Bin ds as the tte f sou th north
far as Gadaira
”
In s las u o a on . th i t q t ti — late m eaning of the word
a r
r
.
C HA PT E R V II I . 1 3 19
-
71
t ill i t reaches the w aters of the river Gihon and to the south ,
to the south the reo f [to the s outh] and fro m the east of ,
West to c 6 re d
‘
Afrd ( d) t the . a s o [To the south] . Bra k t d c ee as itto
d
w e st of A fra A frasee ms t b Afric
'
.
”
o e a gra y . ph
in its early li m i ted sense . I t turns to the Teast l" We s ould '
. h
Gihon Eth has Gij on i e the exp e ct t o w the e t
s
"
I a om d h ve itte
“and b or ‘ urns. The boundar
. . . .
, .
,
N ih v os xul l ubu
e o , hé y Pndw l iv
‘
s te tte t ' '
srac. a so 2 6 no . The la r m oun ain is
.
:
. . . . . . .
the e ast and I ndi a and on the Red Sea and the m ount ai ns
, ,
thereof and all the land of Bashan and all the lan d of
, ,
Maé dai and all the m ountains of A rarat and all the regi on
‘
, ,
tow ards the no rth a blessed and sp aci ous land and all that , ,
v er 1 2 . . a i
,
s a o
21 A . S c el
blessed p ort io n. Cf yn the i land of Crete Kamatu i in ix
lus, .
s . r .
o o .
pté o ar o dis Ka i éw
M dern e x egesis has tak en the sc ip
‘
I l nd s of K f tu
s a Th i s is C p ht : n m es m ay b e deri ved from C nt i v 8
a r. a or a a . . .
Syr Vulg
.
,
al o in J e A m nns in n rthe n S yri a
., J e p hu s r. a o r . os s
l in D nt ii 2 3 in the L XX Sy
a so e r era a r a r
V ew
. . , . .
O nk Vulg J on T arg T he e
.
, .
, .
-
. r are i .
r Mdeddi i e M edi S ee x 35 ”
a a
, . . a. . .
74 T HE BO OK OF J U BILEE S
cam e fo rt h the th ir d p o rt i on beyond the ri ve r Ti n a to the
no r th of the outfl ow of i ts w ate rs and i t e x tends no rt h ,
r egi on of the ri ver Tin a i n a no rth easte rly d irec tion until i t -
app ro ac hes the boun dary of i ts w aters towar ds the m ount ain
of She H p o ti n from
m and am s
’
r o s xé pa s An dl ab ora e . e t
Media to Rhinocurura in A si and t t p vi c e pp a o c
ac oun of J aphet s ro n a ears
’
. s r icle Je h ee xxxir
’
e 7 Chron s of ra m l 4 5 .
-
.
rpl p
'
am) Mndi s 3m P a lpwv x l
rc tte ep e e t
a e e p e ct a e a T he la r is d nd n in som r s s
Pw p é pwv d mobs B ppi v
oxov o Cf the f er o . . on orm r.
by S yn c ellus (p Id¢> 0 c t ’
. e Gog The
. oun ry of Gog is in
(d ) i n d Mnd l s d po dp
xcv ( he i i e tfi
e a i th
7 . 1r s
'
x'r ov n ort rn A s a. Gog is d n i ed w
t a
I l mm a gws I d ipwv m l Bper r m
a s the Sc th i ‘
a J ep h e
‘
a y ans b y os us (A nt i. 6 . .
Ka yui w A pp t
rca K i
-
I finpl
’
the h ic e ev a v J e h ee a
’
av, 1 ) and C ron l s of ra m l
i d:
.
,
b Kbhx v
l 'r ov
,
Ku dm u x p (xxxio s Ka r r
-
’
aa a s .
m m v b . . . ar
( 0 Eng ) a pig
7 0 6» I d¢ 5 0
. d F aram y b e Afric
to
'
S ee ver 1 5
et 7
’
7 a a. . .
so 1r s y o a ro s era
7 7 3 a
‘
t s m l xxxi 5 b el nged to J pheth c
'
a 1ra.v a
'
. o a .
Bpt l é x wé
rrav a s, 6 n p ip ev 2 9 F iv g eat isl nds
e u re S ee note7 , a a xe a . e r a .
on ix 1 3 T o these fi ve m ay b elong
”
60W) t A u
’
En s , v w I d vy s
re «a a e ,
1r ’
e , . .
and the land of Ham is hot and the land of Shem i s nei ther ,
f
o N oah . A m ongst H am
’
s children , 1 :Shem s ’
2 6 -
:
J ap heth s, 7 1 3
’
14 15
’
-
. Oath taken by N oah s sons, -
.
IX . A nd H am di vi ded
ongst hi s sons and the fi rst am ,
west of him fo r Miz raim and to the west of him for Put , ,
the fi rst port i on cam e for th for Elam and his sons to the east ,
of the ri ver Ti gri s till i t approaches the e ast the whole lan d of ,
D é dan and all the m ountai ns of Mebri and Ela and all
’
, ,
30 La nd o
.
f Ham is ho t Cf Ep i runn ng i h
nort ward to Pon tu s and the
:
. .
ph an E aer l
. 85 X avaau as. xvi . D on .
IX . 1 Cf Gen . 6 . . x . .
W ters of D éddn D ed n i
a on of . a s a s
Ca sh . e
Et h has Q u s c t
The oun ry . .
Raa m h one of the son a f Cush (Gen
,
s o .
is no doub E t th i pi S ee
o a. J e ph
also os us x 7 ) or of Jokshan son of K etu h
.
, ra
and the h ic e Je h ee
C ron l s of ra m l, in lac .
(Gen xxv The D edani tes a e
. . r
Mizra im Eth. has Mésré m .
. He gene ally tak en to b e a comm erci l
r . a
r e c ei ve
s s w im or Egy . pt p e ple dw elling in Ar b i p ssibly on
o a a, o
P ut Eth has Phfi d. So also in LXX
. .
the north west S ee E ncyc Bibl -
. . .
(Poss t e
, ms The oun ry of Flu
. . id. c t i 1 05 3
. .
i
is L b ya, ly ng w s of Egy iSee et pt b eb'ri (b) Mazb ara
d
.
a
J e ph
os us an d erahm eel J .
was (b e d)
.
a mam
.
Canaa n T u s Canaan s
.
'
h
or on p ti e x P harndk Can s b e P arna a on . h ci th i
te e f i
nd d rom L b ya t o the c
A lan on the t tic oas of Pon us On t t
oun r s the c t i e
e t S ee x
the w s f i
2 8 29 . The bra k
. d .
-
c ete all ng to
’
m s or on in A s a She p ti
nor i Mi
itt p h
words are a d ogra y . an d t o nor see the
uo a on romth q t ti f
p ti
’
2 Elam s or on
. f the i i
rom T gr s - Epiphanius (A dv. B e er ) in not on e .
to the t t c fi e
u m os the v ii
on n s of India, i 1 2 21 .
.
-
c t ie ei the
oun r s bord r ng on 3 N ineveh
Red Sea and . . Eth Niné vi . .
76 T HE BOO K OF J U BILE ES
an d Sh i n ar and i t as cen ds and
to the b order of I ndia ,
an d
the east of the Eup hrates borderin g on the Red Sea and , ,
all the w ate rs of the dese rt c lose t o the t ongue of the sea
5 An d
’
San ir an d A m an a t o the b orde r of the Eu p hrates . .
for A ram the re c am e forth the fou rth p ort i on all the land ,
for Lud the fi fth p o rti on the m oun t ai n s of A sshur and all ,
i ht e e
m g i t
m n d falag n o falaga and 9 Th n th w e te n po ti ns of e or s r r o
“t o
-
.
t l te the i ve r Wadafa
"
Eu p e fell t M d i lot b ut he w as
’
ran s a r . ro o a a s ,
. p ti
’
4 Arp achshad s or on S ee f the diss tisfi ed with i t (se
ur r . 35 ) n d a e it . a
ix. 1 3 for the i ll tte
slan ds a o b egge d p t ion of Shem l t M d i
d t o him . a or
’
s o . a a
’
s
J eph
I n os i
us, A n t the e c e
6 4,. . l t w ould eem t e m b c e B it i n nd
d s nd . o s o ra r a a
t
an s of A rp achshad are d ni e tifi e ith I el nd T h f m e i m enti n ed in
d w r a . e or r s o
the h l ee
C ad s .
’
Eth has A rphaxed . the Ch nicle f J e h m eel (xxxi . ro s o ra .
.
’
p i e xte
6 Lu d s ort on f
nds the E ek xx v ii 13 T his nam e al d e
rom z . . . so
78 T H E BO O K O F J U BILE ES
unto their sons i n the presen c e of N o ah their father and ,
out their gen erati ons t ill the day of judgm ent on whi c h the ,
the N oah, 1 2
’
sp iri ts lead astray sons o f -
. N oa h s p rayer,
3 6 -
. Masté md allo wed to r eta in one -
tenth f
o his su bject
sp iri ts, 7 11
-
. Noah taught the use of herbs by the angels
Media , 3 5 36 -
.
II . n. 5 44 xvi
(H aterIn l . vno a v b
NG6 m l ebfa névov
ro s vlobs .
S ce
yn llus , (i 83 ) also it
is sa d of
. i r ail NGe ill a drromrcbo w d1r’ a zrrcbv,
’ ’ '
h:
N oa ne w as rehevr av é ver elha r o 6 m pw s é xé hew e
i
7 43 dpxa y yé htp ' '
k ake?» au
’
r obs e ls r iyy d vo c ov
fi
' '
rc bv 1rpbs dhhfiho vs
’
p
. .
1 We a
X . . r ano h ve he e
r ragm n the f e t wpoa t pé aews, T a fie hoa rd é w é a '
Mp1) .
fl '
.
c e
of ours , as orm n g a g nu n s f i on e i e e ct i f the e e ii l rom th H br w or g na F or is .
of J i ee
ub l s T s summ ary gi s
. hi ve the the e e c lt
w ork r ad r can o nsu
’
J ellinek s
c te t
on n s of rs s 1 9 ve e
K a t y dp é v -
. iv Bet ha Midrasch, -
15 5 1 5 6, or m y . -
“
¢ ép€T a L 1repl a br ébv, 81 1 y ard r ev ar a. . K The third week of this j u bilee If
:
.
N o ah , an d
to m ake to err and dest roy them 2 A nd the . .
the L o r d hi s G od and s ai d : ,
unto m e ,
is 1 5 83 1 5 89 b ut it m y b
-
m u ch cove ed the true tex t Th p ge in a e r e assa
e li e
ar r. s o s ‘
dem on in u te xt i g d e q i valent
”
Th u n l n d m n beg n
e c ea d e o s a e s o r sa oo u
d i t “the fo “the spi it f the M m e im ”
st ro
y them (so a b) c m . o r r s o a z r ,
N h (oa m y Eth T e x t p 3 5 n te s 1 7
se e f e : “Th uncle n dem on b egan to o or e a s
“
. .
, ,
1 9 ) h w th t in te d f the ch ild en of le d
s o a s a t y nd to m ak e t o
o nd t r a as ra a err a o
1 13 1 5 c u p,
t i n f
ao morr
a s t t l y so th t the te x t
o f bm y b
r ight , o s a . a o a a e r .
N w th is ve b i the l t i nfi ni tive in
o r s 3 God f th p iri t of all fl
as esh . o e s s .
My n ( ) b “T hy son sons
. .
m y c onclude th t w e h ve th us e
a vi x vi
a a r .
-
.
80 T HE BOO K OF J U BILEE S
a cted i n m y day : and as for these s piri ts wh ic h are liv i ng ,
im pri s on them and hold them fast i n the plac e of con dem
nati on an d let them not brin g destru cti on on the s ons of
,
“
the Spirits Masté m a c am e and s ai d : Lo r d Creator let , ,
, ,
The sons cd
( ) b “the
p city they are designated as angels sons
’
sons. ca a
7 C f E t h E no c h x 4 1 2
the ir he arts xlv iii 1 7 I n v 3 1 i t is . x .
. .
c
.
t ally st ated th at G d pu t
.
piri t s in
, .
a u o s
8 S ee the q uotat i on from Sy n c ell us
.
uth rity over m n t o l e d them t ray ; a o e a as
in n te on ve 1 o
s n tes on x v 3 1 32
r. .
A gai n (2 )they ee o -
. .
Mastémd In the Lat i n ver i n thi s accuse m en of actual o ll eged sins xvii
. s o ra , .
Mid ashic B ok of N oah (see m y tex t th e who h ave sinned b eing c eated
r o ,
os , r
in wh ich i t app e ars in Syn c ellu nd f destruct ion they pp e xlviii 2 s a o a ar, . ,
Ced nu M o ¢ dm 6 dpxw
re s as 65 in l ying the fir t b orn in Egyp t
a r¢ In v 7 V s a s -
.
am n M m pd is less ccu te
ou t , or x lviii 2 Masté m a seek t l y M oses
a
-
u a a ra . . s o s a
Rons h h
'
em arked (p
c thi s pi its seek t o rule m an in o der to
as r . s r a r
w o d is n t f und as a prop e n un
r o de stroy him x 3
o But they c nnot r o
—
, . . a
e xc ept in the A cts of Philip (e d t u ch the righteous 6 eve y breach . o , x . r
n d d e st oy them Eth
.
.
S ee qu ot ati on fr m Syn c ellu in note
a r , . o s
Enoch v 11 12 xvi
x in wh ich
. n x l , , .
, o . .
82 T H E BO O K O F J U BILEE S
ighteousness wherei n he w as p erfe c t For Eno ch s o ffi c e w as
’
r ,
.
ord ai ned for a testi m ony t o the ge n erati ons of the wo rld so ,
thirti eth jub ilee i n the first year i n the se cond week Peleg , ,
1 7 . E no h s c ’
o fi ce was orda in ed f or a 19 . Of Gen
. . xi. 2 ; Ep iphan . A do .
e ch ic i
a
'
a a
m and a br k w ll b e t o u s as a
(G en xi
.
It i b v i u
.
th t t e the
s o
pi t c h o
t s a our
s on and for m or ar.
”
Cf.
o
. .
auth r th us d e i ved R u f m yp i rt
J e ph i e ro '
o
os A nt 4 3
. . . . .
r
.
the tex t th i ve e a
te xt pp s a
of in s rs see m y , .
e f G ee 3 6 37
-
The assag is ound in r k
.
: o
m en had b e com e ev il
i n Ca na o f Nicephorus, 1 7 5 é 1r2
T h i de i v a
.
W
s r ’
,
pyr gm aew a v olxodoaofiw es 7 6 ( as
é‘
.
T d (i e T mi)
a v éa . . a xa xo evos. a ham s é 1rl
-
r hlvdovs rns r hiy dov 1 6 .
‘
r, in 2 6 Sanabr
y Ka i 1 0 0 am ou
'
. 1 0 6 evo s r otxov fi ddl er v . .
CHA PT ER X . 18 2 -
5 83
hei ght (of a b rick)was the thi rd of one ; i ts hei ght am ounted
to 54 3 3 c ub its and 2 palm s and (the ex tent of one wall ,
p eo ple and ( thi s ) they begin to do and now noth ing w ill be
, ,
1 6 5 8, pp
5 1 , 5 2 )has drawn u on our
. p a n dere Sp che edete ra r .
te xt in the f
ollow ng assag Tr s i p e: e Thimte n t d s
'
In J m e (Ep iet
e s a e . ero .
r
orgyas longam tercentum et tredeoim .
invenisse m nov i absque lib p ocrypho
e ro a
la am t n umce t quinquagint a unam
q ui a Grae cis A a rrfi (a l Mucpo yé vecn s)
’
ter s ; turris au te
m orgy as decies m ll i e in quo ex ercentur ug l s et at hletae p ie
t
al a ; q i
u b u s exstruendis quadragint a
et cursorum velocitas com p robatur
anuos insu m pserunt Cf Malalas, . . J .
hi f J
T s orm s erom e s no
'
on n am te the e
.
H ebrew on a m re u ed stadium
. .
nd m
4 01) q te the f
uo s i ollow ng assag p e a s as
e p e ct i
r s ng thi t e s ow r from W l s ei ’ or ra ce c -
ours e S ee Levy s Worterbuch
.
’ ’
i n Zoo
Biblische L egenden der Musel .
m anner, pp
7 7 78 :
D er Thurm 2 2 Will be w ithholden from them
Lit. “
- . .
.
i
N m rod s) w ard his zu n r Ho von
’
ei e he w ll a l rom m
”
i fi f the . Gen. xi 6 . .
5 0 0 0 Ell n g b au e e t o G tt i e
l ss ihn 2 5 Of Gen . 9. . . xi .
m it ei e
n m sol n che G et e
os u m sti rzen, F rom then ce they were disp ersed
dass all L u e vore te r Sch e c e
k n ganz ea ch according to his lan guage A . ccord
84 T H E BO O K O F J U BILEE S
and hi s n ati on 2 6 A n d the Lo rd sent a m i ghty W i nd . .
an . fourth week in the fi rst year in the begi n n ing thereof in the
four an d thirti eth jubilee were they d i sp ersed from the land ,
a n g el Cf Chronicle s of J
s. hm l ix 1 ) to Cana n ; but C n n w ong
. era ee . a a aa r
xxx 8 lso Ep iphan A dv H
. a i 1 fully seized P lestine s e Ep iph nius . . aer. . . a e a ,
A noo mt cxi v p 2 1 7 ( d D indorf)
’
5 d éd y dp
rea x i yh m ao e
'
Trs u a a s, . . . e .
6 I ouda ta, ‘
)
d¢ ap1rd§e¢
:
.
o ld rad on t i ti
I t is ou nd in Sibyll . f . /7 75V, em
(i f u/( pawns ; dé 6 0 6 63, fini al)
Or iii 9 8 103 ;
. os
. A nt -
4 3 ; J eph . . i . .
xpé vovs pe ra y ola s, Y va ner a vofi a a a v 0 1
Ep iphan A dv H ater 1 5 .
yn llus, . i . . . S ce ex 1 0 8 K ay. xa l T ots 7 0 9 Z ip};
i 7 7 Cedrenus,
. 22 i . . Th y khnpouxla v, é xeivoc dé 0 0
‘
ve t fl
’
O r hrow dé qat Ka r a ar po¢ 1j p er evé ow , dhh eehov T ap é rpov aim fi v
’
n gg Ob s r
a lay of w ords not e ve the p whnpc fi aat 6 86 65 [s er d n ohhas -
“O ve threw it
. . .
p e e ved in
r s r r iio repov vex/ eds l a tos (by endure? ri w
'
r hn wfi fiva t 7 6
th w ro
' ”
me nu m pu man p jué r pov. Cf.
'
m en T h is disagree wi th it n m e ii S ce s s a a lso H a er 1x vi 85 (I I .
yn llus,
. . .
“B b el in Gen xi 9 A cc din t
.
a g i . . the . or o 83 Glycas, 2 42
. The w ords of .
S nh 1 0 9 m on thi d f the t w e f
a t c e ve
e e te x t :
r o o r o las om ry n ar our 6 700
:
-
.
B b el w as b urnt
a ne th ird wall w e d o -
s o XM L as X a va a v [660 11 T i)” 1r 69 r ev
p
fl
,
me n n orth
a
"
sb ut i t is u ed cc i n h , s o as o (s ould b e occident is) plagam sortitus
all y in th i s w ong ense b y Eth i pic ip e te
r h s o est, s au m occident is (s ould b e
c ib e S ee note on viii 1 5
s r s. orient is) acce it
p .
29 Thi s v i ew is I th ink f u nd nl y
.
e
, , o o
.
86 T H E BO O K o r J U BILE ES
an d
Ben an d Serug 1 , ( cf. Gen . xi
. 2 0, Rise o f w ar
i n the fi rst year thereof Reu took t o him self a w ife and her , ,
,
’
, ,
towers and i ndivi du als (beg an) to ex alt them selves ab ove the
,
to war p eop le agai nst p eople and n ation again st nati on and , ,
3 A n d lj r the
'
XI 1 Cf Gen
. .21 . . xi . .
Eoduow Ka id év
v i) 515t n
rape la cs
’
Ord .
’
Lagarde s r wpa
f
Sy r. MS : dpy vpor et xr wv '
p bvov bé bi d xpw
‘
.
B) hi .6 e l l b
’
ag o Ps P lo , A n t. bi bl Lib. 51 . x a e k vwv 7 0 0 d v d u
p nrov
:
-
. . . .
th i f
s is rom m o,
”
t o sin, in Talm ud ic fio a x/ T es
7 0¢ ov a r a r n obg r e é a vroi s KGT GO T
‘
p fi
' -
e e h it y
‘ ‘ ‘
‘
H br w T is would su ver 2 , b ut
« at
. .
( m um fia m heas Ka t 1 61 6 1rpdrrws
’
‘
i pl i e th t
ver 6 m s a o ur au or d r d th e i ve
“t o urn as d
.
See a so Book
ph ien ne, A dv H aer i 1 6 , wr s f ay .
'
. . . ite of A da m and Eve ( alan) 2 4 Ps M
.
iii
Eepobx T oy ep/ m
' ‘
ve ubp euov E 6 0w a6u
, . .
p .
P h ilo, A n t bibl L ib 45 p
-
pt i
2 6 T he orru . on of m ank nd w c i hich . . . . .
th ci e
or as r b s t othe pe i 2 I n dimiduals began to exa lt them
our au r od of
.
Se te i te
rug is b y la r w r rs ass gn d t o i e selves, So et c .T he m nda on MSS . e e ti
the the
age of Enos, son of :see S eth in m y text
is not n c ssary. ee
iv . te S e efl e cti
1 2 no om r on of our
. 3 .
’
fi r,'
h ave
the son o f Kesed . We
te xt pp e
a ars in E i hanius A dv H aer
pp here n ttempt t expl in the p h rase
a a o a
fl
« a t pfa ro els dv0 anrovs
p
'
'
elbwhohar pla
'
refe en c e t o U and his fathe K esed
r r r .
w orsh ipp ed each the i dol the m olten i m age which they had ,
’
Chaldees n e ar t o the fathe r of hi s w i fe s m other an d he
, ,
worsh ipp ed i dols and he t ook t o him self a wife i n the thirty 1 7 4 ,
5 Al témd
. S ee n te n x 8
as Ch nicle
. f J e h m eel in n te
o no . . ro s o ra o o
T p t et c
o corru Cf Eth En ch x v i ,
i v 1 2 Ou tex t w kn wn dire ctly
. . . o . . . r as o
6 T he e eem t b he e pl y n the
. r s
indi e ctly b y C d n s i 47 ign
s o e r a a o or r e re u , . al
n m e S e ug
a H c lle d the n m e
r .
0é at 6 N xb p é blb g 6 n
e a hp a vr a 7 V a c a ev an
-
or r o eé r vr
’
v va c a / 11 , 1 V re v
t o all m n n e f in nd t n gre i n
a r o
t p ai nu lw d
s pl a t 63 é i ra s ss o o av o e u iax a a s Ka 1 11 7r
S ee h eve te fi dn d w i n a w X hd i b
’
1 y vr v Ka ro a a x v
-
w s
(m o) n n v o r, o o er. .
O n n e li e efe enc e t
.
,
7 H w hipp ed id le S ee in n te u w l
ors o s. o a e a v. a ar r r r o
n i v 1 2 p s g e f m Ch n of J e ro ro ra s ar o r ee . .
o . a sa .
M
. .
,
a
Mé lhd d ughter of d e g m e n t I”
a S l F r. o a so
, Sy r. ra
in Syr nd Leg d e MS I n G n
’
M
a ar s r. e .
T hi n me
.
xi 29 Milc h is the n m e f N h o
. a § J Ijaska i
a o a r s
’
s a s
w i fe b u t th i N h i Te h f nd in G n xi 29 i e I c h ( mm ) ’
sn a or s ra s so .
ou e . .
, . . s a ,
,
8 Cf G n xi 2 3
. . e . b ut the e h is the d ughte of H
. . n r s e a r ara .
of th e Ch l d e e et c S ee
a refe en c e t o s, T h Eth has T a a
. r era . . r .
88 T HE BOOK OF JU B I LE E S
devou red all the frui t of the trees from the trees :i t w as
o nly w i th gre at e ffort th at they c ould s ave a li tt le o f all
LM .
thirty n i nth jubilee in the se cond week in the fi rst year
-
, ,
11 13 h i legend i t c ed t
-
. T s s ra o our m anda t a p erdent e s T s . he e l t t wo as
te tx by J e m e T w othe w ite ro . o r r rs p assa ge s are in ma n d the i e ived f m r ro
r ep c e it b t d n t m enti n the
ro du , u o o o our text .
u ce J e m e in c m m enting n ro o o
so r
N um
.
a
1 1 Sen t
. . T hi s can be e e ed
r nd r also
F bi l m
a
.
m n i n
o a w i te
.
a s o s
.
r
.
s as
h ad s n e t .
f ll w :C t m et ti nt in T h e
o o s as ra a su ar 12 Redu ced them to destitu ti on The
. .
w
.
c l l e ei
.
ou d a so b e a r n d r n g of gdhr a v or
( m m) t d m litt i c ipt um inv ni
a ii s e er s s r e o
é xdx waa v H ne c e thi ve rb m ay c
p t em Ab h m qui in sup di t
e r ra a ra c o
s .
go b a k
,
to the h ee ve
C ald v e
rb mnz t o ra ag , de
a p yph G en e e
ocr v lum in o b ti s os o e, a ac s
v t te h i ve
T s l c tit te
rb w ou d
as a o ns u
c vi q i h m in m f um nt v t
or s, u o u r e a as a
pl the e e h
.
the
a
b nt b t i vel d p ul i titu
ay o n n am T ra (nan) and
a
t n m en
, a ac or s
I kn w f nl y t w the
e sor s sor s
ve e
rs w ould ru n : m n no w me m p m m
es
r
o
efe en c e t the in cident in
r s
.
te xto
o o o
ou r
o o r
D : mm E m ma 2 1
'
tte p
For a m ts t o .
T h fi t i in S Ep h
e rs m i 1 5 6 nds rae a
.
e xpl i the e i v ti
a n e h f
d r a on of T ra rom
i q u te d b y M l n B k f A d m n d
s o a a
.
oo o
.
a a
the e i i e
m an ng ass gn d b y Je e ro m see
E v p 248 :“
,
Ronsch, D as B u ch d er J u bi laen ,
A b m w hen ch i l d
'
e, ra a
a
.
95 96
a w y avens ent t de t y the
ra s o s ro
-
.
o a r o a ra u So Sy i c r a F ragm n (see m y e t te xt p
w y —b y
, .
,
a b le t d i ve them o r a a a Of Ce drenu s, 47
. O dppa dé i . :
su dden i m p l e c ll ed u p n G d t o u s , a o o é y é w no eu '
d e the m n w e ed : H e e
’
r bs AB
ff wh pa du 7rar pa 5éh ¢> ov T bv
‘ ‘
or r o ,
o a s r r p
de ed the ven w y
’ ’ ’
a m I nd , a or r ra s a a bvn va ufir np é t w ev é 1r ,
fr m T e h fi eld
o Th ec nd i
ra
’
s . e s o s 51/ outfi t r o fi é a vrfis 7rarp6s
1 ‘
In ’ ' '
. the
f und in B h b u II tst i D yn
o ar -
e rae s,
'
-
or a l te J e i h
a r w s b o oks w of T ra the i fe e h
as tiam m p 1 3 (F b ic C d P
l/ , d . a r .
’
o . seu . is c e
all d A m thelai, dau g r of the hte
V T i 422 q ) Cum A b
. . . m nn um s . raa a or K arneb o, Bab a Bathra 9 1 a ; Book of
e et quindecim nn it D eu p ib u
ss , a u s rec s J h
as ar ( Mi e
gn , D i et des A p ocr 11 . . .
e ju c nt pic q u e t rram Ch ld
s o ra as a e a ae In Chron l s of the ra ic e Je h
or um v t b n t em in te e b iis
as a a s a rra a m eel (Eng ransl ) t
7 , A m t alai,
. . xx vii .
90 T H E BO O K O F J U BILE ES
clouds of ravens to tu rn b ack th at day seventy tim es and ,
o f all the rave n s through out all the lan d where A bram w as
were w ith him throughout all the lan d saw him cry ou t an d ,
unt il the tim e of s owi ng c eased :an d they s owed the ir lan d ,
9 . H ara n an d N achor 9 1 1 ,
-
. A bra m burns the idols :
dea th f
o H aran 1 2 1 4 ,
-
blessed 2 2 2 4 ,
-
. P ow er f sp eaking H ebrew given to him
o ,
xi . 31 -
x ii.
g be ( b) g b fi ( ) g b (d ) int f the fe in pi e d in N im od b y
’
a ra a , a er e a a , o o ar s r r
,
agb
’
a, et ining the e ding f b A b m bi th nd the ttem p ts f the
or r a r a o a ra
’
s r , a a o
und e st an d j t m j t fi fter s b é a f m e t de t y A b m in fu n c e ‘
r e a a a a or r o s ro ra a r
.
a
X II 1 14 I n te d
.
-
2 A n d he s ai d
.
,
t s:
. .
,
deb te m ong the Rabb is in the fi t t o l ter J ewi h lite ature Beer s
’
a a rs a s r see
and ec nd c ent (B
s o bb 4 8 Midr m nogr p h in the M n ts h if t f
. er . ra a , . o a o a sc r
‘
ur
on Shi ha Shi im i
r -
Exagge te d r G ch J udenthi wns 1 85 5 pp 5 9 6 5
. ra es .
, , .
-
.
in J os ep h us (A nt i 7 ) o in the tr dition i f n d in Ps Ph i l A nt
. . r a s ou .
-
o, .
Si f nd Sifre) n0 in u text s ve in
ra a ,
'
r
2 Th is tr di ti n of Ab am dm on
o r a
ki nd e d legend—the de th of H
. ,
g s r as o u
of a r n a ara
( Fab ic C d P eu d V T i 33 6 33 8)
( e note in J erom e m n A d b d w t5e r o s -
by fi
. . . . . .
re se e ’ '
fi 6 m l G
ti n th is last legend ( note on xii
o s p
ul
p p x
eg we z é v ueé
see
e ép
.
a . rr v i eo
m w é fl fl lbwh ;
‘
ffi
'
ov, r o
'
p 1 os a z e a
( Quassi H ebr on Gen xii . Er n t
u:g v w dhh 0 68
.
l p i; 6 £
.
ts
a
67
m quando egr e t e x Ch
o a o , vr a 7 7 o i e” 7
n oru u r ess s s ar a.
e i e h e e p t o a o ra
-
r g o n C alde s s t ua g in a a nn or u m
(i e d p
, ,
N xb p as y é w fifi
'
genuit A bra m e t p st e in C h , o
é y v v d dp w whtw l G b w h p
a arra
‘
a t e n/ . r v a e ev
c e te i q i t y
‘
o e v ta o a ar oo
du n mo u n s o ae t ti s su ae n n a a o
est :
l m2 pamxfi é wwvfiuq ips
t q c p t
'
xe s s
'
y as r
m or uu su m d n u n o o o o s
6 d pa 6 0
m tem Th a e A b Ch
4 79 1 0 1
i d
.
or m ex ns r e , ra e arra,
Cf 1 S m xu 2 1 “
a a o ss r
m em tu :cum
ora n t i v it ate Ab
r idols 9. a V in th ings rae . . a . . , a
Worship the m n ot
4 . Worship the Go d of he aven ,
Who causes the rain and the dew to des c end on the
them
Wo rship them not .
6 A nd h i s fathe r s ai d u n to him
. I also know i t m y , ,
t ruth they w ill s lay m e ; for their soul cle aves to them to
,
ver 5 , . 8 Ps xx . 17 . cxxxv . . x 3, 9 . 8, . S ee xx
1 8 of our t.
. xxii . te x
4 Cau ses the rain cen d
to des On your shoulders do ye carry th m e
2 2 , “Are
. .
.
S ee xx 9 Cf J er
. xi v
. the e
. . .x vi r A m os v 2 6 ; Is l 7 ; J er
. 5 ; . . .
x .
signs of the stars and the s i gns of the m oon and of the ,
( the m ) o ut ?
1 9 A n d he p rayed th at n i ght an d s ai d
.
D yrutstia/lw n, 13 ( uo e d b y p . q t t
s ance of our te xt :€v0 a 6
’
Afipaap.
F abr us,ici i
Incenditque ll
. i e aexarré w e 57 7) 7 4 5 warpl a uvomfiaas é v
temp lum idolorum in urb Ch aldae e voe?wer e vulcrbs é x 7 6 W dar wv mm )
p
oru m , at H aran ra r ipsius ad f te a ews 7 0 6 é m bw os xa t oi) Ka r a mcé l/a
p g
extinguen dum ignem ingressus com c 9 m ri w n ozé r nr a fi z
y dp of; ueT ptws
'
. z
t
hu s us est A ord ng t o B r (L eben
. cc i ee 15m) 7 0 0 1ra r po s tin a r ay r w 7 m m »
i
'
,
-
A br 1 10 )
. sam the
l g nd is o un d in e e e f é a xnde ls b ri e T a ny Ka i ner d
-
w .
Midr b Bechaii
. . . riw é xdc r ov r é w
{ nr ouué uwv draw/ wo w .
'
‘
p r oc
. . . .
M esop ot m i Cf Gen xi 31
a a .
fl . . . .
r bv O6 OV, 6 1 ot hour o
, p er ao xevudo a t wpbs
’ '
1 6 18 A b m
-
. ra o rs o ou hnua 1 a wpoev a ué ua .
In B bb a 4 4 ac co ding t
er. ra , r o xxxm .
A nd
stablish Thou m e and m y seed for ever
Th at we go n ot ast ray fro m hen c eforth and for ever
’
m ore .
2 1 A n d he s ai d
. Sh all I return u n t o U r of the Ch aldees
,
, ,
hen c efo rth and unto all gen erati ons of the earth I
“
2 5 A n d the Lord God s ai d : Op en h i s
am thy G od . .
2 2 2 3 Gen
-
. 1 3 . xii .
-
. A b ram s l
’
ife
O ur . te xt
w as b or ef e
22 F rom the hou se of thy father
. . S ce
yn llu s, 1 85i
. T us, on rary t o
. h c t
h i i p i e ep t i f
T s m l s s ara on r om T ra (seee h te
his o wn sys m of ronology, ch he
29 Th eph e
ras itte
is om d in A s ct i the te
ass gns da in s onn th i c e ct i
on as
vi i 3 , w
. he e the q t ti
r uo a on is g n a i ve the e i i
b g nn ng of 4 1 st the
ub l j i ee .
diffe e t c tex t
r n on .
’ ’
A pxi7 7 0 8 ad I wfin7\a £ov 7rap Efipa low
.
’ ‘
.
2 5 26 From
-
the ve th
. o r row of Bab l e ea 7rap
’
)
7 T GVT fl KOl/T a
x
( 2 6) the e e the
knowl dg of H br w e e r i
e np s, tb s ell/ a c ri m)
’
A 6 a p. xur a trrou
’
s
'
:MSS
.
e
languag was los t ti the
ll 7 5 th y ar of e '
é 1ri 1re (so R sc o n h
’
a ) r os
s é‘
96 T H E BO O K O F J U BILE E S
hi s m outh w i th the langu age whic h has been revealed
,
for
i t had c eased from the m ouths of all the c hil dren of
m en from the day of the overthro w (of Babe l) 2 6 A nd I . .
a r bu d t o D io dorus o f An o
é y cb é dlda ga r in Efipa ida 7 h630 0 a v
‘
‘ ‘ ’
' '
(3 7 8 39 4 -
A s m l ar w is set i i Vi e
K ur d r rw c
,
‘ '
i rr dpxfis Kr lo ews, ha heix/ r d.
‘
f th
or in A u gus n , D e Ci v D ei , x vi ti e . .
Peué c a . T he ab o ve e c i
r kon ng agr s ee " '
ubi/ 0 3 o Efi ep 6 re f) t ex 7ra r i7
p 06
e x ctl ith
a y w o ur text t e i t
i f w e ak n o rvvé der o r fi u pdfec r ijs 1rvp yo7roda s
c ‘ ‘
a cc t the f ct th t S c el
oun a a yn lus wr ongly 6a) Ka t r n s rc bu dhhwv (pa w s o vy xe
’
n ‘
t e j i lee
ak s a ub e i te
as 5 0 y ars n s ad of Gato r/s i; r ot} Efi ep 0 15K drrtb her o .
e
4 9 y ars S c el th fi
yn
. lu s us nds th t
a cc
A ord ng t o i
a an , B ook of A dam M l
on the e
1 st y ar of the j ilee
4l st ub , a n d E ve , 2 45 , s p
w w as p ro
. th i vi e
e h ve e p e f
2 0 0 1 y ars a la s d ro m A dam p e
oun d d b y Bar heb raeu s (Sy r -
. p .
ti l the th e
l 85 y ar of Ab ram cc
A ord . 2 5 L a ngu age which has been re
.
old in 1 9 5 1 an d the ef e
r or 8 5 in 1 9 6 1 . i 30
. :
D ivini t us u m ano g n r da a h e ei t
j i ee
N ow 40 ub l s + 1 = 1 9 61 , b ut Syn H eb raeorum l ngu a (see r dingi p ece
cellus, r ec koni ng the j ilee
ub at 5 0 no te ) .
e l
y ars, w ro ng y m ad e the t t o al 2 0 0 1 . D ay of the overthrow no on . S ee te
c t i le f
A ur a d orm o f the ab ove t te
s a x 26
. .
e t ep ce
m n is r ro du d b y Ce dren us, i 48 . . 2 7 The books of hisf athe rs
.
no . S ee te
i the ite
A ga n wr r of the le e t i e
C m n n on xxi
10 . .
R ecognitions, i 30 , kn w e the . t ce
sub s an Six rai n y m on ths T s m ans . hi e the
of our te xt i e ci
Q u nt a d m a generation e i te
w n r in Eas the
I t is t
m for . the ti e
pi i h i e i
r m o o m n um om n s tt
dolum s a u t
s u dy T he
. r ss on is T alm u diexp e i c
e te
n s adoraverunt , et us u q e ad illu d D o wm mr
‘
y (T aan 3 b Eru b in 5 6 a )in .
te p h
m us divinitu s um ano g n er da a e i t o pp iti
os on t o normmm days of the the
li te it
H eb raeoru m ngu a nu m onar s m ch i . the
Sun , i e e sum m r
. . .
i e e t t i ti f
A d ff r n rad on rom th t a in 2 9 31Si e-
ng r (D as B uch der
.
blessed the Lord who had led him out of U r of the Chaldees ,
there two years and he went (then c e) i nto the land of the ,
a n 1 1 A nd A b ram
. . went i nto Egy p t i n the th ird year of the
week and he dwelt i n Egyp t fi ve years befo re his w ife w as
,
3 5 Cf Gen x ii 7 8.
-
. . . .
-
8 . On the new moon o f the fi r st
5 Un to the m oun tain
.
“
Bethel on m onth So c d, w
. is t o be preh ich
the west, A et c
r m ountai n fte
r is the e fe e the e i rr d t o r ad ng of a b as Pra tor us e i
words “
.
p ce
la d b or Bé t é l ef e un o . e t 1 0 . H ebron . Eth K é b ron . .
the m oun a n of B l,
”
ti ethe etc . ti
Bealoth, La n Bahal ot , LX X Bauh
At
’
Eth A gg , L X X
. . e
’
d> 0 ( ass M .A own in t the
D ate trees z bilanbs
6 . south of uda , J
os h J xv
24, as L m ann. . itt
an e e
m nda on of a bib anfis ti . c d r ade has r ogn s d.ec i e MSS
corru t l
y B6a p
li b anos, w Dillmann hich tak es to Lo th
m an “ n r s
.
, 1 5 And , . .
“
on the n am e of the L ord an d s ai d : T hou the m o st h i gh , ,
“
thi s week : Li ft u p thi n e eyes from the plac e where
th ou art dwelling n orthw ard and s outhw ard and westw ard , ,
T l )
au u Th st tem ent in th is ve e
. e1 6 Thou the most high G d et c
a rs . , o , .
is d wn f om N um xiii 22
ra r Of ve 8 . . . . r. .
th c c e e ce pt i
.
’
au or on als A b ram s d on of xiii 11
.
“Of
,
h h el tive
P arao r a to ara and om s S i it I t greened hi/m
18 . akaJo So
u.
.
Gen x 11 1 8 T he 130 0
ex
. abs?”
Bi bli al the et ,
15
oun .
et c 1 9 21 Cf Gen 1 4 18
u
Jun.
had p i tched his ten t, Cf Gen
- -
. . . .
“and
. , .
xiii3, 4
. . 19 . This w eek . MSS add
A t an the east, on ver 5 et c . S ee . . sa di aga ns La n i t ti and Gen . xiii .
ro o T H E BO O K O F J U BILE ES
shall give to thee an d to thy seed for ever and I shall m ake ,
the bre adth of i t and see i t all ; for t o thy seed shall I gi ve
,
cap tive Sodom and A dam and Zeb oim and they to ok cap ,
20 . Sand of the h i e xp e
sea. T s r s T é rg dl, i e T dal of Mass . . i . Syr .
i
s on is b orrow d e f xxii 1 7
rom Gen has T ar l and LXX O apy dh
'
i
“dus
. . .
he e : t of the
.
in Onkelos
“ rou
. Vale of Sidd im .easy em enda An
21 I a . add d h ve
h the ti g e th on of a c up t tex t S ee m y Eth
orr . .
exp e i e th it p e pp e
r ss on g of r su 23 A dam i a A dmah
os s
T e x t wh ic h has “
. . .
, .
have c t e t th ee
to go b a k w n y r w en t
w ords insh uld be em ende d -
o
d n of “
.
ti
The La n is he e efe cti ve
r d itt i,
om2 4 One who had escap ed
ng Gen .
. .
th h the
ro ug e th
land in its l ng an d
in v 1 3 T his p e on was n m ed O ni .
'
. . rs a
xiv
2 2 2 9 Cf Gen
-
. cc ding t the B ok of J ash ar (M igue s
. . . a or o o
'
Cf Gen
. 1 (LXX )
. xiv . a , m ade atone orr r
Sé lldsa/r p ti
Poss bly a orru
. on of i c m e nt f Onk los (m i ) supp ort s the
or.
”
e
i ce
Ellasar, s n '
e i
5 6 and é are as ly con rende ing w h ich our te xt gives of pm in
r
f e
us d ih E th i pic
o the c pti
; but G n
orru iv 1 4
on The LXX n plfiuna and
e . x . .
'
e
i i te
or g na d in the G ee i c e
r k, s n V lg nu m vit wh ich presupp ose p l
A in u . era ' '
e e
H br w, as the S i c 2 5 A t the b egi nning of th i s verse
yr a has D ale sar and .
the e
T argum of Ps J on T lassar there i ob vi usly a lacuna for the te xt
.
-
. . s o ,
10 2 T HE BOOK or J U BILEE S
thr ead to a shoe lat chet I shall not t ake aught that i s thine
- ,
.
, ,
A bram receives the p rom ise o f a son and o f innum era ble
descendants, 1 7 -
. Uf ers a sacr ifi ce and is told f
o his
being in Egyp t, 8 1 7 God s coven ant with A bram
’
seed -
. ,
x vi . 1 4, 1
-
week on the new m oon of the third m onth the word of the
, ,
“
2 A n d he s ai d : Lord Lord wh at w ilt thou g i ve m e
.
, , ,
:
.
p e i to b e a ro r n am p pe e . 7 Cf Gen x v 7
. . . . .
C HA PT E R X IV . 1 14-
10 3
him :I
the Lo rd that b rought thee out of U r of
am
div i ded them i n the m i dst and lai d them over again st each ,
“
. .
e
r ad t o b e God un o e
”
t the .
‘
p ar a Th s w ould m ly
. i r ad ng i p the e i
8 9 Cf Gen-
. 8 9. . . xv .
-
am ) But ra eé wa. m g
. oss b y b e i ht p i l
8 L ord, L ord
. no on ver 2 . S ee te . . a c
pi
orru t on of xr a Oé w a z n' s as in
'
J eph
1 4, o s i
A nt. e ti
1 0 3 m n on one ( =é 7rl r d. é 1rl r d. dcxor omina m ) -
. . .
i
an m al ofe ch i
a he e
k nd, as r theOn . ce
had l arly n'fl ii by om en B y b or
' -
ef e i t .
s rs r . e
3 . .
,
.
l hi N
So a so Ras , i ch i
achm anides, K m
(A quila) . LXX =xal a uvexddw eu (1 01 0 29
-
acc i ee
ord ng t o B r (L eb A br. 2 0 , .
Se e
d r olam 5, s a a s n t te th t th i eve t So LXX and ulga V
ass , Sam , an d te M. . .
t p ce
ook la on N san 1 5 i .
Syr he i
t y w llbe in b ondage to them
. .
13 the e th
l ng of so ourn in the j
1 1 12 -
. Cf Gen
. . xv . 10 1 1
-
.
i ve
n t is g n as 400 y ars, but in e
12 . The p ieces . T he MSS h ve he e a r x
E od. xii 40 as 430 . But s n. n r i c e eithe
th t wh ich was spread out
a
"
r a Oé y ra ,
-
e
num b r agr s wit ee
r od calcu h the p e i
w h ic h I h ave t ake n t o b e a c orru pt ion te f
la d rom ag s of K o a the
, A m ram e h th
10 4 T HE B OO K OF J U BILEES
be i n bondage shall I judge and after that they w ill c om e ,
To thy seed w ill I give thi s land from the ri ver of Egy p t ,
unto the great ri ver the ri ver Eu p hrates the K en ites the , , ,
K eni zz i tes the K adm on ites the Pe ri zz ites an d the Rep haim
, , , ,
the Phakorites and the H i vi tes and the A m ori tes and the , , ,
Can aan ites and the Girg ash i tes an d the J ebusites
,
19 ,
. .
x
in E od vi 1 8, 20 , and
. . M eos s at the e
2 1 0 (y ars of so ourn in Egy ) A o j pt .
i e
t m of the x
E odu s, vii t ti
7 , radi o n . c i
ord ng t o s l
ron o ogyth i ch ol ow s it f l
e arly assum d e th t the
a ab ove p e i r ods th t e
a A bram was 7 0 y ars old w n he he
i c e the j
n lu d so ourn of the p t i ch
a r ar s in it e e the vi i
w n ss d s on in Gen x v 7 2 1 . .
-
.
the x
LXX in E od x11 40 ns r i e t the . . e
alr ady 7 5 w he he left
n H aran T shi .
ec e f
r kon d ro m the te
da of it s ann oun ce e
b longs t o th t e i e v i it
a arl r s and th t
a it s
e t
m n in Gen xv cc i
1 3 , a ord ng t o. St
. . p e e t c te xt
r s n on cc i
is a ord ngly wrong .
ii. 15 2 Ps J on in E od
. x xii
.
-
4 0 , b ut
. . . in the J h he e
Book of as ar w r Gen x v . .
our te x t e c
r kons the e f
4 3 0 y ars rom -
fi t e c te
7 21 is rs r ou n d (D iet d es A p ocr . .
c i th
’
I saa s b r On the the h
o . r and, P hilo . eq e t
ii 1 1 1 9 ) and sub s u n ly Ge n xv 1 6 . .
-
e
y ars, and k w sli e i e J e ph
os u s (A n t ii 9 . . . Ber rabb a 39
. F or o the efe e c e
r r .r n s
1 Bell J u d v 9
. .cc i
A ord ng to Ps . . . te J e h ite t e th i q e ti
t o la r wi s l ra ur on s u s on
J on o n E od
. x xii 40 , 41 the .430 y arse . ee
see B r, L eb A br 1 1 8 1 2 0 . .
-
.
are e xpl i e
a n d as f
ollow s : 40 0 y arse Of th i te f
s la r orm of e p it i
x os on our
e p e et ee
la s d b w n I saa s b r , w c i th hich
’
b ook knows no th ing .
t ook pl c e he
a h
w n Ab ra am w as 1 0 0 1 6 F ourth gen era tion
. e e
A g n ra .
e
y ars old ( Gen xxi and the xE o du s
. . ti e he e
on m an s r e
1 0 0 y ars c
I saa w as .
and 4 30 b et ee the te
w n da of G ’
od s he h
b orn w n A b ra am w as 1 0 0 y ars e
p ie h
rom s t o Abra am (Gen xv 1 3 ) and . . old (G en xxi . .
the x E o du s for th i p i e
s rom s w as g ive n 1 7 1 8 Cf Gen
-
. xv 17 21
. . .
-
.
e ef e
30 y ars b or I saa s b r
’
c i th h
T us . 1 7 The p ieces Em n d d
. e e S ee te no . .
e e
430 y ars : 30 (y ars b w n rom s et ee p i e on ver 1 2 , w he e the
.r sam e c p ti
orru on
in Gen xv 1 3 and b ir
. . th of Isaa )+c f
is ound .
e f
6 0 (y ars r om b r i th o f I saa c t o bir th 1 8 The E ivttes F ound in Sam and
. . .
of Jc
a ob )+ 1 30 (b n ei
g age of a ob onJ c LXX of Gen x v 20 , b ut not in Mass , . . .
iv
his arr al in Egy , Gen pt x vi
l i . . Syr , or ulg.
. V
10 6 T HE B OO K or J U BILE E S
jubilee in the third m on th in the m i ddle of the m on th
, ,
,
1 and l x iv
4 , 5 (see no s a so o n 1, te l i vi
w a ng s a the he f
is sa d t o b e i the
le ve e e :
. .
vi . 1 7 1 8,-
xi v it f
20 ) th t the
ollow s. a secon d day of un a n d b r ad Eopr h
‘
fe t
as of w ee ks w asc e e te the
l b ra d on
‘
68 é a r w n er d r ip ! 7r u
'
p rrnv ebdzzs .
‘
Si c e th i e c i
n s r k on ng d ev i te f th t
a s rom a x i t i th i i te Menach 1 m a n a ns
. . s n r
of the h i ee
P ar s s ab ou t the e i i b g nn ng i t c flicti exp iti pret ation aga ns on ng os ons .
of the h i ti
C r s an era, an d as the e e e r w r Sin e n thi s v i ew the he f w ving c o s a -
a
m any d ive e t vi e
rg n J i t t k pl c e n N i n 1 6 the fea t of
ws in u da sm ab ou , oo a o sa , s
ef e
b or , and a fte th t p e i
r a t w eek fi fty d y l te w u u lly
r od, w e m us s, a s a r, as s a
he e i q i e i efl i t the i i
r n u r br y n o c eleb ted n Siv n 6 wi th ut eg d
or g n an d ra o a ,
o r ar
t e the e vi e
na ur of s ws in eithe c e t the d y f the w eek
. r as o a o .
e i ith i t c e th t the
To b g n w , is l ar a
( ) But othe t k the S bb th to
y all 11 rs oo a a
aros e f the v i
rom e i tt che m e n the eventh d y f unle vened
ar o us m an ngs a a d a o a
t o the w or dS “ ath
bb a
”
xxiii b e d wh ich w l
in L ev d y f e st A s
a s
as a so a a o r
. .
r a ,
.
1 5, 1 6 Inthe e ve e it
. s rs s i e the S b b th in th i c e w N i n 21
is orda n d a a s as as sa ,
th t the fe t
a as ee h l f ll
of w ks s ou d a on the m w fte the S b b th w N is n orro a r a a as a
the fi fti eth fte the e i
d ay a r of the 22 Th i is ct lly the c u e pu ued
f r n g of . s a ua o rs rs
ch l ve he f
Pas a wa s a th i he f by the ( )F l h
N ow s s a A b y i n i n J e ws
“on a a as as or ss a
-
.
.
t e the
ak w ord S th of th i t y
T w o w ay s nd t w en ty n in e d ys ( e r a -
a s e
are p i le
oss b t e
It m ay b e ak n t o d Ab b di in Un iv I J illet 1 85 1 ’
a e . sr. u ,
e
m an m r y a e el fe t as day p
(2 ) It m ay (b) A g in thi v i e w i tte te d
.
. a s s a s
t e
b e ak n in its s r t ict e e the ee l b y the Sy i c ve i n f L xxiii l l
s n s as w k y r a rs o o ev. .
,
S ab b a th .
15 e xi ting b ef e 1 00 A D Thus , as s or . .
i t the
(1 ) F rs w ordS th abb a
i t is
e n de the H eb ew p h e
le ve e ” L , ix “: fte the e c nd
r rs r r as
t e
ak n in the e e l e e
g n ra s n s of a fe t as
e
b r ad (Lev xxiii ch
7 ) w as su
. .
(fe t ) d y th t i N i n 21
a day ; ( ) But as a , a s sa . c
le ss so e ce
H n
. i ee tc p t
t wo d ff r n om u a f i t pp e in u te xt A t or a ars o r .
ti on s ar s ie f th i i te p et ti
rom s n the b egi nning f th i n te w f und
r r a on o f o s o e o
as the S th
ab b a ii the e c
, an d ( ) s on d w h ich d y ( e ck ni ng the se c n d m nth t a s r o o o a
i te p et it the eve th
n r r s of s n day tw enty ightfd y )w i ve t N i n 22 .
-
e a s , e arr a sa
i
( ) The rs fi t i te p et ti n r r a on, h ich when the w ve he f w ffe ed Thus
w a -
s a as o r .
t the S
o ok th
abb a the fi t
to b e J ub ile s l inte p eted the p h e the
rs day of u n e a so r r ras
le ve e
a e
n d b r ad ( N san i t l m o w afte the S b b th m e ning the
n a ural y rro r a a
’'
as a
e t the ph e the
u n d rs ood ras fte d y fte the eventh d y f u nle vened
m orrow a r a a r s a o a
the S abb ath ”
e i te i
t o d s gna N san 1 6 , w ith b e d w h ich w Sp eci l d y f e t r a , as a a a o r s .
e
out r gard t o the the ee
day o f w khi (2 ) But on the f ct th t the si m ple
T s a a
te m “S b b th st nd el ewhe e n ly
.
was the i te p et ti
n r r a on of the h i ee P ar s s in r a a a s s r o
our L ord s ti e h i vi e
m T s
’
fi tw is rs at
. the w eekly S bb th b e d the as a a , are as o r
te te
s d in the he e the ph e
LXX , w r e ly u e m ng th J ew
ras in w ell ar s s a o e s as as
q e ti e ee
u s on is r n d r d b y T : ce t in m de n p e cul ti n T hu the
y é rra bprov T i) r a o r s a o s. s
he e
wpcbr ns ( r 7) w pcbr nz nnwn), e x ctl B ithu i n XMen h th 6 5 a)t k “the
a y a s a s ac o oo
as in Ps J on on L ev .
-
xxiii .
: m o w fte the S bb th t b the
1 5, fi nal . . rro a r a a o e
ns np s un smv in the T argum of O nkelos d y afte the w eekly S bb th w h ich a r a a
( u s e bee n t h an he e the S
) w r
“ th abb a ccu ed d ing the fe t of unle vened o rr ur as a
CHA PT E R XV . 1 -
9 xc7
fi rst fru its of the produ c e unto the Lord an heife r and a
-
, ,
But thy nam e from hen c eforth even for ever shall be , ,
A brah am .
8 . A nd
I shall m ake thee very g re at ,
an d thy seed afte r thee through out the i r gen e rat i ons for an , ,
e . e
b r ad Frank l (E rin/lass d p al Emey , . . . R echt, 2 1 853, Furs (H eb u p . t . .
1 85 1 , pp
13 6 137 ) olds
.
-
a ffi h th t the chald Wbrterbuch, 1 863, und r w ord
.
’
e
é r a ifipcov rfi s r pdrrns of LXX is the haw), Wellh au sen (J ahr f deu tsch
‘
. . .
i cte
d re d ag a ns s w i t thi vi e
The Kara . xxi iite Theol D illm ann (on L ev
. i . .
m u m, 1 7 0 3
‘
c
Fiirst , Geschi hte des 2 6 4 ) acc ep t in n f m o anothe the o e or r r
S it f
am ar ans the t ict i te p et
ollow s r n r r ato the ab ove lite tur e see the A ticle ra ,
r s
the it i
ory , as H z g ( Oster n n Pfi ngsten , 2 A n heif n d a goat et c
.
Cf . er a , . .
1 83 7 and o.st n xi v 9 T he e
Pfi ngsten 73m .
not the s c ific e s . . s are a r
zw etten D ekalog, i t i e p escrib ed f th is festival in L v
w ho m a n a n d r or e .
th t the e e c le
a in i
H b r w a ndar N san 14 xxiii 1 8 2 0 .
-
.
ee
an d 2 1 w r alway s S th
abb a th t
s and a3 4 Cf G n vn 1 2 e x
“ m orrow a t r
- -
. . . . .
the f e the S th
ab ba w as
3 App rove thy elf Cf LXX b pé s . . e a
i e xx ii
. ,
Knob l (on Lev i
and Syr m
N san 22
wh ich are ll free
. . .
ee
1 1 ) agr d wi th it i
H z g, save th t a be 47 7 6 1. .
,
a
i e tifi e the
d n d the he f vi
day of s a wa ng enderings of 15m m -
r .
1 1 A n d the Lord s ai d
”
ever an d I shall be their God
,
. .
10 .
(A nd I shall give to thee an d to w an ng in ti the H eb re w . S ee on ver.
thy seed a he e l t
f ter thee) . T s w ords, os 26 .
th ugh h m i teleut
ro h ve e t e
o o o th the t on, I a r s or d As the S
ab b a is fi rs , so cir
f m G n x vii 8
ro e . . the e c . c i l cu m cision is s on d ard na com
1 1 1 3 Cf G n x v ii 9 1 3
-
J e i pp i t i -
m and of uda sm In o os on to
“ hild n
. . . . . .
1 2 Th hild (
. ec n th the xit t or ce G ee c t e
c re o e la y in rodu d b y r k ul ur
eighth d y y e w i ll i cum i e a T his the c xv c r e ci c s . o m m an d in Ge n 1 4 is nun
. .
f m f G n xv ii 1 2 is f n d nly in te f e h
or o e . the e q i e e t e
. ou o a d a r s an d r u r m n add d
the Eth ve f th t p ge nd in u th t it h
. rs . o pe f e
a assa the a o r a s ould b e r orm d on
text It eem t b del ib e te ch nge ei hth
s s o the ch i e a i fe i ra a g da y o f ld
’
s l O w ng
f “
. .
w h ich n t f u n d in the M
are Syr o pt o viii J eph ass., .
, su m Mos . 3 ;
. os . A nt . .
(Lom m t ch vi 1 2 3 1 2 4)
a zs In ci ii
, i th t the
.
-
r 60 , .To w s an d H ellenis
c um i u c sm ul q ui n n fu eri t
s ascttit e t u s, ci c ci i o ing a ud ow ards r um s on our
i
c rcu m isu in m cp putii ui di
s th e ph i e h t
sa e pp e t rae s e au or m as s s w a w as a ar n ly
o ct v t m in b it u
a o , ex er ni m ill nd the c e t vi e a ti e r a th t a a a urr n w of his m , i e , a . .
in A m b e Ep i t 7 2 w h em k n ci c ci i
ros h l
s pe f e o r ar s o r um s on s ou d b e r orm d on
t tem ent th t th i cl u e i the ei hth —the c e t v i e
, .
,
A quil
’
as s a a s a s s g day u rr n w ; for
1 10 T HE B OO K OF J U BILE E S
him . 20 s have I he ard thee and
. A nd as for I shm ael al o ,
behold I sh all bless him and m ake him great and m u lt i ply , ,
t ook I shm ael his son an d all that were born i n hi s house , ,
the ve e nd the M
rs , a t ake thi clause t b e p llel
ass. and O nk m ak . e days . I s o ara
the ent i e ve se efe t S
r h r i n m e ni ng t
r the p ec e ding In n
r o ara . a o r . o
20 P i n
. S M s (mum ) and
r ces. c e i the cir cum ci i n t b p e fo m ed
o a s. as s s o o e r r
is the me th t "
a o sa as a
2 3 2 4 Cf Gen
-
vu 2 3 2 7
. .
t n l te d
“n e l e ct in o “t ns ress
. x .
-
.
ra s a
n the g g g r ra
2 4 On the elf me d y i e s sa a o
ing in v i 31
. . . ”
, ,
1 5th f Siv n ; A cc di ng
. .
o v 1 a see er. or
2 6 T h i ve e i im ply n enl ge
.
t the Y lkut Ch d h 1 2 1 a A b ah m
o a a as r a
. s rs s s a ar
of N i n
sa on the D y f A t nem ent
or G n x vii 1 4 a o o
e . . .
, ,
or on the N w M on f J nu y (Beee On the ighth day
o MSS
o an d Lat i na ar r, e
L b A b 63
e . r. , a a . s
(A n d tho b n in th h ) Re
se thi ve e is sim ply n em ph tic nd
or e ou se . s rs a a a
st o e d w i th L t
r enl ged fo m f v 1 4 f “till
a . ar r o e r. or
d cle ly h ve “ n
,
2 5 S n te n ve 1 4 ee o w h lo r. Beside e s ou ar a o
“till i ves the wr n sen e f the
. .
. s,
N o mi ion f on e d y out f the eight
o ss o a o
g g ; r o s o
C HA PT ER XV . 20 3 : rrr
For I shm ael and his sons and his b rothers and Esau the ,
fly in the H eb ew r . w i th t wo o de s f angels Th tw o
r r o . e
A nd to be rooted out of the earth. or de s m ent ioned here in the Eth i pic
r o
ti
a d an d La n om , i t p i th h
oss bly roug te xt re the sam e t w wh
a sai d to o o are
h i te e t
om o o l u on . unite wi th God and I l in b erving srae o s
he e c e
2 7 T r are t wo lass s of an g s el the Sabb ath (ii 1 8 1 9 Th e
e ti e he e :the
. .
, ,
m n on d r e
ang ls of the inferi or angels of se vic e did n t enj oy r o
p e e ce
r s n i te
(see 2 9 no , 11. 2 no , 1 8,te
. thi pri vilege Now j u t the h ighe t
s . s as s
xxxi 14) an d the e
ang ls of san ct ifi ca a ngels sh are d with I el in the p ivilege sra
“h
. r
ti
on (see ii te
2 no , 18 [ oly on s e
”
o f the Sab bath so they h ed al o
“ c ti xxxi
. , , s ar s
san ,
cc i
a ord ng t o . the in the privilege of cir c um cisi n They o .
E th i pic text
o ; b ut r th ee f
or our a cc
ord w e e c reate d ci cum ci e d j u t
r ac r s s as ,
the ti : e i
,
Ord r e . i p
I t is s m ly a om r c p ehe ive
ns the angels for the d ughte f m en a rs o
term for the tw o (or r th ee h i he t
) g s (v 1. In D eb arim bb n i 2 ra a o .
e i c e it cc
Ord rs, s n o urs in the
follow ng i i t is aid th at the angel f se vic e i e
s s o r , . .
c te xt : e et i
on ut ss s mul cum ip
so et the infe io orders s ught t kn w the
r r , o o o
cum ngeli
a s nct um ip sius
s a He e or r L w b ut it was h i dden f m them (see
a ro
a s ,
W eb e J ii d Theol 2
r, . .
s n ct ip si
a . u m s up the orders m en
us s 30 Cho e them
. T h Eth i pi c t e
s . e o
G od s p ortion but th t the G ent ile t o the dem n who w ere the spiiriits
’
a s o s,
a ngels g e b ck t o n ld (p ossib ly
, o s ch ildren of the W t che and the
a a o a rs
, .
,
, , s , s as a s
6 6 p é p § MT V m ?a
the n tion t ngels f th i s purp e a s o a or os .
K i p é p s K pl h bs a
’
f) h v
i xxi 2 1 2 2 th ough
a t c u ov u irro
n d also in I a
I ufifl
'
sa a .
, ,
endow(p se é n
-
M n u v w
the sam e p i n cipl e as m n
ver xa'r or r a ev y in the o t
-
o ,
r a
Sc rip t ur e s (c f I vi 9 M tt xiiii ii 1 4
Icrp flé w
s. a
m l y pls K pl
' ’ . . . .
e v ou ar
-
x ar
M k iv 1 2 in wh ich the ultim ate ar . ,
a n d in D n x 13 20 2 1 xu I a .
esult of n cti n or eri e of acti n
.
, , , .
, r a a o a s s o s
w he e h ow eve
r , all the n t i ns includ is d ecl ed t h ve b een the i m m ediate
r, a o ar o a
ing even I ael are unde sto d to b sr obje c t f them r o e o .
s
e c ded in the Ps J on f D nt xxxii 1n nger Entdecktes J ud en thu m i 805
.
r or -
o e
. . . . e ,
T hey m y b referred to as dem ns
.
,
8 . a 82 0 e o .
in 1 C r x 1 9 or as 6 3 3 T hi
o
M n in G l i v 3 9 C l
.
x
.
, ve se sh w
7
th at
.
the ar oz eta. r ou . s r o s
a or
; 20 a .
p st asy in I.
e l in e ly p art
,
f
o . 11 . . a o sra ar o
3 1 To lead them ast y In x 3 8 the se cond c e nt ve ry wi de
. ra
w . .
, , as
28 th i is the fun ct ion assi ned
.
xix .
, g
s
pread s .
1 14 T HE B O OK OF J U BILEE S
w ri tten i n the heavenly t ables I s aac 4 A nd (that ) ,
.
[10 ] I h ave de clared unto thee all the ir wo rks that they are ,
wicked and s inners ex c eedi ngly and that they defi le them ,
w ill ex e cute judgm ent on the plac es wher e they have done
acc o rd i ng to the un clean ness of the Sodomi tes like ,
16 in L t i n There m y h owever
rs s s as a a a
We h ould e xp e ct “w uld c onc ei ve
. .
, ,
s R ousch (p 1 0 2 ) suggests h ave b een
o . .
. a
S ee verses 1 2 (where th is p m i e i c nf i n f bp s nd dp s ro s s o us o o
’
o a o .
fulfilled) 1 6 , . 1 1 A ll m ent i n of A br h am s nu . o a
’
5 Cf Gen xix 24
. . . . see m ly t e tm ent of Abim ele ch is
. r a
Zeboim in te x t seb e m
, S ee Gen m i tted 1 . . o .
xiv 2 8
.
, . W ll f the Oath i e Beersheb a Gen e o , . .
, .
d i e till he should beget six sons m ore and shou ld see (them ) ,
S h an h 1 0 b I c w as bo n on the
a ,
saa r he e r .
1 5 1F u rth1
.
'
T h is sh ould be
o
'
. I n I saa c should his na m e, Gen et c . .
th ird in x v l
”
Abr m w as in
as . . a xxi 12 . 6 of our
. S ee x vii . te xt .
fi r t j ub il ee
s Fi fteen y ears l te I . c a r saa 59 b the e ic i hethe
r is a d s uss on as t o w r
Sarah all that we had t old him an d they both rejo iced w i th ,
the Lo rd who had deli vered him and who w as m ak ing him ,
A p eop le for (His)p ossessio n z hezb a i ving p ctic lly the sam e endering g ra a r
t it c f xxxiii e e e f s un: e in Ex od xix 6
“
ar ( . m nd d rom hezb a
. natur nd in of . . , a
he it c e
r an
”
et
(hezb a r s ), of D ent iv
20 i n n ci ent J e w i sh way of tre t i n
. . .
g s a a a
ti p p
La n, o ulum sanctifi cat u m T s as h i l t th i p h e T hus we fi nd i t gi ven s ras
nun:
. .
R9 5: :
.
. f eq e t
(D ent vn 6 ), a r u n O T. ph e
ras ; of wa m par131 ( =kings with
. . crowns .
"
r -
our au th
or, as the c i c e
los ng lau s of our T g ne w
rate an d the Syr ver ar
hOLflO ” m
. .
ve e h
rs s ow s S ee
also D e nt vii 6 , xi v
; e x actly
. . . .
2, xx vi 1 8, w r
. he e the f ph e
ull
‘
ras nn o up
f
is ound In xix
. 1 8 of our tex t the e
sam
.
in u Eth i pic te t nd in Rev as o r o x a .
i fic ti e ec
d f ul s r ur ih
If tersit is r g t, w e .
v 10 T h we con clude th at the . . us
m g i ht c p e
om ar D ent xx vi
19 Eth i pic te xt re pres ents the H eb ew
. . .
o r
m l lepeis, w r as he e the sa r o o
ti e
La n has r gnum sa rdo a c e t le pa o i hd a
tr n l to of Jubil es fr m the Vulgate ' a s a r e o .
g i ve the c e ct e e i
s orr r nd r n g and not the eg d the num b e of victims i t r ar s r
E th i pic ve i
o rs on Yet the tte ee
la r s m s . p e ent m e p ints of agreem ent and r s s so o
to r e p e e t the e e
r s n H b r w or g nal ofi i m ny f di g eem ent with the acc ount a o sa r
our tex h
t, as we s all see r s n y p e e tl gi ven in N um xxix I c annot .
. .
i t
F rs o f all w e ob s r e ve th t i t
a is in ffe ny e xpl n tion ofthese phenom ena o ra a a .
c e ct t
orr ly ransla d in te the
LX X and Ve es 2 0 2 2 w e e b efo e Ced nus rs -
r r re
it ep ce
is r rodu d in tw o orm s in f the i 5 0 :[ e Gr rfis Ku d M fipfi . 1. '
ra '
a. ‘
r . a
. . c e
N T los ly ak n to i th e ve
os ab o The 6pm) a as 6 A fip ap é n i .
; n a l/ a ur
’
a .
LXX t
ransla s te it i c e ctl
n orr y by ¢ pé p n ? 0 bp é u fi a Ka r a o x vo 7 0 lcou. a r
rrov
’
a .
'
r ax or ‘
a
we a h ve fi aachelau Kai lepefs a ly as e x ct é a fiué p é m h ? hv é p fi v 7rr
-
as re e r
'
o r
‘
.
for eve r and all hi s seed after him throughout all the gener
,
going r ound the altar w i th the bran ches seven tim es [a day]
i n the m orni ng he prai sed and gave thanks to hi s G od for
,
all th i n gs i n joy .
28 A ll his seed
. L a n om s all . ti it . as 6 o r é ¢> avos T fis fe hs (Rev 10 . ii .
29 . A
s tatute f or ever
, Lev et c . . of 2 T im
. iv
8 ) is am ar also in
. . f i li
xxiii 41
. .
J uda sm i g lla 1 5 b cf M e i
. .
30 Cf Lev
. . xi 40. x ii . . 3 1 Bran ches of p alm trees
. T . ex t
Set w rea ths up on their he ads T s . hi e
l b b a de ar and La n ord h t alm arum ti c ep
is unknow n t o rad on in onn t on iti c e ct i c
go b a k as Dillm ann r ogn s d to ec ie
w ith the fe tas c t
T he us om of w ar
. e 10 m 3 515 w as w ro ngly
. ak n as 3 3 5 t e
c plet
ing ha fe t
s at efe e
as s is r rr d t o in by the G ee tr t
k ransla or We m g . i ht
W sdom 7 8
i ii J e ph
. os-
xix
A nt 9 1 . . . . e ve th t the
obs r a T argum s on Le v .
( . 3 Mace .
cf iv it c
but . tanno be xxiii 40 h ave he e sim ply
. r
e t i he
s abl s d as a Je i hw s one i e
Br d . E very da y seven tim es A ording . cc
groom s, h eve
ow ee
r, w r e ith
adorn d w to S ukka . 5 iv
w as onl y onit the
te e Gitti
m yr l s an d ros s, St
n 7 a, o a 49 6 seve th
n day a wors th t the
rs w n h ipp e e t
ee
(B r, Bu ch d J ub et
The m a round al ar s the t
m s (B r,eve ti e ee
“ rown or wr a n
. .
p horical u se o c
f e th Buch der J ubilaen, 46 ng r, Si e
C H APT ERS X V I . 2 7
—
X V II . 8
r ejo ici ng w ith great j oy and she bec am e jealous of I shm ael ,
’
A b rah am s s ight be c ause of hi s m ai dservant and be caus e of
,
X VI I . 1 . Cf Gen
. . xxi . 8 . for b a y eshaq : w -
Isaac T s ith . he e
1F ifthf T s s ould b e
-
our hi h f th .
w ords are ound in f
LXX and the
V Of xxi the
,
S ee i i
a s m lar error in 15 x vi , .
ulg Gen . 9 b ut not in . .
Cf x v1
.
7 A great nati
. The epithet
‘ .
gr a et
is su or d b y Sam , pp te the
3 S ee
.
' xm . 19 sqq .
LX X , Syr , and ulg of Gen 1 3, V xxi
. . . .
itte M
.
4 13
-
Cf Gen X XI . 9 21
-
able t o
go o n an d fe ll d ow n 1 0 An d hi s m o the r t ook
,
. .
“
she s ai d Let m e n ot see the death of m y c hil d and as
, ,
“
s aid The Lord w as n i gh t o m e when I c alled u p on him
, .
1 0 A n olive tree
. I ns ad of é ha la s . te
cc ding t the x vi. 12 an d A x vii . or o
LX X has e‘hdm s . Se e c thirty even d r 0 1am , Isaa w as -
s .
1 2 She op en ed We s ould w
h ith e e e e he e (c f x lviii 2 1 6 H r as ls w r
“
. . . . .
,
Ge nxxi. exp e ct he
19 . 17) u th tt ib te t M t é m a
. o r au or a r u s o as
1 4 N ebai oth
. Eth : N abé wbt. the c ndu ct whi ch he deem unw th y
Cf . . . o s or
Gen xx v
. 13 . . f G d b ut wh ich i c ib ed t H im o o s as r o
Was nigh We s ould
h .e xp e ct by G n xxii 1 Cf l J m e i 1 3 e a so a s
ind “was n g
. . . . . .
the i i eh
or g nal b ih W m ight c m p e w ith u te x t the
to e o ar o r
c ti
on a n e
som of the c t
o n son an s f ll w ing p ge fr m S nh 89 b
in o o assa o a .
e i th
N ba o
”
S t n p ke b ef e the H ly On ‘
c th t e t —
. a a s a or o e,
1 5 I saa is
. us th ee he bles ed b H
w n y r w n L d f the W ld s e e.
‘
or o or ,
he ee h
w as off r d u p b y Ab ra am ( cf T h ou h t gi ven f it f the b dy t . as ru o o o
122 T H E BO O K O F J U BI LE E S
and hi s s oul w as n ot im p ati e nt and he w as ,
n ot s low to act ;
for he w as fai thful an d a lover of the Lord .
Sacrifi ce f
o I sa ac :Masté m d p u t to sha m e, 1 13-
. A braham
aga i n blessed : r etu rns to Beersheba , 1 4 1 9 -
.
( Cf G en
. .
, ,
of water an d he s ai d t o h i s y ou n g m en
“ A b i de ye he re
, ,
m y son A n d he s ai d un t o him
. Beh old the fi re and the , ,
,
.
XVI II 1 1 7 Cf G n xxi 1 1 9
.
-
t in . u 2 )LXX
. e
yfi 37. i. -
. a xx . vT V
2 B l v d S LXX 6 dy bibnhfi fM i h
”
. n e o e so . o 7 V a u. o or a .
n é riw in te d
uz f M S m 7 Of th m u nt of G d G n
'
r r s a o xn ass., a e o o e x
Sy T n
r. u
a r a s a
T he high cou n try b c : m oun
”
( d of
'
a . .
C HA PT E R X V I II . 1 15
-
123
his son . 9 . A nd I
stood before him and befo re the pri n c e ,
”
that he fear s the Lord 1 0 A nd I called t o him from . .
1 5 A nd H e s ai d
. By Myself have I sworn sai th the Lord , ,
9 P ri n ce of the Mastémd
. S ab he c m e w yem as c upt fo
. o a a
-
e, orr r
a a .
e d w on gl y gi ve
r prince M aetsm a in 1 3 (I n the m ount) A dded f m . . ro
f G n XX
.
Or “
. . . . . . .
,
seeth T he ve b i p ive in ”
on 1 1 . e s e, . r s ass
m ni fe t vi
a s a T he Eth c uld . o a rs ees s s es .
l
a so be endered “I have kn wn
r
1 4 H e u ed us to app ea (b)
“
be o . ca s r . a
c e d hi m ( m e )to pp e d we
,
” "
—
as M a s n d Sasm of G e n
a xxii 1 2 a au s a ar
: Lat tu un ig enit :
is a r r ss
mr fi ro G ov o o
p rted b y b oth Eth and L tin in v
o
? y oy u fi
. a
11W H e n ce
er.
f or ov
‘
e o s 0 00
.,
16 . e .
H eb e w te xt see ms to h ve h d di tt
a r r
r a a a o
J on h .
~$ i =m anifest tum e t
as I xi 3 4 : u vw wg d q dy m r fi
a s . . o e
‘
s a v )
-
"
a r ,
M t é m a n d t o others (ver
as a m e H eb ew word in Heb e w te xt On
. sa r r .
blessed ;
Be c ause th ou h ast obeyed My v oic e ,
1 9 -
. Marriage of I saac a n d second m arriage of A braham .
1 4, 1 1 1 6
- -
,
xx iv . 15 , x x v. 1 2, 2 5
- -
2 7 x iii, .
X IX A n d in
the fi rst year of the fi rst week i n the
.
a w h om th u M ex s nd , a o ass . a
h t l ved T hi dditi n m y g b ck
as o
”
1 6 G in p
sa 1 S m i 17 o a o a o eace. a
t h ar m m :
.
. . . .
o (G n xxii t T im
-
1 e
1 9 W th thej y offestw l L t n ha
. . or o » '
i o a a i s
( c u pt n f 11 n G n
.
orr io n 16 on o e xx
in l et iti g u d nt es
. .
a
w h ich u te x t i b e d )
a a e .
o r s as .
6b “A pfl
. . /
,
Q j ta baq LX X 6 1 ’
L XX Syr , O nk f G n . u 17 . o é e . xx .
ar a r . ” ” f
’
1 26 T H E BO O K O F J U BILE ES
thereof he took a w i fe for hi s son I s aac and her n am e w as
Rebe cc a [the d aughter of Bethuel the son of N ah or the , ,
of. I s xli 8 “. A b ra am , My r n d
. h f ie t ione d b y Je
rom , Qu a est H ebr i n Gen e . . .
2 C ron h 7 LX X o f D an
. xx . 35 It . iii . . xx v .1 et
C ura H eb raeo s rm on o u e ec p
f
is ound in P o, D e Sobrieta te, 1 1 hi l : t la a int erp retat ur an t ju n ct a (al n a) . v i et .
M)i é m Ka N fi/
i zw el
d d 1rb
’
A fipa dp. T O G c
Q uam ob ausam suspicant ur H eb raei
¢ l)\ ov y ou ; (Gen a so in . xviii . l tt
m u a o n om n eandem ss A gar, ua i e e e q e
J am s e ii
2 3 ; C m R om .
, le x l . . . x vii . t
Saraa m or ua de on ub na t ransierit c c i
2 ; T arg J er on Gen . 17 In . x viii . . . x e
in u or m A ord n g t o. Book cc i the
Book of W sdom vii 2 7 i
d s gna on the e i . ti of J has ar (D i et d es A p ocr 1 1 47 ) . ii . .
e e ll
g n ra y , and lk w s in P lo i e ie hi ee
B r, L eben A br 83, 1 9 8 ng r, 118 Si e p
:
. . .
F ragm en t ii p 6 52 w as d o¢ bs 0 6 0 1)
. . D aughte rs Em nd d w .La n e e ith ti .
h pp ic t i
¢ D\os T i s a l a on of
. ras the ph e e xt T sons .
lt
m ay b e du e t o P a o, L egg 8, w r iv he e 1 2 Of Gen 2 In E o xx v the thi pic
: the
. . . . . . .
“
the i e i
w s m an is sa d t o b e deg ¢ D\os : e nam s a ar as Z nb ar, pp e
aks n, e J e
cf .also Max T yr xx 6 F or R ab b n a
. . . . i ic l M i M ada ,
'
adan, Ijazbbq , Sehija .
refe e c e Si e p
r n s ng r, 1 5 1 no . te . 1 3 Of Gen
. . 25 27xx v . .
-
.
te xt p, 66 . . agree s w a in ith th t
13 x lv . .
ham] c eteBra k
. d as a d ogra y , itt ph i ee t e ei
d f r n r n d r ngs of on wi re (Gen .
e the G ee
alr ady in r k, as a ars in it pp e xx v . ee c j i e he e
2 7 ) s m t o b e on o n d r .
the ti ve i
La n rs on . On the the h
o r i c e the e c ipti
an d, s n d s r on
xx v
1 1 Cf Gen . 1 . . . . e f
o f Esau is b orrow d rom G en xx v 27 . .
Ps J on and T argJ xx vi
er on Gen i 1 4 J a cob learn ed to w rite the On
— ve the iffic lt
-
. . . . . . . .
got o r d i e ti f i
u y by d n y ng ph e c f J h
ras ct xx vi
o n vii 1 5 ; A s
. 24 ; . .
et h hi vie
H agar and K ura T s w is m en . t cc i
Pla o, A p ol 26 D A ord ng t o O nkelos
. .
C H A PT E R X IX . II 22-
127
m andm ent regard ing J acob for he knew th at she (too) love d ,
2 2 If . a m an u m ber the s an d
can n of the e arth ,
J n nd J s T gum ep e ent H eb e
o . a eru . ar sr r s r
as the he d of th is ch l Cf B
a 1 8 A p p l f or p
s e si n
oo h b . . er . . eo e oss s o z a v
ra bb 63 a S ee Bee L b n A b p
. p b S ee n te n x vi 1 8 ; l
r, e e r . . ri ou.
r e co c o o . a so
200 F b ici C d P ud V T i
a r the n te in m y text p 68 whe e I h ve
us, o . se . . . . o . r a
4 3 5 438 ; Sin ge
-
p 103 h own th t the Eth i pic t n l t
r, . .
f s a o ra s a ors o
16 Ab h m
.
e c gni ses b y hi the Bib le lw y m i t n l ted p
ra a r o s a a s s ra s a r e t
the n t i n (ii
a o T h p m i e gi ven
.
w d f m D e ut 6 e ro s or ro . V11. .
in vi 1 6 x vii 6 is he e fu the de
x .
P pl Re t ed f m L tinr r r eo es. s or ro a .
22 G n xiii 1 6 C nt t xiii 20
.
,
fi ned A cc ding t P J n n G n
. or o s. -
o . o e . . e . . . o ras .
xxv 9 ; B
. b b 6 3 A b h m di e d
er. ra f u te xt a ,
ra a o o r .
128 T HE B OO K or J U BILE E S
2 3 A nd. the bless i ngs wherewi th the Lord h ath blessed
all
shall serve
To lay the found ati ons of the he aven ,
which H e t old m e and all the thi ngs which He p romi sed ,
over thee or over thy seed t o turn thee from the Lord w ho ,
m u c h m ore th an Jac ob .
24 Th i li t of righteous patri ch
. s s ar s (apma am:Sanh . 38 b) . S ee rab b n i ic
18 p ec li f its om issions nd it
u ar or a s efe enc es in Singer pp 1 25 1 2 6
r r
, .
-
.
in e ti n With regard to M h l l l
s r o s. a a e e 2 5 S ee note on i 2 9
. C f Is . . . . li .
n th ing sp e ci l is known
o On the a .
w e e di vi ded
r s t o the c h a cte f a ra r o 28 S ee te
no . on xv 3 1 32 E l .
-
vi .
Ad m a S m e held him to b
. o int e a sa pi it h ve
s r s a i i
dom n on o r n l s ve the G e t i e
(T on E ub 1 8 b) othe s an atheist
r .
, r ve e
b ut not o r Isra l.
1 30 T HE BOOK OF J UBIL E E S
lan d . he t old them O f the judgm e nt of the gian ts
5 A nd
. ,
and the j udg m ent Of the Sodo m i tes ho w they had bee n ,
ness ,
nesses ,
fi re w as r s r d for e e ve
the p i e t r s s
’
S ee note on vii 2 1
corr up tion . . .
xxx iii
v he e J h p p e
2 4, w r uda ro os s t o 15 ; J xxix 1 8 Of Eth En v 6 F r
er. o
“ h i in
. . . . . . . .
c e e eithe
b u rn T am ar, om s und r n r of a g ( L ti n ) gi ve s
ss
”
th eat so a a a r
the e e ti
s r gula on s ti l
T am ar w as s l ,
. ening nd b c d c u e of b o ting
a a a s as .
for Shel h a i p
w as s m ly t o act as Er s
’
M olten or graven gods Cf D ent
ep e e t t ive—
. . .
r r s n a h l the e p
an d s ou d r u on xx vii . 15 .
h ve ee t e cc i
a ! b n s on d a ord ng t o the Serve them n ot, nor worship the m .
L evitic la law S ee te x li
n o s on. 2 5, 2 6 . . E odx 5 . xx . .
C H A PT E R XX .
5 -
13 1 31
cariou s sa cr the
of blood, the o f ering of ifi ces a nd use o f
sa lt, 1 11-
. A lso r egarding the w oods to be u sed in
ch nged i nt dilig t
a o a . x a pr bu .
S nd e in Cf xii 4 1 8
ra . . .
, .
10 . Ye w ill befor a blessing . Cf Gen
. .
x '
11 Of Gen . . xx v . 6
x
. .
25
Was
.
?
. . .
g
T H E BO O K O F J U BILEE S
an d o
sacri fi ce a n d the du ty o f washing before sacr ifi ce f
covering blood etc , 1 2 2 5 .
-
.
him s ay i ng ,
I am be c om e old and know not the day ,
have despi sed those that served the m and I have gi ven m y he art ,
e he
y ars, t h ve di ed in 20 5 1 A M
mu s a . .
, wil l now gi ve the p ort i ons of T e t s .
H enc e re d “
o r . a
in our text
’
A braham called I saac his son , an d K i I d é dh h a c
ra lc x ec e
:
.
’
I aa ax é xdhei ue
‘
7 0 6 brroavfiora l ne J
( uh 1). xxi Ka l é bla
. ao xé h e vbnou
'
h '
A b ra am s dir e ct i
ons t o Isaa c e
r gard xxi 7 9)
.
-
xa l é hey e Mi; r bo exe,
p
‘ '
ing the v i i
ar ous k nds of sa r c s, c ifi e the r é x vov, du b rob n vebp a ros rfis iropveta s
ti
ab lu ons of the p i e t the t
r s , du y of e ls r d ir 9y m , Action“ Kai. 47 7 93 N ew ,
.
v i i f ic ti
a o d ng orn a on N it q ite
ow is u . Vlm o v Ka i dr a pr lj wv 11 d
‘
Th v Ovo la v,
‘
' '
c e th t the th
l ar a au or of T s e t evi
L 9 xxi t vlrrr ov ( 1 6 alm os w ord for word )
“
. . .
h ad eithe r our te xt ef e
b or him or ls e e M : A dder; Gé vbpwv (tel é xbw wv ( AN
ce c th c ve e fl
’
a sour
. om m on t o b o The on rs . away s K upto) , abs mi ne A pa da
h p the i th t
y o s s a our au th
or had the e t xxi
T s .
( 1 2 1 3)
. Kai wdaa v Ova la v
-
Levi ef e
b or him is not w orkabl
,
e In xxi . {tha n dht eis ( .
any c e the t x t
as e of the T s e t evi
L is I am become old a nd know not the
.
e i i th th t
l ss or g nal an a of our au th or day of m y death T hese w ords .
.
,
are
ep e e t
It r r s n s Isaa as ransm c t itti
ng t o
u e d b y I saac in Gen xxvii 2 s . .
t o I saa c T he only p i t th t
o n a can
.
The p ron un is
.
e fv the i i it F ll of m y days u o
b e urg d in a our of or g n al y
.
l “I am b om old and
T he Sam LXX Vulg re d
.
nd Syr
J i ee xxi
ub l s . ec e “f ll of da s a ain t M s nd
a . .
, , . a
e c
us d by I saa in Gen xxv u 2 and not
O nk l s of Gen xx v 8 wh ich o mi t f e o . . o
Cf xxii 7 xxiii 8 of ou te x t
. .
”
d y
b y A bra am h But the ve
two i w s are
.
a s. . .
,
. r .
c p ti e
om a bl Our tex t ep e e t
. r r s n s Abra 2 Cf Ge n xxv 7 . . . . .
i vi i ecti
ham as g ng d r ons as t o sa r c ific e s, 3 (A nd 1 have desp ised nd . a
et c , . c
to Isaa ; and the eT st Le v i p irit) S uppli ed from Latin :prob bly
. s . a
ep e t
r res n s Isaa c h i the
as and ng m on l st in Ethiopic th rough h om oioteleut n o o .
1 34 T H E BO O K O F J U BILEE S
9 A nd
. e these for a sweet s avour acc ep table before
off r all
i t i s e ate n an d let noth ing he left over for the third day ;
,
them selves ; for thus I h ave foun d i t wri tten i n the bo oks
of m y forefathers and i n the w ords of En och an d in the , ,
strew s alt and let not the s alt of the c oven an t be lackin g i n
,
Thou shalt r em ove t eblel Em nd d . e e ground for the st tem ent a m ad e by our
w i th ti ep
La n s ara rom te blfi l z rolled f au th or.
up , oc ve e
r d up . 11 . On a ll thy oblation s thou shal t
Bread of the
9 fl
o eri ng u n to the strew salt. Of the p ara llel p assag e in
:
.
.
Wri tten
By a s g e li ht ch
te xt
ang (see m y 75
in the books of m y f ore “Be ar ul
,
cc i x h ve
1 4 N oa ga
note i ht e :
30 )w e m g r ad c ef
f athers A ord ng t o
. .
fe the lt the f l
t o o f r on a ar ol owing w ood s
all his s e c etr She
b ooks t o m , w ho
hi p
T s e
assag itte
w as wr n
m ay a h ve p e the
ass d h
m on t o A b ra am ,
p i ete i e the e i
oss b ly t o d rm n m an ng of
as, acc iord ng t o i ic t iti
rab b n rad on ,
mmv my in E od
’
x xx v 5, 10 et c
h
A b ra am a tte e the ch l She
nd d s oo of m .
. . .
cc i
A ord ng t o xii h eve
2 7 , ow r, A b ram Ou te xtr the ubje ct f i t is efe e d
or s o r rr
in T e t L evi 9 :6:
.
i
is sa d to ah ve ee b n a h e t e tom s ud n ,
to 5 6 m dé dpw s . a u v
an d t o
'
h ve t i e the
a s ud d
d l éx b w
b ooks of his p t Ah di y K plg bs e ur
-
y ( / a va - e v t , t
num b e
'
f the
a rs Si e png r (
. te t te
1 2 6 no ) s a s daé A fip aa é dlb f
.
Th K a a e. e r
th t cc i
a a i e
ord ng t o F rk vi i
R El he e is p b bly c p t b bd :
i , . . .
r ro a orru . i exa
J alk G en . . h e ceive f
4 1 , Ab ra am r g c u pt f
d ro m Th Eth Enoch . orr or e .
S he the
m le e
know dg of the c e iii sp e k
al ndar f f urteen eve g een t ee . a s o o r r r s,
wh ich i p te
was m ar d to A dam f rom
nd m y b in th t p s ge dep endent a a e a as a
he ve
a n , an d which c e
had om down t o n u text With the li t f four o o r . s o
She th h
m ro ug ch
Eno h
and N oa teen t ee s Sin u te xt cf th t in
T he . r o r . a
the G op ni a xi 1 :bé dp d O Mi
,
pee t p
r s n e
assag te xt
in our eas w ll as e o c . u a eL a
’
vii . et ti h
3 8 and T s X II Pa r arc Zeb 3 . é 5" (1 )¢ ZW E (2 ) l pw
.
(3 )
. . ar t
‘
L O , x r v,
t ce c c e t i h ch th
ra ba k r a n ala o to compbfi h (4) dutch 7 ( 5 ) é h l
-
(6 ) ar t os,
‘
/7 , a a,
m ands or b ooks of Eno ch an d N oah dpw (7 ) p é ( 8) wl . x vrr
'
o os, x e ar a , r vs,
e
N on o f the ci e tan n p e e ve (9 ) p
b ooks r s r d (1 0 ) w a ( 1 1 ) a p l n 1r i vos.
’
s, v a r' ,
e the e
u nd r s e
n am s are of an h chic ( 1 2 ) é bp ( 13 ) l é
ala t ( 1 4 ) dp v K os, r a ea xe
ch cte
ara r he e
T r
. p
w as lrob ab y
0 noO f these fou teen t en t n 0 s. r , , e.
. os.
CH A PT E R XX I 9 .
-
19 1 35
dark wood (but) har d and cle an wi thout fault a s oun d and
, , ,
h ands and thy feet before thou dre west near to the alt ar ;
and when th o u art d one s ac rifi cing w ash agai n thy h ands ,
do not eat any blood for i t i s the s oul ; eat n o blood what ,
6 3 8 12 1 ( t) 5 11 4 2 (o
, , , ,
14 , , , , r ,
’
z
, o a
75 . [F or i t f ag n e i g n ] I h ve s r ra c s o e . a
dittograph y o n interp ol ti on fi om
th t (’ A ” f a
b ut a d p ro no J is
a und in o , r a
r , 1 4 G es not p Wi th Li ttmann I
.
o u
Th i s h b een i dentifi e d
. .
} b ut
1 6 O n the duty of w sh ing b efo e
o
a r
w rongly sin c e the tree s are ll ever
.
gre en
,
.
1 9 2 1 et c
I h ave taken q edar as “
-
.
,
Oitron ' .
W as h aga in T e x t = et urn and r
c rrup t f xl p
o It m ay b a co
or
-
r
wash
i ov.
the f m ili H eb ew i diom
e r ”
a
.
ar r as
rup ti on
.
f p é On w d for th e
Li ttmann has recognised
o xe ar a . oo
s.
29 b Si fr on L v i 8 (Bee Buch d
.
a e . . r, .
nor
J ab p
.
n against
. .
i h dust Cf
.
bl d it w t
in the h al ch a T m i d ii 3 llows all oo cov er . .
a . a . a ,
L ev xvu 1 3
i
k nds of w ood b ut th at o f the oli ve . . .
1 8 Cf Lev x v ii 14 D nt xii 2 3
an d vin e .
. . . . e . . .
1 36 T HE BOO K OF J U BILE E S
shed wi th im p uni ty wi thout judgm ent ; for i t i s the blood
,
death .
2 1 I see m y son
.
, ,
2 3 Turn
. away from all their deeds and all the ir un cleanness ,
e
go s b a k to c '
a b é pov z nmz man. N um 2 2 Of . x viii . . .
Cf vii 33 N u m 33
[H i de H is f ace fro m thee, A n d] I
. . . . .
.
e e
Em nd d (see m y te xt p , te
7 6, no i te p ti
.
i c e it p i as an n r ola on, s n s o ls the
b it ill w cc epte
be a
”
p l eli
d ; a ara l sm .
it il cc epte
w l n ot b e a d c an d H e c Gi ve thee ba k in to the hands of thy
i cc ept
w ll a y ou
"
.
th i vi ex transgression Has s .
gorous
hi p
21 2 4 T s e
assag itte p e i
w as w r n ee e te iv r ss on b n sugg s d b Gen
“If ou dos not w ll sin is a lurk 7r
-
y
.
. .
i
o r gi n ally in e e ve e
H br w rs the
and th t e e ,
p ei ti e l p e e ve
arall l sm is s ll w l r s r d the . at door 2
1 38 T HE BO OK OF J U BILE E S
and to return to hi s father 3 A n d i n those days I shm ael . .
the land that he m ight eat and bless the Creator of all
,
Most Hi gh God ,
7.
“A nd n ow I give th anks u n t o Thee m y God be c ause thou , ,
7 S ee xxi 1
i :
, .
2 Mace
,
vii 2 3 :
Kr to r ns 6 1 0 0 Kbo uou Kr io r ns ' 8 ‘ The sword f
o the a dversary . Cf '
“God ix
.
(cf .4 M 3 0 0 O
. f V . al l,
”
. Of J er . Vi 2 5 PS
. . . 7 (LXX ) .
xxii 1 0, 27,
. 1 9, xxx
i 1 3, 32 ; . xxx . 9 . Cf .
ve ses
r
A ssu m Mos pt 2
. .iv . . 1 0 , 1 5, 29 an d D eut i v . . 20 .
C H A PT E R XX II .
3
-
14 1 39
A nd all the n ati ons bow the m selves befo re thy seed .
1 2 Be
. st rong i n the presen ce of m en ,
1 4 A n d m ay He
. cle anse thee from all unri ghteousness and
im p u ri ty,
10 . God o f t e God of the
all, . . xxiv . 17 here h owever 53, w , ,
un i ve ers . S ee ve e
rs s 4, 2 7 nw is n t to b e taken as the nam e of
o
1 1 . The sons o f the God Most H igh (or the p tri rch but as a contraction of
a a
“his sons un o t the God os M t ne w c nfusion o .
For ph e
ras ology cf Gen xiv 1 9
. On . . .
e
I sra l as sons of God, see 2 4 no i . te .
blessed N oah, et c . S ee xix . 2 7.
May na tions serve Thee, A nd all the From Gen.
et cFrom Gen 29 xx vii Re st on the sacred head .
na tions,
x ix th h ith the it i p i e
. . .
l 2 6, ou g w Syr m l s
c e i
I saa s bl ss ng of a ob
’
J c
“
.
.
i te Cf Num . . 9 .
.
vi
1 73 n s ad of mu.
1 2. Exer cise E th h as r s ng e x e ci i .
b ut La n :“ r s
. .
The ph
ras e f
is ound also in N um . injustitia . l
m ur defi emMSS i p e
ent .
”
1 40 T H E BO O K o r J U BI LEE S
That thou m ayest be forgi ven all ( thy ) t ransgress i ons ;
( and) thy s i ns of i gn o ran c e .
A nd m ay He strengthen thee ,
An d bless thee .
A nd e at not w i th them :
A nd do n ot acc o rd ing to the ir wo rks ,
1 7 They
. o ffe r their sacrifi ces to the dead
Thou m ayest bef orgiven Lat He t i chus IV tri ed t o forc e the
An o
“and "
. . .
m ay f
i ve T he thy
org .
”
and J ews to t of n clean f d 1 Mace i
ea u oo . . .
, . .
1 6 The .e xc i ve e J i
lus n ss of uda sm is Their wa ys a re a p ollu ti on Cf. ver . .
he e t ce
r h
ra d t o A bra am ve T he ry . 19 Obs r
. how r u n ly e ve s con f eq e t th i
e xi te c e J i
s n of uda sm in 20 0 1 5 0 -
cep tion r urn s in all a etoun s of cc t the
e ch exc ive e i i p e
m ad su lus e
n ss n d s nsabl . p e e c ti
rs u on of A n o us Epiphanes and t i ch
Sep arate thyself from the nations . hi s succ e ssors ma in ly in l Mace i. .
Cf Is lii 1 1
. . . . iv
4 6 , 6 3, 45 , 34, .36 mac abs, vii . xi v .
Ea t n ot wi th the m c
A J ew ould . 1 Mace iv 43 ; dxdeapr os, 1 Mace.
. .
i ht
m g n oth ve ee
a hte e
b n slaug r d ac 48, xi v
7 aba o s, 2 Mace
. 1 9, 2 5 .vi .
c i
ord ng t othe p e c ipti
r s r the
on s of Law h owl/ w, 1 Mace . 37
; 2 a . vi 2, . i M cc .
.i ht h ve ee
(D ent . x ii 23 , 2 4)or m g a b n xi v 3 ; uohvo ubs, 2 Mace. v 2 7 ; e
. .
fl
am ongst th e th t e e f i e
os a w r orb dd n t o fi nhbw, 1 a M cc i
43, 45 , 48, 6 3 , 1 2, . . ii .
et
or the m a and w n i e i ht h ve ee
m g a b n 1 7 Of er their sacrifices to the dead.
.
fe e i
o f r d t o dols ( cf 1 Corx 2 0, 2 7 . . . Cf D u . e t xxvi
1 4 Ps . 2 8 Sir vii . . c vi . . .
1 42 T HE BO O K OF J U BILE E S
A nd non e s pringing from him w ill be saved on the day
of judgm ent .
a xxi v p l lelism
r a
”
ara
“d of wrath nd i ndi nation
. .
2 2 T he p ofane
. r t nsp osit ion f the two ve b h
. a ra o r s as
e d “the p e ve e If we em end
. . . . .
,
0 r a s, 2 4 [I t is gi n et c ] A dittography
r rs ve
( ) A nd there wi ll b n emembran c
e T h is w rd g e b ck t hi w h ich i
e or e, o o s a o s s
et c It will be b e ved that I h ve used technic lly f man s last will
. o s r a a o a
’
C HA PT ER XX I I . 22 -
30 1 43
set him at nought fro m hen c eforth unto the days of etern ity ,
that Thou m ayst pr ese rve hi m and bless him and m ayest , ,
X I I Patri arch R e b en 1 B b a b th
. , u a a ra n atural tr n l ti n ; but i f w d op t
a s a o e a
l 47 a, it there is n p incip l ve b
, o r a r .
h i ve e
27 T s rs i e
looks l k an n r i te Over whom wi th a ll my heart
28
[ rejoice (c d ) But a b r ad “re
. .
p fe e
p olat ion. I t ro ss s t o gi ve h
Abra am s
’
e .
e i
b l ss ng of Jc e
a ob , and yet do s n ot j ic e
o
”
in 3rd s ngi hi e i
T s r ad ng pre
“ ar and a f on as
.
e ti
m n on him t ll Jc ob
’
e i
s bl ss ng su pp e he t
os s f e ct i the
“
a a a .
ei
b g n s in var 28 h i ve e f
T s . rs .ollow s sub je ctof r ej ice j t
o ,
”
us as in var 26 . .
e p
w ll u on ver. 2 6 On the he h
ot r
. an d In th t c e i t
a as if ns e ad of zab a ( w t ic e)
som e e ti
m n on of the c sa red nam e is e t c e h ve f
we r ad baza ( wi )w e a as oll ow s
eq e
uir d in ver 2 8 if itte
2 7 is om d
“ove wh m all m he art nd m a
r . . r y o y
S ee ve e ffe ct ion rej ic e In ei ther c ase w
”
God of all on . rs s 4, 10 . a o . e
Creator of all, t e , of un rs
. . . r s e a .
S ee on ver. 4 S ee N eh ix
. 6 . . . Be lift up up on him Cf N um vi . . . .
“
. . . . . .
.
te
I ns ad of b rou g ht
3rd s ng. of a d, i v iii 29, 5 2 N eh 6 ; D an ix 1 8 . i . . . .
6 c r ad “
.
Rebe cca went to I s aac in the night and told him ; an d they ,
and I sh m ael and all the i r s o ns an d all the sons of K etu rah
, ,
as r r a
Gen xx v 9
h d en u ed (Singer 1 0 7 n te )
:
. . .
a s o
p ing =~ cf
.
,
The wee day s g ig p ( .o f
Stretched out his f eet So Syr and
b =“
. .
Eth ve
rs of Gen l 33, b ut x ix M ass., D ue t xxxi v .8 ; Gen 1 . the .
“
. . . .
.
LX X, u lg. : ga
V r d up his the e feet ”
.
e t ti
lam n a on of the eepi
w ng '
m
Slep t the sleep of eternity Cf Je r. J xxxi
(of er h ich t e
1 5 )w I ak t o b e a
d r ads “
. . . . .
li 39, 5 7
. . c p ti
orru on of ' 3 3 vy e e t
lam n a .
that generation the s on s will c onv ict their fathers and the ir
elders of sin and un righteousness and of the words of the ir ,
1 3 1 4 The -
. c l m iti e th t b efell
a a s a We h ve he ein n du m b ti n f the
a r a a ra o o
J h
uda in the e ly decad e of the
ar s ctu l h i t y n d the e xp e ctations f
a a s or a o
sec c e t
on d n . the Ch sid in the e c n d c ent B C
a s s o . . .
1 3 Su ch as these So La
. . tin e cundums B n et (Z f N Tli he Wis n h 1 90 0
o as . . c se sc .
,
hoc ip sud ri p
bp .
p 1 99 )h l e dy ec gni ed th t thi
. as a r a r o s a s
On e w ith
-
re a o we p s o r as ro
F ever , and chills . So La n The ti .
d
cee It i no l ittl e c n fi m ti n f s o r a o o
E thi pic w
o ords are dr a g he ybueva ‘
.
u vi ew th t w
o r
.
fi nd the m e event s
a e sa
14 . Un clean n ess, et c S ee. vn . 21 in J ud i m depicte d in a s ll eg ic l a or a
no te xx
, 5,. i 16 xx i . n ote .
l nguage in Eth En ch xc 6 7
a “But . o .
-
16 h i ve e p ints m t p ob b ly
. T s rs o os r a But the hee p did not ry t the m nd s c o a
to the is e f the Chasid r T he e o s. s did n t he wh t the y
o id t them ar a sa o ,
p ceed t ch llenge the c eed nd
ro o a r a b ut w e e e xc ee dingly de f r n d their a ,
a
c nd ct f thei f the nd the elde
o u o r a rs a rs ey e w e e e xc eedingly nd f cib l y
s r a or
the M cc b ee Th m ed e i t n c e
a a s. e ar r s s a ra the Chasids a s
”
are ,
o f the l tte t the H elleni ing p ty
a r o s ar an w n d di t in c t p
e t y m ng the
a s ar a o
i
s r ep e ented in r s20 F in lly fte v er. . a a r J ews T he Ch ids pp e l un v il ingly
. as a a a a
to t in n d the y e
se f m n to g w
a ars o e ro ve e (xc 8) the e i sy m b lical de
rs . r s a o
m ny til l t l t th y b om
a , th u nd
a as e ec ea o sa . c iption of Syri ttack n Jud h
s r as a
’
o a .
C HA PT E R XX I II . 1 3 20 -
1 47
and c on c erning their fors ak in g the c oven ant which the Lord
m ade between them and Him that they should obse rve and ,
oil ; for thei r wo rks are alt ogethe r fai thless and they w ill ,
all p eri sh t ogethe r be asts and c attle and bir ds an d all the , ,
xi 3 0 an d 1 Mace
. 15 w r . i . he e the and birds, and all the fi sh Qf the
S e h e
am c arg is broug aga ns ht i t the sea Cf Hos
. 3 also Ez k
. . iv :
iii. . e xxxv .
D ent 31 , 3 2 ,
. x .1 3, 14 A . . 1 9 F or o . r d s r ons of
i l t te e t f
s mi ar s a m n M cc
is ound in 1 a M ss an wo s, see Or byl iii 796
e i ic e Si
2 1 22 :“
. . . .
ii . e ve f i th t
H a n orb d
-
a we pc
80 7 ; A o . Bar 1 1 3, l . xxvii. .
-
x viii
h l f
s ou d e the
orsak the law and ordi 3 1 37, lxx 2 1 0 ; 4 Ezra 1 1 2, v vi
—
- - -
. . .
nan ce s e
to go asid f rom our wor 1 4 1 8, 2 1 24 ; a -
6 29 w M tt xxiv . .
-
ith
h
s ip to th e r ig ht h a n d or the l
”
ef (n ap
t S pt c p
yno i arall ls o a 1 5 sq e S t ix . . S ee
ehaeiv r h v har pla v i m é w defra y i) dpt
‘
Schiirer, Gesch d j ud Volke s, 3 . . . . ii
or epdv)
‘
The ras is mos
. rob ably ph e tp 5 23 sq .
ga the e
r d un o m m any, every on e t the F or they have f orgotten comm and
tha t had forsaken the law and y did the et c
me nt, and covenant, e e
From a g n ral .
evil thi ng s in la nd
"
the . e c ipti
d s r the M e i ic e the
on of ss an wo s
E very m ou th sp eaks iniquity Of ite p e
wr r ass s on to a d n efi ite descrip .
“A nd
. .
Je rusal m
"
e . et i ti
J udgments, t.e d erm na ons, de .
P ollu tion , et c
See no on xxu 1 6 . te . . cisions .
1 8 2 4 The -
ss ani wo s.
. Me i c e 2 0 . T s rse d s r b s h i ve warlik e c i e the e
1 48 T HE BOOK OF J U BI L E E S
tu rn them b ack i nto the way ; but they w ill not retu rn
until m u ch blood has been shed on the ear th one by an o the r ,
.
e f orts f J ud the M cc b ee t f c e
o as a a o or b ut the H elleni ing p ty unde the s ar r
( I M cc vi 5 5 6 2 ; 2 M
a . xiii 23 .
-
ace . . n e ly the ent i e S nhe d in
ar it w r a r , as
2 6 ; J ose p h A n t xii 9 6 T hi
. . . . s opp ed b y the M cc b ees the Ch id
os a a , as s,
u nde t n ding w
rs a b e ve d b y ll the as o s r a and the g e t m f the Je w r a ass o s.
s ub e qu ent king
s f Sy i H en c e f m s o r a. ro G e t n m r a Cf J v ii 9 Ona e. os.
the phr e “n m e the
. . .
1 6 2 nw d the o t uggle w n t
ar s r as o so as n me f a a , o .
m u ch t p e e ve J ud i m g i n t the
o r s r a s a a s L X X f I xx vi 1 3 o A c t xix 1 3 2
s. . s .
a ttem pt f S yri t c u h it t of
s o a o r s ou T im ii 1 9 . . .
e xi tenc e
s t d ete m ine the q ue t ion
, as o r s 2 2 23 T s -
rs s d s rb
. he e ve e e c i e the
whethe the H elle n isin g f cti n
r the a o or suf ei
f r ngs of n a on dur n g the ti
il i the civ
n t i n l p rt y h u ld c nt
a o a l the n t i n
a s o o ro a o . w ars and n rn al ro ub s a i te
ook t le th t t
Sy ri henc ef th inte vened in upp t
a or r s or p ce
la do wn t o m on s
’
g r s ood Si h i h p i e th
n w o f the on n w f the the
o f the e o o o r o ( 1 42 1 3 5 -
t w J e wi h p t i e
o (S ee Schu e p i t
s ar s. r r, o . c . 23 T s rs
. hi ve e efe
r rs in langu ag e
i 21 4 ; [Eng
. I i 22 4 q ) . . s . b orrow d rom e f
as p t p phe c
ro
y to the
( With b w an d ) Su ppli e d f om o s . r f eq
r u n e ti v i
n as ons of Pal s n e ti e the
by
the L tin a S i p i
yr ans or oss bly b y som unknown e
Cf I xxx 2 1 “
.
Th w ay e T h i is
. . s. . , s ti
n a on rom f
n or the th
as in Z e ph i
7 . .
the w y w lk y in it Of the se
a , a e .
"
. u J er iii vi ; l k Gog and
. i e
-
M
agog in
o f 66 6 in A ct ix 2 xix 9 2 3
; s . , .
, , Ez k e .xxx viii xxxix .
-
.
retu rn th t
to the w a y of r ighteou sness i v e J h : the . a was t o n ad uda
y are
By the t e t efe e
r a y of 1 6 2 r the c el
rr d t o in h ve ec ru an d a no m r y .
p e ce i
r te the eli i
d ng n o , r l i e ti e
g ou s b r s e N either old n or young Cf Ez k . . .
of J i e e ec e
uda sm w r s i tS i
ur d aga ns ix
yr a ; 6 . .
1 50 T HE B OOK or J U BILEE S
Tilltheir days draw n i gh to one thous an d ye ars ,
an d i n joy ,
ide pp ea a l in I l v 1 7 qq
ars can
a so cc u nly t the cl e f thi s s. x . s . o r o a os o
(S ee i 2 9 n te ; i v T h i is thei
o ki ngd m Th kingd m is the ef e f s r o e o r or o
fin l en ew l
a r a . or r ra o a s
by G d A d m did not tt in t 10 0 0
o . a fi n l j dgm ent in th i b k In th t a a o a u s oo . a
ye arsb ec e f hi in s i v 30
aus c e the e u e cti n f the ighteou
o s s ee . . as r s rr o o r s
2 8 Th wri te. pp e s t h ve I
e n d the fin l j udgm e nt
r a e di j i n e d
ar o a s. a a ar s o ,
in I i h Y t pp ently the y
sa a .
pe diffe a like f m th t f Eth Enoc h
ar are re r a ro a o .
n eg ti ve f m
a c m p rison f I l v 2 0
ro i ed t enj y i t f eve nd f m
a. o a o s. x . . ra s o o or r, a ro
29 I n j oy . Cf I l x v 1 4 . th t f Et h En ch xci ci v (1 0 4 9 5
. s. . . a o . o .
-
.
-
N S t n o Cf A s um pt M
a a x 1
. w he e the fi n l j udgm en t c om es
. s . os. . . r a
Bl ing an d healing
ess Cf i 2 9 b ut in b le e d i m m tali t y . . . . a ss or .
30 If th i ve e efe s t the e
. s B t the te ch i ng f u te x t gree
rs r r o r su r u a o o r a s
o a o e a ra ,
o o s a a r a o s
th t the fin l j udgm ent p e cedes the H i e v nt ( f Re
a a u 2 ) they r s s r a s o . v. xx .
It is t b i nt oduc e d gr du lly p
o e i n d he li ng
r nd in i 2 9 a a o/r a a a .
, or
A nd w ill see all the ir judgm ents and all the ir curses on
the ir enem i es .
31 . A nd
thei r b ones will rest i n the e arth ,
tables for a testi m ony for the generati ons for ever .
his birthright, 2 -
7 (c f G en x x v
. . . 29 I saac goes
dow n to Gerar, 8 . D ea lings between I sa ac and A bi m e
lech, 9 2 7 -
. I saa c cu rses the Phi listi n es, 2 8 3 2 -
.
(Cf .
G en . xx vi . 1 6, 1 1 , 1 3 2 5
- -
, 32 ,
pe ce
a The word pe ce m ay go X X IV 1 Wel l of the Vision Of . .
: th t c e the e e G n xxv 1“
. . .
c
b a k to mtw in 1 T h full n m e i Bee
’
a as s ns e e a s r
“ n o sound al
. . .
31 A .fte e th the e
r d a j ubilee Thi i the f ty th i d j ub ilee
r is n o re surrec . s s or -
r .
tion of the le e
b ody, b ut a b ss d im m or 2 Cf G n xx vi 1 Ob serve th t . . e . . . a
t it
al y aw a iti the pi it
ng s r as in Eth u uth tr n p ses G n xx vi 1 . o r a or a s o e . .
Eno ch xci 10 , m u 3,
. ciii . b ef e xx v 29 qq in orde p o si bly t
3 , 4 (see . or . s . r s o
m y Escha tology, pp 2 08 . e xplain Esau s hunger ’
.
1 52 T HE BOO K OF J U BILE E S
i n the land bes i des the fi rst fam i ne wh ic h had been i n the
, ,
to m e i s th i s bi rthright ? A nd he s ai d t o J ac ob : I g i ve
i t to thee 5 A n d J ac ob s ai d : Swe ar t o m e thi s day
. .
, ,
’
and Es au des pi sed hi s b i rthri ght ; for th i s re as o n was Es au s
3 6 Cf Gen xx v 2 9 34
-
. . A n d I will give
. .
-
p ottage N ot.
.
3 R ed p ttag Cf Gen xx v 30 in G n X 31 e X V
“E u
o e. .
Te t x z
g H e e
ea e 6 Es u o a
"
r za a
'
s ra sa
co upt fo hi n m e (a b) C d ead “E au
.
.
,
s naj up O wh ic h
"
ar i 1r o s rr r s a . r s .
" pp g
u o ,
R ed p ottage S am e c upti on s in . orr a
Sell =d1r650 v 3
ver
m an
xx vi
.
8 F amine
. 1. .
.
Second y ear of this week S ee no te
ee h ve e ei
.
H r we a t wo r nd r ngs of r d on da te
in ver 1 . .
r pwr oré m d a ov
'
.
9 1 2 Cf Gen
-
. 2 6. . . xxvi .
-
1 54 T HE B OOK or J U B I LE E S
that als o and he called i ts n am e Enm i ty
,
A n d he arose .
A
. M . t o the W ell of the O ath i n the fi rst year of the fi rst week i n ,
surely m ultip ly thy seed as the s and of the e arth for the ,
they went and t old I s aac that they had not foun d w ater ,
20 . E nm ity sel é m nd d w
z
’
e e e
the LXX thu i m ply me a R5 in G n ith s s e .
ti
La n (inim icitias) fr om sabfib : xxvi 32 b ut M S m Syr e d 15 ass. , a r a
“narrow ”
.
, .
, .
. c pt i
The orru on is n ati ve in te d f N5 nd nne ct i t with the s a o a co
to the te xt It m os
. t p l
rob ab y aros e p e ceding ve b r r .
fro m ci e
a s rb s w s i hi ’
ng t o m ak e an 2 6 Of G n xx vi 33 . . e . . .
an tithe i et ee the
s s b w n e
n am ofth i s A h zath Eth Ak o t uz . .
’
za .
2 5 T he m
. i plic tia on of our text is Th i p s ge is he e int odu c ed g t ui s a sa r r ra
th t i
a o w ng t o I saa c h vi
a ng m ad e a t u ly i nt the n ti (so l B n et o s o arra ve
'
a so o es ,
c ve t ith i e e ch
o n an w Ab m l e v t Z f N T li he Wi n h 1 89 0 p
his s r an s . . c sse sc .
, .
fie
a l d t o fi nd w ate r . O f the fi ve ch i ef citi e of the Ph ili t i n e s s s
T hey had n ot f ou nd te x t
O ur and (J o xiii 3) f u w e e t ill in e xi sten c e
. s. . o r r s
C HA PT ER x x xv . 1 55
in M cc b ea a an e t i m es
A sk lon, A s dod,h , ti ans p ticul ly the l tte
ar ar a r
G aza an d E kron Of the e
s Ekron. H erodo tu i 1 0 5 ii 1 5 7 1 5 9
s .
, .
,
.
w as g i ve
n b y Al ex l
Ba as to . K i ttim ‘
X er t eln,
(n nn, K tT t ezs E fn
,
'
oz,
’
J th
o na an for his s r i e v ce
s (1 aM cc x . . he e e e e c e e
T s w r nd d rom d s f
89 J ep h
os A nt xi i
i . 4 and . . . Jv a an a cc i ord n g t o x 4 and , Gen . .
e
A sk lon sub m itte
d t o him ( 1 aM cc . the ef e el e
r or , b the G cc
ong d t o ra o La n -
ti
x . 6 0 , xi . h
A s dod ce
ra s hei c t
T. r oun ry is usu ally iden ti
su ffe e eve el
r d s e J
r y un d r u das the
Mac fi ed w ith p Cy rus xi
I n D an 30 . . . the
c ee M cc v
ah (1 a . c pt e
6 8)an d w as a ur d,. Kitti te l the
m are u ndoub d y R om ans,
p ut t o the sw ord, and b ur n b y t J ona he e
w r as in 1 M cc i a viii 1, 5 y . . . the
th an (1 47 the te p le
m of D agon are the M c e ia don ans It is to . the
i e ie
l k w s and all th t
a t e ef e
had ak n r ug M c e i th t tex t efe
a don ans a our r rs aza . G
it e e
in w r b urn (1 Mace t x84 osJ eph . . . c pt e
w as a ur d b y Al ex e the an d r r a Get
A nt xiii . 4 . . i e ce
It w as aga n r du d J eph
( os xi
A nt . 8 . . .
he
to as s b y Jho n Hyrcanus ( 1 aM cc . 2 9 The r ighteou s n a ti on
. J u da . h
x vi . e G
A s r gards aza its suburb s und r e the M cc ee
a ab s no on 2 8 . S ee te
ee
w r b urn b y t J th
ona an an d the cit
y 32 ab o ve .
f ce
or d to a c pit te M cc xi
ula (1 a 61 . . Gen erations Em nd d w . Lat n e e ith i .
fte et e
I t was a rw ards d s roy d b yIAlex . T e xt day s .
of J h t
u da ow ards the citi e
s of the ex
T t : all Ca or m
”
pht i
A ord ng t o . cc i
h i i ti e the e c c e t
P l s n s in s on d n . A m os ix ii
7 ; D ent . 23 ; J er . . x lvii . .
has he e
r p pp xxiii . . . Ca pht or On the v i
. ar ou s w s as t o vi e
24 . T he P h il i t i e
s n s suff r d se e eve e
r ly its l c it
o al y see En cyc Bib 6 98 . i . .
3 1 F or . though he as c en d u nt o heaven ,
32 . A n d i f he go i nt o c ap t i vi ty ,
the earth ;
F or int o etern al m aledi c t i o n will he de p art .
desp ite the urgen t requ ests of Esau that he shou ld m arry
a Ca na anitish wom an 4 1 0 -
. Rebecca blesses J acob, 1 1
23
( Cf G en x x vn l 1
. . . .
jubil ee Rebe cca call ed Jac ob her son and s pake unt o him
, , ,
3 1 32 B ed on A m
-
. ix 2 4 Cf
as 1 Secon d yea f this w eek in this
os .
-
. . . r o
P cxxxix 8 sqq
s. .
jubilee S ee n te n v
. 4 . o o er. .
tr pose G n xxviii 1 4 b ef e G n
an s s e E mbi tte d m y oul
. . Cf Gen-
vn or e . re s . . . xx .
ever and ever who has g iven m e J acob as a p ure son and
,
c onti nually an d throughout all the gen erat ion s for everm o re .
h ou r when the s piri t of righte ous n ess des c ended into her
,
"
15 . Blessed art thou ,
Lord of r ighteousness and God of the
a ges ;
A n d m ay He bless thee beyon d all the gen erat i o n s of m en .
hi
T s agr s w s a ee
m n of ith the t te e t a bd Cf xxxi 1 2
. . . . 0 r a s o
’
Esau s age in Gen 3 4, w r xxvi he e he Spi it T h l tte i J ewish lso :f
r e a r s a o
l xiii 1 0 1 1 “Hi h ly Spiri t
. . .
.
is sa d t o i
a b n or y w n h ve ee f t he he I s s
(“
. .
, o
m arr d ie
Esau was now s
.
y r ixt th ee -
. h p rm) W ith the i de a c onve y e d b y
.
C HA PT E R XX V .
9
-
2 1 1 59
An d m ay
their sons be com e m any and gre at beyond the
st ars of he aven ,
1 8 A n d m ay I
. see (born)un t o thee m y son blessed children , ,
duri ng m y li fe ,
’
1 9 A nd. th ou hast refreshed thy m other s s pirit duri ng
as
Tm yj life
'
2 0 I n cre ase
. s pread over the earth
an d ,
“ “
b th p hr e c f D eut xxxi v 9
o as s . the 1 9 E . t f e h ed.( )b d h . as re r s a . c as
( noan m i); N um r s
'
r o
“
. .
xi 2 5 26 2 9 N h ix 20 ; I xi
.
, ,
2 e it i.
R .
e d thy the sen e
s. . .
' ‘
. a , as s
17 A H a
sid H w u
e sld giv i t t e qe
i e i t o e o r u r s .
M I h ve b ck eted
.
l [ y fi e ti n ] a c o a ra
A braha m n d t hi s
a ee d o w y s a a
.
th i ph e i t c m e in wkw dly
.
f
Cf L. u k e i 5 5 K c .é h d h n
, a 4 ; s
et ee m b
“b e t
c eu
m uth
7 s ras or o s
”
a ar
é b
"
fi l b w n w o r as s, o
A fip da t “t ngue
’
n a a ro e s ,
aK p pa
a ri or
d i L k e e c ll n d W h ul d e xp e c t a o e s o
T h w
“ nd t p e c e de it It m y b
’
l
.
16 t va .
V a b n u
e or s r a
b th Mic v 20 nd u te xt Ob e ve n a a o r . a e
o u. a o r s r
ditt g ph y nd h ve iginated
.
.
p enthetic lly
ar expl n t ily in
a or
f l e lte n tive ende ing of am
a a or as a a s a r a r r
u te x t
o r .
w mb o .
P es i on f o
oss s eve Of the T hn ey
r 2 1 H is
r.
n tuary
.
u n to all the . sa c
didean ph se K f m é d l ra
'
r age
a s Cf i 2 9 e . s. . . .
1 60 T H E BO O K O F J U BILEE S
22 . be he that blesseth thee
Blessed ,
“
c alled Es au hi s elder son and s ai d unto him : I am old
, , ,
weap ons thy qu i ver an d thy bow and go out to the fi eld , ,
h is f the r s i d unto
a a him : “ Com e ne ar and ki ss m e
, ,
a =“help ed d =“ caused m e t o me I am he
who will re t en com c ei ve the
see L a in g
. i ve i e it
s dr x t
In m y m an dm ents (w b gn w hich e i i th the
words “
.
te xt e e e the p h e i t
I m nd d ras
’
n o art e ani
‘
i i e e the ti
d r g r in La n But the e r ad V
S
. o also LXX and ulg. of Gen xxvu . .
i ht
ing of b e m ay b e r g et i
as Pra or us 6 '
x 15 m ul ly tip thee
”
a trans os s b or p e i t ef e
“m ay
.
.
H is p ower of p erce
p tion, l rally, i te the
Lord gi e
”
ve the .
hss r
i
"
pi it . D ew of the ear th The sam rend r . e e
(H is brother) A dd d rom . e f the ing of rfis m brm os rn '
s is o un d in '
f
the Eth rs on of Ge n . ve i
x 28 . x vii . .
19 . 1 am
For an analogous thy son. A nd p lenty add aga ns .MSS i t
ev i
as on, B r
“I am Esau
ee c
om ar s Ber rabb a 6 5 p e .
lle i p ara l sm and Gen . 28 b or xx vii ef e
the laus “m ay H e g
.
xxvii R L sa d
. a ob m an . J c l n ully to .
"
thee
C HA PT E R XX V I . r7 -
3r x63
2 4 Be lo r d
. ove r thy brethren ,
of bless ing hi s son Jacob and Jacob had gone forth fro m ,
, ,
bless ing .
“
And he s ai d : N o w I kn ow why hi s n am e is
n am ed Jacob :behold he hath supplanted m e these two ,
xxv 111 4
. . . how )=olda é 1s .
i e
l k an add on to i ti. R ad the te xt e In th t c e the t t
a as ex would agr w ee ith
that .
”
Ge n xx vii
. 36
. .
r6 4 T H E BO O K O F J U BILE E S
r eserved a bless i ng for m e father and I s aac answe r ed and ,
s ai d u n to Esau
Beh old I h ave m ade him thy lord
, ,
3 2 A n d Es au s ai d to I s aac h i s father :
. ,
dwellin g ,
33 D ew o
.
f the earth no on . S ee em ve his y oke f om off thy n eck
te r o r .
ve e
rs 2 3 . Sim ilarly in the J erusalem and P J n s. -
o .
a c : refusest ( ab aika)w
’
is (i)a h ich p ge in our te xt is att ibuted to
assa r
c orru pt i the f
on of orm r d is orru e . c pt G ene i s b y Syn c ellus i 2 0 2 m3 H fi s , .
'
ca
pp t te t he e ee €¢ n é is ebhoy l t s 6 I d 8 m :
' ’
b ut su or s b T he x r agr s v ra '
. a aa x, 0
is ass . .
”
g a rf o 1r 7 0 r ova ov
'
7 .
as t o the e
m aning of w hich the ve i
rs ons u hfi n t Odv Gly as ( p 263 )
e a s c r ar or. c .
“eve
'
; 7 01 aa o rr re a
'
. x
death, r o ry sin un o d a
"
T s t e th hi n i b a thm ow { wa 6 db lup fi
. a le d. y r s 1 0 e o
ch
an g is e c t
on rary t o all rad on In t it i u 6K. 6 p xn h vao
'
v hquué h v 7 0 r a o ao , r eta
“
him an d adm on i shed him an d s ai d un t o him :1 0
,
Do .
ings and all the lan d which God gave to A brah am :go m y ,
son in p e ac e
,
1 2 A n d I s aac sent Jac ob aw ay an d he
. . ,
’
Sy ri an the brothe r of Rebe cc a J ac ob s m othe r
,
1 3 A nd i t ,
. .
wep t . .
“
1 4 A n d I s aac s ai d t o Rebe cca : My s i ster wee p ,
n ot on acc ou n t of J acob m
y son for he g oeth in p e ac e , ,
8 Cf Gen
. xxvii
. 46 . S ong f S l m n i v 9 1 0 1 2 v 1
. . o o o o .
, , , . .
Cf Gen xx viii
1 5 . T h is u ge w
. c m m n in the old
.
-
. sa as o o
1 4 My sister
. h i te
T s rm as a l d pp i e Egypti n ng M p e nd Spi egel
. a so s as as ro a
c
b y Isaa t o his w i fe e
is us d as an e x b e g h ve h own ( Budd e D a r a s see s
p i e H hen li d pp x vi v u) “B the
,
pe i
r ss on of te e e
n d rn ss It is oss b l . o e , .
-
x . ro r
”
th t Si e p
a ng r ( te
1 68 n o ) is r g i ht
in . w u e d in the e ng l w ith a as s s so s a so
t ting th t it i de igned b y
s a a th s im il m e ning d5 A¢ fi in 1 C ix
s ou r au or s ar a . € or. .
hi wi fe (T b it v
s at) hb y
o éx n te ) unkn w n in
. Rab b inic l ite ‘
ov
‘
e, o o l ra
é b h¢ § : ls v
,
a i 1 5 v iii 4 7 ; al so
a o tu e
1i . , . , r .
C H A PT E R x x v u 7 .
-
24 1 67
that plac e and lai d i t (at hi s head ) under the t ree and he ,
that n i ght and beh old a ladder set up on the e arth and the
, ,
2 2 A n d H e s p ake t o J ac ob an d s ai d : I"
stood up on i t . .
16 . Will
be flowered z j esé rah 19 . Luz Cf Gen
. . . xxv iii 1 9 . .
the t
La in dirigentur) m n d d rom e e e f 20 ( A t his head) A dded from the
“ w ros r
. .
jé sé ré h T.
: e xt he ill p p e . La ti n .
t
La in, in via re ct a at e d d rg in . ive e fo und in Gen .xxv ii
i 11 It seem t o . . s
e e t i ec
diff r n d r ti ons . be the e p t
w ood n os or m as t (mgr?)which
A nd he is faithful a b and Latin st d t Canaanit ish p l ce of wo sh ip
“
.
oo a a s r .
om it and
”
. S ee E ncyc Bib i 330 332 . . .
-
.
1 9 20 -
. Cf Gen.
. xx viii . 10 , 1 1, 1 9 . 2 1 2 7 Cf G n xxv iii 1 2 22
-
. . e . .
-
.
1 68 T H E BO O K O F J U BILE E S
and shall kee p thee wh i thers o eve r thou goest and I shall ,
thee m y God
, .
1, 1 7 ,
1 8, 2 1 3 5 , -
x xx . 1 1 3, 1 7 2 2
- -
,
2 4, 2 5 , 2 8, 3 2 ,
3 9 4 3,
, xx x i . 1,
sl ep
.
”
eep 24 Of Gen xxix
t a sl .
I 7O T H E BO O K O F J U B I LE E S
m ayst nother seven years that thou m ayst
se rve me a ,
xviii 18 . J i M t
ust n ar yr, D ial a
. . .
'
effi ereKev r hy Bdkha v
s I n la er-
. t
e c e it
Tryp h 13 4, d lar s to be of; Beurr bv
. Je i h t iti the ti . ws rad on y are s ll repre
th i ht
8 Our au or r g ly u nd rs ands et e te i te hte s n d as s s rs, b ut as daug rs of
c c i e :cf
.
Gen xxix
. and r ep e e t J
c
r s n s a ob as
. L ab an b y a on ub n Ps J on . .
-
.
re c ei v i
ng Ra che he the eve
lw n s n day s xxix on Gen 24, 2 9 ; Ber rab b a 7 4.
. . .
of L a se h fe t e e ve J
as w r o r
’
ose phus Si e i e p . n g r adds F rk R El. 36 on 1 18 . .
(A nt i e
19 7 ) wrongly m ak s a ob
. . J c . n te o .
it
w a for s eve e
n y ars a fte i e
r his m arr ag 1 1 2 4 Cf Gen x xix 31 xxx 1 1 3 -
1 7—
-
-
.
. . . . ,
w it h L e h a . 22 2 4 , .
9 Bilh h
. Eth Balan a . 1 1 2 4 The tw elve sons of J c ob
. .
-
. a .
Th sister of Zilp h
e Bi lh h nd Th tw elve app e r in our te x t in the
a . a a e a
Zi lpah pp e r as i ste s al o in T e t
a a me de as in Gen
s xxix 32 34
r s s . sa or r . .
-
X II P t i c h N ph i
a r ar N p ht li xxx 1 2 4 xxx v 1 7 18 The follow
. e a a - -
de cl e s : as p tmp a v é l Bdhh
. . . .
, . .
ro fi yé v s fi
'
A fip dp ou l lx n !
x
’
t ive f Gen xxix xxx v and
a . Ka a arra o . .
-
.
a hw w b ls iry pd fi q
a r
’
inn) A afi
e J ub ilee I I In Jubilees according t o
o a '
av
'
s. .
K l é dw
a qi A l av T hu
xev a trr blm n the d te of b irth III In T e t XII
’ '
l/ r ac c v a . . s . .
K i é dh
a c
tb fi Z h¢ dv eo ev
'
l IV aI n Gen x lix
r v
‘
e ca
I . . .
I V Gen
. . xli x.
e ve th t the o der in
It will b e ob s r d a r on our te xt sh ows the sam e order (see ,
n. d i ve e f
rg s rom all the othe t rs as o b el w ) Prob b ly the dat es are c orrup t
o . a .
ch
D an, Issa ar, and os J ep h Th Mid . e R ons h p r p e to read eventh instead
c O os s s
ras h
Tadshe, w hich is partly b ased of i xth ( n e as
s
y e m endat ion resting on a
C HA PT E R XX V II I .
9
-
11 171
J ud h 1 5 th f 3 da 7 th 3 d 2 12 8 o r r
D an 9 th of 6th 1 st 4th 2 129
Na pht
ali 5 th of 7th 2 nd 4th 2 1 31
Gad 1 2 th of 8 th 3rd 4th 2 1 32
As r he 2 nd of 1 1 th 4th 4th 2 1 33
I ssa ar ch 4th of 5th 5 th 4th 2 1 34
e
Z b ulon 7 th o f 7 th 6 th 4th 2 1 34
Jo e p hs l st o f 4th 7 th 4th 2 1 35
Benj m i n a 1 1 th of 8 th l st 4th 2 1 43
h is o de c e cted R n h p
T r r, orr as o sc ro ie
d d at the
age of 1 2 5 uda on J h
p e b ve i found in Syn cellu i
os s a o , s s . 1 5 th of 3rd and d d 1 1 9 ( 2) ( in ie text
1 98 th ugh the d te diffe fr m th e
o a s r o os i t i ct
d s n ) Na al o n 5 th ofpht i 3rd the the
,
in u te x t :
o K i d h fi
r
“
é ; g éh fi a ov e ro a s
‘
rr
‘
a e ie
an d d d ag d 1 33 Gad one l ot h of the
rr
'
‘
w A ela v é yé w na e r bv Povfibv 7 43
Ka t
‘ f
’
'
the 7 th and d d 125 I ssa ar on 4th ie ch
1r
’ ‘
"
é r et xa l r du E vp ed w up 7ra , 7 0V 66"
“ '
ie he o f 5 th m on an d d d 1 2 2 th A s r on
" ’
A evl my 1rB, r du I obdav
'
c pt text
7 6V ie 2 nd of ( orru ) an d d d 1 2 3 ;
A dv T o J eph the
? 7re , 1 6V Ne ¢ 0 a helpt 7 43 1rS’, 7 6V
’
the ie os on l st of 7th and d d
Pad T o ? 7 d
’ '
il
A o iyp 7 43 7rq , r t‘w
’
e ve th t
'
e ' '
110 . I t w l b e ob s r d a m or
'
‘
" '
I ao dxap f tp 1rt9 , r ev Zafi ovhc th h f the ve te the
b v Ka i th an al ab o da s of m on
W c ep ex ct th e J i ee
'
T hy A elva v é ic A cla s T Q f or I wai orr s ond a ly t o os in ub l s,
‘
’
é lc T fis Pa xijh 7 43 ba
’
e the e
. th e an d n arly all ag s t o os in
f ll i i p e fe ct t e ive
The o o w ng m r et
li s (d r t i ch
d el T s XII Pa r ar s (see b ow ) The
. . .
u n doubte f dly rom ourte xt the ) of J h ii Book of as ar (op cit 1 2 44, 1 246 , . . .
t e ve p t i ch ith the
w l a r ar s w e ee ith the e t e t
ir ag s an d 1 2 48) agr s w T s am n X II .
the the
days of th h ich the
m on on w t i ch iv the
y e e Pa r ar in g in g
. sam ag s for
ee f
w r horn is ound in E pp tei e iti s e e Si e
’
n s d on evi ch R ub n , m o n, L ,
Issa ar, Gad,
of the Mi h dr as viii l i e J eph
T adshe n s ee the c e . os ,
b ut disagr s in as s of
2 4 -
e e e cc e e
The y ars of R b J ha w r 1 33, he e u da , D an, A s r, Z b ulon and
of R ache e e
l 36 , o f L e a 4 6 pht l
R ub n was h it c i e . Na a i , t o w om as r b s resp ec
on the the
2 l st of thl oth m on the e t an d t i c the te In T s X II Pa r ar hs . da s .
ie
d d at the e ev
age of 1 20 y ars v l
L i was f ct h ve ee c lecte . ary a so The a s a
. b n ol d
b orn on the the l st o f th I st m on el an d f ici b y D odw l and are ound in Fab r us,
ie
d d at the age of 1 37 D an w as b orn i . S ee Cod P seu d V T
. 7 49 7 5 4
. . also . .
-
.
on the the
6th of th 9 th m on and ch i ef Rbnsch, 32 7 32 9 T he -
are .
[LI ST —OVER
1 72 T HE B OO K OF JU B I LE E S
, ,
chi ldren “
an d J ac ob s ai d : H ave I w i thheld from thee
Sim eon ie
and d d ag d 1 2 0 in e the
sam e e
y ar as os ag d J ep h e
110 .
L evi 81 st ie
an d d d ag d 1 3 7 e .
J u da h 84 th 119 .
D an 85 th 1 25 .
e
Z b ulon and As he r 87 th e ie
Z b ulon d d ag d 1 1 4 ; e
he
As r, 1 2 6 .
an d ie
d d ag d 1 1 0 e .
125 .
E seb i u P
u p E v ix 2 1
s, raeJ ud h w b n b ef e R chel g ve
. . . . a as or or a a
1 1 H c ll d In G n xxix 32 i t
e a Bil h h t J c b
e Y t the te xt set s e
“ a o a o e
. . . .
.
e d he e nd in ve e 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 8 b ef e th t f Jud h S ee note on
r a r a rs s , , , . or a o a .
I n 1 9 20 2 1 22 2 3 24 th is fo m is
, , 1 1 24
, , , r -
.
brought forth agai n lam bs like them selves an d all that were ,
’
s p otted were Jacob s and those whic h were n ot were
’
Lab an s 2 9 A n d Jac ob s p ossess i ons m ultip li ed e x ceed
’
. .
2 5 26 Cf Gen
-
.2 5, 28 . . xxx . . 28 . Of Gen . . xxx . 39 .
V l v i i ve c e
“
a s s and et d olor
“ u g ar a
.
rso
e xp ect e
.
i
Poss bly a c
go s b a k t o in ? M e q i v e t resp ersa The ass has n o u al n
“t
. .
t ke u b ck t o the right te xt
a s s a c e lau s
L t in :d b t ib i
. .
T k thy w g
a e a es. a
A ll tha t w e p otted w e e J a b s a o er s r co
’
,
m d m i b ett
erce e s
et c Cf G n xxx 32
er .
J e om e . e r
2 7 Of G n xxx 3 2
. . . .
( e
Q t H eb in lo ) seem t h ave
“ u
. .
aes
. . .
r. c s o
a b d = all the
. .
Th e f os S b o .
h d th i o
p ge in m ind :Si qui d
.
a s assa
shee p f i gi tu e x lb i t ni gris quae unius
o .
r a s e
Bl k nd p otted =m$ m nun S ee c l is unt v ium n t m c it m eum ,
ac a s .
o or s ar a u r
m y te xt f em end ti n , ,
or
c it i qui d ve o uniu c l i tuum
a o .
r s r s o or s,
Whit Thi i f l e ende ing f .
e. s s a a s r r o
a aht upi ( m e f l e e nde ing in
e vxa z - 2 9 A n d heep
sa So l o LXX of
a s r r
. s . a s
Eth v f G n xxx
er. o else it Gen xxx 43 M
e Sam Syr or
. . . ass. , .
,
.
r s s e x v
.
1 9 2 1 , 2 3, 2 4, 4 6 , 4 7 ,
-
xxx ii . 2 2, x x xi ii . 1 0,
’
d i stant from him a three d ays j ourn ey 2 A n d J ac ob saw . .
R etu rn to his
’
father s house. Of . 7 The fif teenth, i s of
. 3rd . . the
Gen . xxxi
3, 1 3 . . m on th .
1 76 T HE BOOK OF J U BI L E E S
a feast for Laban an d for all w ho c am e w i th him an d Jacob , ,
: “The
w itness ; whe refore the n am e of th at plac e i s c alled
’
9 R ep haim Eth Rafaé m Cf Gen
. . . . . . a a o o r o
A m i te wh
or u cc ee ded the R e ph i m
s o s a o f Euseb iu s It w the ch i ef city . as
sh l l dr w
a ttenti n as w e p c eed
a a o ro . A hts th nd t Ed ei J sh xii 4
aro a a r , o . . ,
5 the e
s t wo a ar as on e n am pp e e hi e te n c m p ign (1 M cc v ) the
s as r a a a
“A s aro
. .
ht th
As aro K arn a m i ht th f ct th t it i m enti ned he e h ving
a a s o r as a
of the h
two orns in ass an d the M . b een de t y ed m k e i t p b ble that
s ro a s ro a
er a a u .
of the pp t
LXX su or our te xt K u enen, . iii 10 whe e the e i li t f the cities
.
, r r s a s o
h
Bu l and Si e f ie cc ept th i
gr d a s r ad ng e i . o f the pl in (1 m m)b el nging t 0 g w h ich
a o o
ht th
A s aro i pp e
K arna m a i
ars s m ly as p w e e c p tu e d b y J sh u
r a Thi m y
r o a. s a
ht th
A s aro in D u e t i 4 J h os 1 0, . . . ix . b the s m e
e the v lley of Reph im
a as a a ,
xii 4,
. xi i
i 1 2 , 3 1 along w ith . Edr as ei J h os 8 x viii 1 6
. x v. , . .
hi
T s Og w as of the e t
r m n an of the xxx i i. 3 . I t is the sam e the B l m e
as aa -
on
R e ph ia m, D u e t iii 1 1 S ee E n cy c Bib . . . . .
(see E ncy c Bib and Bible D i ct in
i
. . .
3 3 5 , 336 tp
I t is m os rob ably t o b e d n i i e t fi e ith
dw
. .
2 6 ) was a ur d b y a 1r6)\cs 7 0 0 A y o
’
it
ppa lov T s su s our
. .
J udas and it s m l te p e
of A t argat is
te xt e x ctl a y B on an d it s n ab an s e i h it t
t pe p e the e e tte
.
.2 1, T he R a m w r 8,
1 78 T H E BO O K o r J U BILE ES
between ploughi ng and reapin g and betwee n autu m n and ,
I s aac went u p from the W ell of the Oath and dwe lt i n the
tower of A braham hi s father on the m ountai ns of H ebron ,
their s oul .
D inah ravished, 1 3 -
. Slaughter f
o the Shechem ites 4 6 ,
-
.
o f his slaughter f
o the Shechem ites, 1 8 23 -
. Dinah
24 J acob s
’
recovered, f 25 26
. rep roo ,
-
.
(Cf Gen . .
x xx ii i . 1 8, x xx iv . 2, 4 , 7 , 1 3 1 4 2 5 3 0,
-
,
-
xxx v .
e o e e r s Eth. .
w inte nd pri ng
r a s . w h ic h f ll
a s in ar M ch
and
Between au tum n and the rain
16 . A r l. pi
(season) La n . has in m do ti e i 1 8 Of. Gen. 9, . 6
, 8.
. xx viii . xxx vi
t
au um n i
plu viarum T s is . hi the Maha lath Eth Maé lé th . .
’
.
f e
orm r ra n (mp ),
w i a ls rom hich f l f the 1 . Wen t up to Salem
XXX .
C H AP T ER S XX IX . 17 —
X XX .
4 1 79
m onth . 2 An d
there they c arri ed off D in ah the daughte r.
,
c hi p e e /i fl
’
x vptov
‘
p ea e. T s assag is b as d on Gen . ér aoe as i) é 7r a br obs els
xxxiii . 1 8 u‘
m p i
‘
sig n The L X X ,
. r é hos . i J ith e e
ud
A ga n in (a H b r w w ork
Sy r , Eus b . e iu nd Je m e he e t ke s, a ro r a of the fi t c e t
rs ix :
n 2 m me 6 . .
i
{3 525 as
.
ro r a . e a . r a s
12
01 0 5 O u te xt c om b ine b th i nte
r s o r tu xe ipl poa¢ a la v els é x dtk no w dh
hoy emb v, of é‘huo av afi rpa v 1ra p0é 1/ ov e ls
’
‘ '
pretations .
t e
roubl t o our au th or c
H e ould hardly She che ci c ci e S ee l
. m w as not r um s d a so .
a pp ve
ro of thei r slaughte fte the the
r a r y J h ep ct i Book of as ar for a r rodu on of
c e te ci c ci i
had ons n d t o r um s on A ord cc the ci e t f v e vi e S e . an n a ourab l w of im on
ingly he itom s all r efe e c e the
r n to cir ev ii an d L i (D iet oles A p ocr 1 1 66
. . .
cu m cision of the She che ite m s, as also the te i ic t iti In la rabb n rad on ,
e J eph
do s os us (A n t i 21 the h eve Si e
On ev . j e
. . ow r, m on and L i are u dg d
o the h th i
r an d s is gi ve n asthe e r ason e cc c e ith the e te c e m or in a ordan w s n n
fo r J c
s ob
'
e
s ang r aga ns i t Si e m on andp c e p the xlix ronoun d u on m in Gen In .
ev
L i in T s e t evi : L 6 Ka t fir m w are 6 . it t e the e e Gen rab b a 80 ,
. is ru , r is som
1ra r fip , Ka t d
'
im / to da exte ti
y, Ka t é hvm fifi n, (in the c ct nu a on of ir ondu ; b ut in
Ka r edé fa w o r ip!
‘
n epirounv Ka t ner d e cti the e it i ‘
. s on 9 8 of sam w ork is sa d
raU
'
r a dn é da uov
'
t ith t i the th t the f ct th t
No w s and ng . t p a a a m os o f the oor
s eve e i pp ti
r d sa rob a on of Si e m on and ee the t i e Si e w r of rb of m on is t o b e
L evi in Gen x ixl 5 7 forthei c ct t c e
r on du
. the c e .
-
xlix ra d to urs in Gen 7 . . .
in th is ma tte i t
r, w ash i hl ex t le Si e p
g y ol d te c p e l Si e ng r ( 1 1 5 no ) om ar s a so fr
.
h ti
C ris an era hi e
T s is don in our te xt . i ee 2 Child of twelve years Th s agr s
. .
an d in T s e t evi L he e the
5 w r e ith
ang l
. ec e t evi w the r koning in T s L 12 . .
i
b ds L evi : n otno ou exdlxno w é v v é y.
‘
he e evi e l e T r L , who w as six y ars o d r
tnré p A lt/ a s, xc
‘
i yd; 30 0 m m ner d o ov, (inth i h e She che
.
-
the . . an D n a , sl w m at age of
“
.
'
pa ucfw
' -
.
say sth t he
a th t the e te c e
saw a erunt in ord suo c
ym on et L nne S e e i
God had gon e f h evi l
ort i t for aga ns ex t e rm in are cos .
G n xxxi v 7
e . . . w s i lleg l nd w n o b ette th n a a a as r a
7 T hi
. t tem ent d e n t gree f nicati n In L v xxi 9 it is
s s a o s o a or o . e . .
ing f the w m n wi th fi re it i t ue
o o p l yed the h l t w as t o b b nt with
a , s r , a ar o e ur
T m — puni h m e nt t v i nc e w ith
.
cri m e is th t f f nic ti n w he e
a henc e
o or a o ,
r as o ur or a s a a
o u te x t de l m e el y w ith the m
r a s i ge st on e him with ton e
r arr a s s.
o f H eb ew w m n n d G ent ile
3. r To
o a a a .
1 82 T H E BO O K o r J U B I LE E S
d aughters t o a m an who i s of any of the G entiles 1 5 For . .
see how the She c hem i tes fared and their s ons :how they
were deli vered i nt o the h an ds of tw o s ons of J ac ob an d ,
them for ri ghte ous ness an d i t i s wri tten down to them for ,
nt M l ch ’
bu K i I fihd o
’
fi
‘ ’
u o o o . a irr a e e T y a irro
1 5 ( Up n him ) A dded f m the ¢ 66p l t t7
’
. o . i é l ro 6 a a x o a vr o. Ka c c rr u s rro ovv
L tin
a . na t Se é 6 lq dp d vra s r o /s / ous
x , u vva o re . rr
H i de hi eyes T h i is the p h
s e in f w d y i
. 5 63 s ras o
-
sr r s
‘
vva xa s (1 1 1 11 .
L v xx 4 nar y n S
e yn T h L ti n A ll the u n l n n ‘
( b nd L t i n) e a c ea ess a a a
“ ll thi n cle nn es
. . , . .
,
p t i
rae er er it t d sp it ee m s t eb 0 d e exer ,
s o e a s u a s.
a ditt gr ph y o a . P ofan ti on f thi (m n ) MSS ead r a o s a . r
Wh mm it n l n n
o co de
fil th is p f n ti n I h ve em ended
u c ea ess e ro a a o .
”
a
th e san tu y f the L d
c ar p f ne in cc d n c e w ith the L t i n
o or ro a a or a a .
H i h ly n me Cf L v xx 3
s o a H th 1 6 [A n otn con sid
. . ti n f p
e ons]
. .
, a . o era o o ers .
the pri esthood and to be Levi tes th at they m i ght min i ster
, ,
and t o h i s des c end ants afte r him and he has been re c orded ,
2 1 All this acc ount I h ave w ri tte n for thee and h ave
.
,
to b e f
est Levi 4 whe e L evi s
oun d in T . , r
’
19 . God f
o all. S ee no te on xxii .
appointm en t seem s t o b e in n we to a s r 4 .
hi p y es la h
ra 6 6 (Wm
r e
’
r ev
xouc 0 V ar ; 2 0 M ud, i a., of God
. no . . S ee te
on xi x 9
poaevxiis a ov 7 0 0 at ekeiv as drrb 7 733
‘
fi gr . .
t iti pp e
rad on a She
ars in m rabb a 1 9 t o . Book o f lifeS ee te noth i ex
on s .
ci c ci i
r um p t he
s on in Egy thew n all of th e ej e i
os who n oy temp ora l bl ss ngs,
othe t i e e e cte it e e
r r b s n gl d (W b r, J ud . but, in xxx vi th e
1 0, of os j
who en oy
.
Theol ” p . the e
For o
. cf r r asons . etern al .
Baba b athra 1 2 3 a and Bamidbar rabb a Book o f those who will be destroyed
7 . S ee Singe (p r . 1 15 no te ) . and . ti
La n has libro perditionum .
1 84 T HE BOOK OF JU BILE ES
vengean c e on the s i nners an d i t was wri tten for a bless i ng ,
.
and all the i r wealth an d all the ir fl o cks and brought the m , ,
fall en u p on them .
(of . Gen . xx x v .
, ,
-
,
a nd J u da h, 1 8
22 . J acob recoun ts to I saa c how Goal p rosp ered him 2 4 , .
selves and change you r garm ents and let us ari se and ,
mCf Gen
. . 2 6, 2 8 . xxxiii . . xx v 2 xxvi 2 et c I p e the b ve
.
, .
, . r ss a o
A nd a ll the ir wea lth c d t rans c re cti on of the t an l ti n b ec u e the
or r s a o a s
p e fte “fl ck
.
os a r o s
"
aga ns i t a b and c ntex t equir e 55; ar m nd n t wnfli
o r s a o '
1r bs a br obs
p (so La n, locutus e st ad p hed the m b e c u e they h d put
roac a s a
h ich h eve
131, w , ow r, in
the city t the w d f T e t Lev i o s or
"
o s
6 :l dd lwp l é d f
. .
,
“
him th at they we re trul y hi s son s : A nd thou h ast
trul y seen that they are trul y m y s ons 1 1 A nd they . .
“
unto him : May the G od of all the very Lord of all ,
the ages bless thee an d thy ch ildren thr oughout all the
,
9
Par of . s rs w t thi ve e ith the
sub je ct et e e
gr a gr atn ss of glory. a is orru pt c
tte
m a r of ver 5 and 1 0 sqq is attri . . p i t the i e cti
b ut o n s in dr on of b Lat ni .
te
b u d by yn llus ( 20 2 )t o os
“
S ce us i . J e ph m agno int ellegere glori am ejus hi
T s .
'
fly pr y 37 a r ofi Io a tuc
' '
‘
is d eci e
d dly b ette th the thi pic
r an E o .
i
The Lat n has Vidisti, a er, u on am pt q i c
Serve in H is san tuary as the angels
fi lii m ei sun , and is rob ably r g t
; p i ht c
of the p resen e a n d as the hol
y ones.
for am é n :“ruly t c pt On the e cl e t ii
’
m ay b e orru s t wo ass s, see no es 2, 1 8,
H r “
.
for abfi : 0 a
’
r f the .
xv 2 7
. e e the h oly on se ppa ear
xx v . 14 .
27 the e
y are u s d as a om r c p ehe ive
ns
13
T urned to Levi fi rst, a nd began
te rm for the
t w o (or th ee cc i
r a ord ng
to bless him .
.
o vr e ‘.
14
T o thy seed Igreatn ess and grea t ' '
glory l. So 0 ' ‘
to thy s d . ee the sanct ifi cabit .
C HA PT E R XXX I .
9 -
16 1 87
unto all
the ages 1 5 A n d they w ill be pri n c es an d judges
. .
,
M acc b ean p eri d equires us t o rec g the A onitic pri esth d ; the thi d
a o , r o ar oo r
ni e here th
s e ly Maccab ean p in es the M c b ean ruling pri e t and in
e ar r c . ac a s s,
r o . s a ovo a.
[ca o o r ,
r s a
c t ra
r p
-
Ka a ar e s,
-
o r a or a s
th t w k h d either ou te xt
a or a ule save th i s M cc ab e n p i n c e
r S ee or a r r a a r .
is, as Bousset (Z f N Tliche Wi ssen . . The blessin g of the L ord will be given
schaf t, 1 9 0 0 , pp
1 6 5 1 6 7 )has already
.
-
in their mouths. Cf Sir I 2 0 boar/ a c . . .
p i te
o n d out , an undoub d d s r on te e c ipti '
Jh
of o ann s H y rcanus e A evl, els r pei s : '
‘
T s et e e
R ub n 6 1rpbs r aw A evl
.
l : M
o are a r ar ew o wa xa pdla s, lva 6 69 10 0 6
' ’
dpxds 8m i pe 0 r10 er ac r b o rré paa. a ov e ls
' ' '
.
(m usica l 66 7 s Kv lov é r e
pxoaé vns (so MS ebhoy la v ex 7 0 0 ar bnar os
5’ p
—
’ ‘
te evi
rad b y L
’
s d s ndan s are to be e ce t the e c
s ond,the e p
r is a lay on the e nam
b nd b j oi ned t o m e ( “
signs of the com ing of the Messiah . L evi, as in G
x ix
en. x ll
34 wi m y hus .
words th t f
a ollow 6 wpcbros Khfipos : ’
the efo e was his nam e c lled L evi
r r a
1 8 A n d to. J ud ah he s ai d :
May the Lord gi ve thee strength and p ower
T o tre ad d own all th at h ate thee
the s on s of Jacob ;
May thy n am e an d the n am e of thy s ons go forth and
t raverse every lan d and region .
of xx v 5 , in
or g ar a . r e, as in Eth Eno . .
L t H i table b thin et c
e s Cf T e t ete e Me i c i e, e th. . s . an rn al ss ani k ngdom on ar ,
L ev i 8 ch xc J h as in Eth En o . 29 38 In uda.
-
.
K i 86 a 0 n a bp 60 bpd 6 y (
’
‘
the M e i h
a cov
p a ei
2 4 2 5 and D an 5
-
ss a is t o s ring
K i h d j l b nj
f ev i f J h n ot rom L b ut rom u da , as in Eth.
A rt “
‘
a p T u r
p v r rre a y Ku o ra ve o sr a i
o é ppw
r arr
ch xc S ee
t a ou.
e t e t the En o . T s am n s of.
Al T e t Ju d h 2 1
so s .l y ap b ou ve p a e th t th i l t v e
[ca a r I t is ry ro b abl a s as i w
(A l) ép { wa (A m Gk
ev
'
tn r
) (35 e li e s tex t
r . . as 6 un d r s our T he w ords. a
h f
'
e ar oK bp é yy lj w 3
15 4 l é dl w
t os p i ce
'
‘
eth (1 7 t a
I o e r n ou and one of t hy sons
r pd j d fi
’
rre a u a ro it. t t th i i te p et adm m os na urally of s n r r a
1 8 1 9 In the note on
-
. 1 5 we s w ti th i i ht the the M e i h
v er. a on .If s is r g n ss a
,
th t cc di g t the T e t L evi 8 the
a a or n pi f J h
o s i . is t o s r ng ro m uda In a k ngdom .
Me i h as o s r of r s n of a ss a in a tem
f m Levi nd t b the ete n l High
ro a
M e i ic i
o e te r a
p orary ss an k ngdom (see no on
Pri e t nd ci vi l ul e f the n t i n D u
s a xxiii r ro a o . r .
thou prosp e r and fulfil the vow whi c h thou hast vowed ;
an d p ut not off thy vow ; for thou wilt be called to
acc ou n t as t ou ch i ng the v ow ; n o w the refore m ake h aste
“
he s ai d to Rebe cca : Go w i th J ac ob thy son and
Bethel, l
’
L evi s dream at . L evi chosen to the p riesthood, as
27 . am n ot able to bear the way , efe enc e to the sam e event in the T est
r r .
et c . See no te on ve e rs s 3 4 for
-
the L evi 9 .
C H AP T ER S x xx i . 27 —
XXX II .
3 19 1
’
J acob s eisions in which J acob r ea ds on the hea ven ly
tables his ow n f u tur e an d that o f his descendants, 1 6 2 6 -
R achel, 3 3 34 -
.
(Cf . Gen . xx x v . 8, 1 0 , 1 1 , 1 3, 1 6
dre am ed that they had ord ai n ed an d m ade him the pri est of
the Most Hi gh G od him an d hi s sons for ever ; and he ,
and cattle both of gold an d every vessel and garm ent yea
, , ,
s ons from him u p wards and Levi fell to the p orti on of the
XX XII 1 A ccording also to T est
. eem s to b e t the base of Ps cx 1 4
. . s a . .
-
t
(7 1 0 739 l p t s K t bv
7 é qb u thi Ps form s n ac ostic on the n m e
e are a , a r or
'
a vo s . a r a
r ip am s b m at oo A m) 7 fi yt
‘
v Sim e n On the f equency f thi ’
7 01 v v
'
vov o . r o s
l l pé
e s k vpl v
e a l b w é pp n d i vin e t i tle
o , M ost High in the sec nd
ea
r r a r a co o
ch 9 of the s m e T e t m ent J c b
. H im and his on f or ever
a T h is
s a a o s s .
n t d dpx p bs 0
a e 0 bit t b y J e ph
ce e 3 J cob counted hi
50 ons f om him
e r av
-
os . . a s s r
s i d : In such a y e
a of J h n n in . ar o a a so r a r s, .
(G n xi v w as revi ve d b y the n w ml o A vZ 6 9 4 3 d¢ p ? é ré w
‘
e . . e f r e 7 6 ie o ,
a or a B .Gum d b é o xd v W e 6
.
-
fy or e xa r ov rr
’
ro 7 » r s
, ,
te ch nical
A‘
’
vicbv I a x wfi « by r am r ot s vrrdpxovo t
’ ’
.
F illed his hands . The
rov w a r pos T ip exp e i
GGQ’ dr ede xar wfin, pp i t ent to the pri est r ss on for a on m
K a 0 w s wpoa nbfar o
’
Ia xcbfi hé ywv, Ka t
'
h x xx vi i 41 x xix 9 ‘
ood Cf E od. i . . .
, . .
mi vr a 80 a dv nor dn odexar wo w
4 T hi c eleb ti n of the feast of
’
a trrd . p
An d on : 21 1 A eul y vlbs
'
a
. s
s
ra o
ar r ar s
A sla s, L drrb Iwo htp dvao r pé ¢ om m l
’ ’
o r
fl
o
(i n ) Pov fiv, é yevmjfl
.
n r e) n arprdpxg
’
:
a o
Ia xwfi é v Meo or or a p t . r q 1rfi h e;
' '
kid of the goats w offere d
‘
sin a as as a
a br o v, ( be n pbbnhbv é o n r o fi rov
m s and f urt een
‘ '
‘
ofi ering nd tw o
.
, a ra o
mi
‘
e m ) B w l é bvr os é v
u b urnt ffe ing Th ugh
ca; r o u e a v n
l mbs a as a -
o r ro
r g y a o r pl Paxn
' .
h L bvra e ‘
u dppeo w ,
out the even days eventy bull cks
' '
d¢ ¢é pwo e up 9 6 g:
s s o
It a l c ipxt epé a dvé ba i ev,
w e e offe e d b eginning wi th th irteen r r
’
K
(i)? I dym m ros, ar t). r dr r fis dva orpo¢ fis
n the fi t day the numb e b eing
‘
o rs
,
, r
k6y ou, o uva n odexar d’cas wdvr a
di m ini shed d ily til l n the seventh day a o
rd . u n dpxow a Ka t dva fié uevos 7 15 9 6 1 5,
m ed n poo nt far o n opevbuevos elsM eve n w e e offere d S ee Num xxix s r . . .
1 2 40 ; Le v xxiii 3 4 36 39 4 4
'
ea o - -
. .
woraulav, 87 1 Ka i n dw a 80 a i v MO1
, .
ti evi
on o f L te th
as his the s
n son t o
as , a
p i e th
r s f
ood is ou n d also in P R Eliez. ystem p ev il s w m y assum e with r a , e a
ch ee
3 7 (B r, Buch d J ub 36 oug
. a r
os e fr m confusi n of f and g
. . .
' ’
the eth m ec
od of r ee t
koning is diff r n .
ar o a o .
h ve c te
a oun e i i f confusi on f é w e nd t (Rons h)
d his r m a n ng son s rom o
’
a a ua. c .
Si e ej i
m on t o B n am n and the h ve 5 Cf G n xx v iii 2 2
n to a . . e . . .
1 94 T HE BO O K OF JU BIL E ES
belong to H is pri ests which they w ill eat before Him fro m ,
i n cre ase thee and m ultiply thee ex c eed ingly and ki ngs will ,
com e forth from thee and they w ill judge everywhere where,
sh all give to thy seed all the earth which i s u n der he aven ,
des ires and after that they w i ll get p ossess ion of the whole
,
thy father and dwell w ith I s aac thy father until the day of
the de ath of thy father 2 3 F or in Egyp t thou wilt die . .
1 7 1 8 Cf Gen
-
. . 10 1 1 xxx v
. .
-
. 2 0 Of Gen
. 13 . . xxx v . .
1 9 Ou r au or
. r th he e f
orsak s Gen e . 21 Ta blets Of 4 Ezra
. 24 . . xiv . .
xxx v . 1 2 an d p ie
rom s s t o Isra l e the K n ew Em n d d w. La n cog e e ith ti
p e i
oss ss on of w o ar the h le e th . no vi t
”
But rob ab y p l
: i ve for “r ad and kn w ” w e s ould r ad
.
A ll th earth
e L a n has un tirse s e e h e
“r ad ” see In rod
.
r a s r
g y .
, xli sq . . .
C H A PT E R XXX II . 16 28 -
195
“
day w as added 1 an d the form e r d ays he c al led The Fe ast '
.
,
C al P eud V T i 7 61 ) t the P y e
o s the l h the i e o ra r T a m u d (C ag 1 8 a ) d a of
“k
. . . . . .
f J e ph : xf eepi c c e cte ”
o os A6 p é a p ]
L 7re 0 v T r oa e v 1 0 ng b a k (in 1 5 51) is onn d
’
I w iygb Wa m ii w
( i G
t/ a r e h yd i th
o r
'
it t te th t the
voe o
'
'
al r e w w ork F or s a s a on
Passo r “ r
.
u i n)
evo u n 0 I 1 0 a x ui . u ‘
v v s n
t “wh fl i) up O 8 aflfi t eep c f eve m us b e a k ing b a k rom
‘
av a er a i
'
avo 0 a ry
'
ra s a ro o t
3; i
1 / v Ka i t i i i mam Cf l v 1 4
ro s v c s i‘
: . x . . k nd of work ( nm én 53 m y i gn e m) .
word m xp m ans “
.
,
in u i c 65 8 Wa m
/ r c er
r . 1 s the r e . ce sa r d as
T h i e ighth d y
”
27 . s a sem b ly .
p c i c
.
d ng n o T he las au s of
A n t iii 1 0 6 A dp ):
r
. . l ik ewi e the e xt ve e
.
,
’
c
h ve ra
i ve i e the s
n m ay a n r s
.
to
rs g
s eventh d y f the P s ve fe t c pti as o r as
T h t n l ti n in
e ra u
s a
a
text o ddi
o
co
e c
r
t i a
.
—
.
a c s a oss r r . s
s gge t
u th t é l x m t od in the Sukk 42 6 48 J ephu (A n t viii
s s a rr a ec s o .
, a. os s . .
t nlt
ra s a or. H enc e w might ende : 2 9 A ve y c u p t ve
e e in the r r . r orr rs
C lle d
a it n m e “ k ee ping b ck f
s a Eth i pic nd p ti lly c rrup t in the
a a or o a ar a o
on th t d y he w k ep t b ck T hu L t in Th e t o ed t n l ati on i gi ven
”
a a as a . s a . er s r ra s s
the city under the oak of the ri ver and he called the n am e ,
of thi s plac e The ri ver of D eb orah and the oak The oak
, , ,
“
i n the n ight and c alled hi s n am e Son of m y sorrow fo r
,
a p ec i p h e he e e
ul ar ras r
’
sm a
’
e t h ich
n aw
k eeping b ck (t e m an) when i t wasa
’
usually =nam q i ce
. .
,
u od, b ut s n an an al o
e ph e
ras kam a e nta =qu asi
re c ded m ngst the days f the feast
or a o o
gous y et rar d ys in the numb er of the days of the
a
o ccurs in xl iii
1 9, xlviii 1 3, w e m ay ak
. t e .
ye ar.
"
i t th t e
a
’
sm a
’
e t p pte q
n a : ro r u od as the 30 Of Ge n xxxv 8 D eb orah di es
ti ve i it th i i ve .
. . . .
is not g n r b ut in ver 2 7 H n . .
Of thi p lace 80 d Lat in and Vul g
s
e t th t p pte q u od = ow
xx v 8 =“of th is plac e b e :
.
n :
, .
I sugg s a ro r
G n e x
”
h ich the G ee t l t h .
.
.
It w recorded
as T e x t f MSS un o 3 2 L an d of K abrdtan . Thisgoesb ack
“som d s an
.
:
.
wi th L ti n “
s
in di e f m b asé m :
a a of the t
L XX (Xa.13pa 0 a ) ook m :: to b e -
a s ro
‘
a a p pe
ro r nam e .
“in
. r e
R chel w
a only forty fi ve
y e rs old
as a
A ccordi ngl y I ugge t th t w
-
.
s s
Gen xxx v
a e
.
I n the l nd f Ep h ath a o r
have here an original c upti on of 3 19 “
. .
orr
in the way to Ep hrath
, .
1 98 T H E BO O K O F J U B IL E E S
“
him : I am clean for thee for I have been defi led as
n ot ,
’
t ogether the m an w ho li es w i th hi s father s wi fe an d the
,
’
hi s father s sham e an d all the h oly on es of the Lord s ai d
So be i t ; so be i t 1 3 A n d do th ou Moses c omm an d . .
, ,
ceiving th i inf
s orm ati on f
rom an an g el . xx . 11 .
. (J er I f
C H A PT ER XXX III . 8 -
22 1 99
t ion are all they who c om m i t i t on the earth before our God .
were the nam es of the sons of Jac ob :the fi rst born Reuben -
,
l w there is n t ansgres i n
a (Rom Cf L t in p pul u
o r e d t lis t egalis
s o . . a o s sac r o a e r
iv . t T nctifi ti ni t He e in x vi e sa ca o
'
s
'
. r , as .
t anslated “p sm s o wi s b w s
. . . ,
,
’
xxi 2 2 r la a r ci es a o
2 0 S ee note n x v i 18
. eg lis c d = f kingd m
o . . r a . o a o .
selves to I s aac and Rebecca and when they saw them they ,
blessed the m .
1 9 -
. J acob sends J osep h to visi t his brethren, 10 .
G en . xxx vii . 1 4 1 7, 1 8 2 5 32
,
D eaths of Bi lhah, ,
20 21 -
.
asse m bled the m selves together agai nst the m to s lay the m , ,
XXX IV 1 H i . he e e c st o t c ll t m ind m e
. s servan ts (b c d ) . a r r a s as o a o so
t l y them o T hi
s a cl u e is le g e n d i gi ven in T e t J ud h 3 7 nd
s a s
s s . a -
, a
a s r r as a ssa
o a so ras a sa
th i c nn e cti n
s o o
Ch n i cl
.
y
J ahm l 1 8 99 pp
s ra s a as r
H iding th m l e L t in gi ve
f ro es o er ee , , .
I h ve in t du c ed me
e se v s. a s
80 87 o a ro so c r
t e de nt Th i eem ight ; f
-
.
”
e s ru
e c
.
t i on i nt
the e i n hint f thei hi ding in ny c m p i n f the H eb e w MS in the
r s o o
th i t n l ti n from
s s
r
s r
a
or
r s o s ra s a o a
o ar so o r
of the the ve i n f th is legen d B dlei n th ugh I h ve n t een the
o r rs o s o .
o a , o a o s
2 8 In the e ve e w h ve
-
. h t B iti h Mu e m MS f m wh ich G ste
s rs s e a a s or r s s u ro a r
outline f n n ci ent legend w h ich
o a h d awn occ i n l p h
a e A , as r as o a ras s.
, a
20 2 T H E BO O K o r J U BILE E S
h i s father and h is own se rvan ts and he went again st them
, ,
er.
b ut Hazor is m en
tioned on 1 1 7 6,
1 182 )
3 Sé ragan
’
A perdv -
(5 ) S usi of S art an S t (5 ) ar an
[Pasusi of S art an]
4 8 616 (3 ) Sh ilo [Zerori (3) Ihuri ( fi rms )
of Sh iloh ] of Shil oh
of G aash ] Gaash
6 Bé th6r6n A xwp for K m (6 ) Lab an of (6 ) Lab an of
itish M eum
Br us
MS m y h ve a a
A ram ] of
Ma anisakir (cor
’
M a x t p [c o m (7 ) ak r of Sh i (7 ) Sh ki a r of
f
orm in ubil ees] J
3 Sorrowful.
. La t in is pusill one of the citi e f tifi ed b y B cch ides s or a
an im e s.
”
(1 M cc ix a . .
e d “king
.
all the in t n c es b ut on e
s a T aphu is to . t ble
a .
and th i w i th T ppu h i
s J s x v 53 a a n o . .
,
in the h ill c u nt y of Ep h i m w he e -
o r ra , r
agai n t J n th an ( 1 M
s o ix a ace. . J dg n
u . .
P th n w ho w as ki ng f H azor (
ara o , o see iii 1 3 2 4 ; J s A nt xii 7
.
-
A o . . . .
an d he s lew
TA ré sa f an d Taphfi and Saré gan and $ 616 and
’
' '
TA m anisakir f and
’
an d he re c overed h i s herds
' '
J udas s e t vict
gr a
’
ve
ory ic
o r N anor J erahmeel (pp 83 84 ) su pp rt the o s
: “All the
-
.
w he n 9 00 0 S i ee i M cc
yr ans w r sla n ( 1 a . vi ew the e t
in T s J ud . .
v ii 39 4 7 ;
. J eph os
-
xii
Ant 10 . . . . A m ites c m e w ith ut
or m nd
a o ar s a
It w as e q e tl f tifi e
sub s u n y or d by p m ised t keep p e c e ( nd f i end hip
ro o a a r s ,
Ba cch i e i t J th
d s aga ns on a M ccan (1 a . a nd they g ve nt J c b T i m n nd
a u o a o
‘
a a
ix . 50 ; J eph
os xiii
A nt . 1 . . . the w h le l nd f H y h) T hen
o a o arar a .
hi c pt
T s is orru for J c b m de p e c e w ith them nd the
a o a a , a
Sha kzxrmaan t or
'
Sh i Mh
akir, k ng of a a so n f J c b e t ed the m
s o a o ll the r s or a
na m i See t e ve
. abl ab o . sheep they h d c ptu ed f m them a a r ro ,
( A n d) S pp i e f
u . ti
l d rom L a n . a n d in etu ning them g ve do b le
r r a u ,
6 Six thousand (a b d)
. i ve 0 g s . tw f o n or o A n d J c b b ilt T i m n h
e. a o u a
80 0 .
(mm ) nd J d h bui lt Z b el (Sam)
a u a a .
cc i
7 A ord ng t o our
. te xt i six k ngs T h i t n l ti n d e
s ra s a t ep e ent the o o s no r r s
ee i
w r sla n out o f the eve hi s n T s B dlei n MS w h ich (f l 30
o a un s o r s a
ee i th e t
agr s w T s J ud 4 . . . o o s c me or s a
8 9 W ith thi p
-
. e cf e t
s assa
g T s J ud . . . t them with t
o m n d u ende e d ou ar s a s rr r
é n o cv
’
g u
a a ev
'
a trr ois owe»
’ '
dn edc b k ay ev a br oi r r do a v r i w a lm a
’
g r m
a m t ic l npy a n n ; i c
‘
a upt the i
s orr ra r
J c
a ob r s or et e to the ite the
A m or s o cc i n lly ed b y G te ) ll the
as o a us as r a
hi
T s d i ve e c e the t iti
rg n in rad ee
on is s n o ve n d they e t ed ( e ding W inn
r, a r s or r a
l
a so in the e e ve i
H br w rs ons h T us . in te d f the int n iti ve W i n) the
s a o ra s
the b t y nd J c b b i lt ( i ) n d l
’
Yalkut (in J ellinek s B et ha oo a a o u s c a a so
ite
A m or s c e i th t
am w ou arm s ti n n t wn T h vi ew ep e ented
o s o o s. e r r s
e ht the
and b sou
g e
m t o m ak in the T e t J d h th u n ind b it b le
s . u . as s o u a
p e ce
a the
, an d e p e c e ith the
y m ad a w m supp t in the Ch nicle f J hm l
or ro s o era ee .
e ive e
d l r d u the
p to J c
sons of a ob all h m m e qu l v i ent em m ené p i n
o s i s a a s r so
the et i e ch
m , (r urn ng )t w o for a one, an d 8 R obé l
. T hi i m t p b bl y
. s s os ro a
J c t e
a ob i h
urn d t o T m na J h an d u da to a pp e r in T e t J d 7
a s P fi fik s . u . as
'
a a
A rb ael (Stu ns ) On . o r an d (O ) or o a , a a
G te t l ti
as r s rans a on of
’
the Chronicles of ‘
m zi pp en tly in the B it M u eum
a ar r . s
20 4 T H E BO O K O F J U BI LE E S
he retu rn ed i n p eac e and m ade p e ac e w ith them and they , ,
a m
. thi s week he sent Josep h to learn ab out the welfare
o f h i s b rothe rs from h i s house t o the lan d of She chem ,
’
Elé w the s ons of J ac ob slaughtered a ki d
. 12 . A nd ,
“
m ou rn i n g for h i s de ath an d he s aid : A n evil beast h ath ,
MS us ed
G te b t n t in the b c m hi
by as r v nt Th H eb ew f
u o e a e s ser a s. e r or
B dlei n (
o p e c eding n te ) W the e w d i p e e ved in the
a see r o . e s or s s r s r
h ve he e m t p b b l y the t ng Chr nicle f J e h m eel ; e n t e n
a r os ro a s ro o s o ra se o o
h ld A b el m enti n ed in 1 M c e ix ve e 8 9
o r a o a . . rs s -
.
2 whe e i t i i d th t B cch i de nd
r s sa 10 11 Cf G na v n 12 13 17
a s a e xxx
A l im u “w ent b y the w y th t le d
, -
. . . .
, , ,
e s 20 28 3 6 a a a .
, ,
eth t G l g l nd en c m p ed g in t
o a a a a
1 0 D than
a
Eth D oth aim
a a s
o
’
M l th wh ich i in A b el (M
. . . .
e sa o hd d s r a ec o a i
: ’
p e i 1 1 E nn n h f Ph h He e c o arao r
A pfifix ) d f
'
ip t
. .
r ev n g s n ocs a o oss s o o
Eun ch g e b ck t own
”
But
i t (cf J eph A n t xii 1 1
”
. os He e .
th i w d n ee d n t b
. .
t k en lite lly
. r
u o s a o .
“ t on c u t
t o e d M ewOr a gea a
ffici l
y Z
cf 2 Ki ng xx v 1 9 s r
u s as a a o r
h ld ( E ny Bib i
o s see A b el c. r a
o a . s . .
Cf xxxix 2 1 4
. .
(p o ci t 1 1 7 8 ) n f the
11 . ci t i e x l 10 O u text nd the LXX f G n
as o e o s
. . r a o e .
p ut t the w d b y the f J c b
ro i
as
'
t h ul d b e “
.
o n s or so s o a o
in th is w ar.
dpx ad y p I c pt in t '
a os. s o a a
f the b dy gu d
”
o o ar
T m nata é O a ddp s Dfl
-
n nm n
.
a r s
f
a va e
‘
City f Bl
,
J dg ii 9 Th i pp e Tim n HM u n é h w (c f
’ '
o ‘
u . . . s a ars as a o e s .
the J te ve e LXX G n x l i 45 5 0 x lv i t e
( m m ) in l k ut e n n a se o o rs s e . .
, , . . .
8 9 -
It w
. n f the citi e f tifi ed
as o On e o s or
b y B cch i de g in t J n th n (1 M
a s a a 12 1 4
s Cf G n o vn 3 1 35
a a ace . -
. . e . xxx .
-
.
9 Al d p ea e with the m
. a n d th y
e th y]c B cketed ditt gr ph y , a e e . ra as a o a .
20 6 T H E BO O K O F J U B I LE E S
n am e of Levi s w i fe i s Mé lka of the daughters of A ram ’
, ,
’
of the seed of the s on s of T erah ; and the n am e of J u dah s
, ,
’
w i fe Hé z aqa; and the n am e of Zebulon s w ife
, ,
,
’
, ,
,
’
,
’
, ,
,
’
. .
his brothers .
Si nc e u ch m i ge w n b m in
s a arr a as a a o a H e e g in the
r bb in ic t di ti n felt
a a ra ra o
c f xxx 7 qq i t i t u th au
’
the MSS f O nk l n G n xxxviii 2
ende ed b y “
. . s .
, s o o r or s o e os o e . .
a w y the t te m en t in G n x lvi 1 0
a s a e . . .
m e ch nt r Sim il l y in P J n n
a . ar s. -
o . o
A dib a m y b c u pt the Sy i c the m e p s ge : l in G n bb
’
a f a e orr or r a sa a sa a so e . ra a
F gm ent h
ra nd B k f
as a oo o 85 ; Pess ch 50 Sim e n b n a . a. o e
J h “B n
as ar L te b b i nic t di
u a. a r ra ra
L ki h ( i
a 20 0 2 5 0 A D ) g ve th i
s c rc. -
. . a s
c ding t G n bb 80 Sh ul the n r oo
the en e f “t de
.
or o e ra a a so ,
m e c h nt
.
” ”
o f the C n nit i h w m n i a aa id t b s o a s sa o e
s s o ra r, r a .
the n f D in h wh w defl w e ed
b y She chem
so o a , o as o r Syr F rag
“Ar da
. .
LO LA . Bk.
T h R bb i y th t
. e a s sa a of J h as ar, i
Si m e n m i ed h ( l B k f
.
o arr er so a so oo o
Sin c e a b d om i t thi s
J h as p ar,i t ii o A n the
. c . . o r
n m e i t m y b e the invent i n
a f n a o o a
ev i n i f n d in P J n n G n
as o s ou s. -
o o e
Eth i pic c ib e Fu the m e the Syr
x lvi 1 0 whe e Sh ul i id t b “Zi m i
. .
o s r . r r or .
r a s sa o e r
“A dmi
F ag gi ve H J ,
’
.
S h ittim nd in S n h 82 b S h u l i
”
a a a s J h “M u
as ar, ar sa.
sa o a a so o a
’
Eg ld Syr Frag
C i te “ b ec e he h d m ”
.
“
. .
n
a aan
a o
a
a
co
aa
”
of J h as ar, A phlalath .
”
LA
’
Melll d S l
a in T e t L evi 1 1
. o a so s . J h as ar, .
”
n d S yri c F gm ent f J h
a
“A din d ughte a,
Bk
f J b b
"
a
na f
ra
r
.
o o
.
a
o
so
as ar
o
Maka . Syr
“U sith
. Frag .
ha s . Bk .
Jo t n c a n f H eb e so o r.
,
of J h as dau g r of
ar,
,
a hte
T erah
,
Eth T aran
Em oram , son of H us, son of N a or ” ch .
’
Betasa é l Cf 7
.
So also in
.
x li
.
T s et J u d 8, 1 3 , 1 6 w r nam
. . . .
he e the e b e of o us of N a or the h e ch .
he
. .
a pp e
ars v i l
ar ous y as Bno a o fis, Bno o vé ,
' '
’
fj bnd . Syr . Frag . x . Bk . of
r ové
Bco c '
he e e ive f
T s are all d r d ro m J h fi t “Ede n an d n ext “Ha
“the
. as ar, rs
pi w nn,
-
hte
daug Sh
r of ua see dora .
”
Gen xxx v ii i S i c e t
Q “
. 2 an d yr a F ragm n . A sena th , Eth
’
A sné th . Cf . Gen.
. Th Bk f J h e . o as ar xli 45 . .
“ ij asaka
i ve p e l e Luan n;
’
g h e n
s n m H bith
r rso a a as a .
. Syr Frag . Bk.
She i he e nd in T est J ud 1 3 1 6
s r a . .
, of Jash ar, M ah alia and H arb a t
B ebecca a d m oni ti on
‘
fo rty fi fth jub ilee Rebe cca called Jacob her son and com
-
, ,
tim e I was born un til thi s day all m y deeds an d all that i s ,
gloss J c . D om ini .
”
20 8 T H E BO O K O F J U BIL E E S
had tou c hed her all the days of her li fe 8 A nd J ac ob . .
carri ed off all thy p ossess i ons from before thy fac e 1 1 An d . .
whe n we im p lored and bes ought him for what was our o w n ,
he di d as a m an w ho w as t ak ing pity on us 1 2 A nd . .
9 . T hi e i efe ed t
s p assag s r rr o
’
I c a ax eu r ip ip
"
e w
n a pa w é c
ra i To?
J eph b y Sync ell i 2 0 2 t the
os us u s, . a H o a i} Ka i
'
’
I a mb fi dy a n dv dhhfihovs '
.
to J e phu os P fié fin
s. e
'
e ck a
f r ce r v a br oi} r ea ch a c -
.
2 10 T H E BO O K O F J U B ILE E S
and i n the eyes of all those that love you
a m e rc y .
2 1 A n d he s ai d :
.
“I w ill do all that th ou h ast t old m e ,
she and her s ons that night and she di ed three j ubilees , ,
12 18 -
L eah dies J acob s sons com e to comfort hi m
.
’
: ,
2 1 24 -
.
who loves his own s oul and let eac h seek in what he m ay ,
reje c t the m an d h ate them an d love the m not ; for they are ,
unt o all the gen erati on s for ever 7 A nd now I shall m ake
you swear a great oath—for there i s no oath whi c h i s greater
. .
XXX VI 1 A cco di ng t v 1 8
. . r o et . The eterna l house . E ccle s. xii . 5,
Isaac w 1 80 ye
as ld w hen he di ed ars o . mty n' n.
H en c e he m u t h ve b een b n in 1 9 82
s a or 4 You r br others
. ms a gloss .See .
and no t in 1 980 as in x vi 1 2 1 3 .
-
. 6 H mc z w akam a
. m nd d rom e e e f
J e ph i et c waem ze : an d a r fte thi
’ ”
os us (A n t 22 ) s s Isa
.a s age . s .
on i
16 , . 2 6 , x xi 2 4x vi . . .
2 12 T H E BO O K O F J U B IL E E S
than i t by the nam e glorious and hon oured and great and
s plen di d and w onderful and m ighty whic h c reated the ,
w ill des ire ev il again st hi s b rother from hen c eforth for ever
all the d ays of y ou r li fe so th at ye m ay p ro s p e r i n all ,
i nd gn t n n d ng
i a io aIt n h
a dly I n c nt
er . t w ith the B k of life we
ca ar o ras oo
b e acci den“
t l th t w fi nd in Eth En h ve he e l
a a e B k f destruct i n
. . a r a so a oo o o .
xxxix 2 B k f w th nd nge
. oo s o 1 3 I h ll
ra a a
MSS give r . s a
f di qu i et nd t urb ulenc e I h ll m ke g eat
”
a nd b ok o s o s a . s a a r
T H E BO O K o r J U BILE E S
He had div ided the d ays of h is generat i ons . 21 . A nd Le ah
h i s w i fe di ed i n the fou rth ye ar of the sec ond week of the
fo rty fi fth jubilee and he buri ed her i n the double c ave near
-
and all the days that she li ved w i th hi m he did not hear
XXXVIL XXX VII I T she e . two acc unt in the J llm t and the
o a
ch pte ive
a rs g e p ect the f le t
in som re s s ul s Chr nicles of J e ahm eel com es very
o r
and in o the i f
rs an ab r dged orm of an cl e to — t tim es re produces verb ally
os a
an ci e t e e
n l g nd deal ng w i ith the w ars th t in ou te xt th ough most probably
a r ,
et e J c
b we n the sons of a ob an d Esau . w i th l te m plificati ons
a r aT hey sh ow .
e e
The l g nd is ls w r e e he e f ou n d inthe h w eve deliberate attem p t to adapt
o r a
et J h
T s . uda 9 , in the J alku t Shim e oni the legend to l te t im es T hus A dora a r .
i. 1 32 (r e p i te
r n d in J e lline k
’
s Bet ha or Ad im (c i m e)is ch anged to Arodin
ora r
of m y E thi pic te xt
o of J i ee
ub l s), in . a .
the ic e J
Chron l s of erahm eel, pp 80 8 7 , .
-
the M of the latter is due to a
and in the J h
Book of as ar (op ci t ii . . . ch nge f a into a This Arodin is
a o .
1 2 36 Our tex t p e e ve
r s r s the H e odi n b uilt b y H erod the G eat
r o r .
et f
old s orm T he sam
. e form th houg G te has re cognised th is fact and on
as r ,
ve ry abb r evi te
a d is p e pp e
r su os d inthe th i g und would assign the origin of
s ro
T set J h
. uda 9 ye t eve th i p e e ve
n s r s r s the legend to the beginning of the
e et i
som d a ls on the c pt e
a ur of A dora Ch isti n e a
r H e take s th i s legendary
a r .
f
not ound in any of the the
o rs Th e . t y to b e pi e c e of contem p orary
s or a
C HA PT E R S XXXV I . zx —
XXX V I I . 6 215
“
s yi ng : Why has thy father given J acob the p o rtion of the
a
e lder and passed over thee although thou art the elder an d ,
h istory “a
the J ew i h w
r efl e x T hu the olde t f m of the legend
of s ars s s or
,
o b e ve l so th t the e w e e t w p l c e
s r a a
XXX V r
II 1 On th d y tha t I
r o a s
c lled H e di n :the fi t w
a ro o f rt d ied Th n
rs
f E u b eg n their
as a o
. .
e so s o
e
sa
a
a
saa c
b ui lt n e J e u lem b y H e d (J ep h .
pp si t i n t o J c b f m the d y
ar r sa ro os
f
.
o o o a o ro a o
A n t xi v 1 3 9 x v 9 6
. . vu
. 8 ,Is c .
de th ( 2 1 62.
, x
b ut did n t
. .
aa
’
s a o
in w h ich he w ub se qu ently b u i e d as
tt cs
k him till L e h di e d (2 1 6 7
r .
a a a
The se c nd w lik ew i e
o f t b i lt in S ee v 1 4
as s a or u
er.
Id m e n the confine f A b i
.
u a o s o ra a
J e p h A nt vi 2 1 B ll J d i 2 8 1 1 12 Th f v u b le v i e w -
,
-
. e a o ra
( os .
; . x
p e e.
nted
.
he e f E u c e
nt
.
t u . .
lege e e t r s r o sa o ras s
21 O n d un d w n
ur r a
— t ngly wi th th t f n d in J lkut
.
ou
fu the d pt ti n in ee
r r a d ad c p lete Shim ni ep inted in J llin k B t
ma o a o
s ro a a
w h ich h he e b as w ed t i m
r
h M id
te i l Chr nicle f J e hm eel
orro
h iii 3 5 i n the
s a r a s
a -
rasc , .
-
, or
vu 1 o s o ra xxx
f m the Mi drash i o pp (
ro n J i n
A cc o ding t u te xt it w
s
n t E u
o see
r o o r
,
as o
.
sa
.
B u s t Z f N Tli he
s e IVi en c h 1 90 0 c ss s
,
th t w e e p im ily
'
o . . .
, ’
b ut E u
,
n sa s so s a r ar
p T he event e co de r
d s r r are
t bl m e f th i f te n l w
.
a or s ra r a ar.
pl c ed fte J c b s de th an the
a a r d a o
’
a ,
o
Idum e n h ou se of A nt ip te
a b y wh ich w i th L at i n fr m ahis nsr, (b d ) o so o
A en e s —
-
,
it o e t o roy l p ow e
”
a r s him hi n a r. s so s.
2 16 T H E BO O K O F JU BILE E S
i s ex actly thy m ode of acti on from thy y outh until thi s day ,
6 10-
To . s rs s onlythe e ve e the
i v e J h 3, 65
T he yr ans n ad d
. uda S i
e q iv le t
u a n in T s J ud 9 is: f e q e tl
the e t . . iv r u n y b y Edom ( l Mace 29 , . .
e e he p e the l tte an d w r l d by a r
For th ta in the J l t a ku te
se e no one te M ehh w r s d A dora an d ar s a out of
ve ers s 1 4 1 6 -
. the h the ite an ds of Edom s an d com
e
6 T he mam s of
. the t na i ons m en the h e ti cc e pt p elle d w ol na o n t o a
tioned he e e c
r r ve e
ur in rs s 9 1 0 ci c ci i J e ph -
. xiii r um s on ( os A nt 9 l, . . . .
-
i t e
9 1 0 A ga ns n arly all
. the ti xv
n a ons i e 7 9 ; Bell J u d
. . 2 A s r gards
. . . .
e ti e he e the M cc ee
m n on d r a ab e the tti
s w ag d te xxi v he e Ki m , see no on 28 T s . .
w ar . W ith S i the e e
A ram o r yr a y w r h ve ee G ee xi li i e the m ay a b n r k au ar s of
at t i fe
s r ec e
for m any d ad s S yri n
T he . a s.
A m m on ite e e i v e
s w r J
n ad d b y u das ( 1
9 A dd am H w s an A r m e n
’
r
M cc v
a 6 8;
. J e ph
os
. xii
A nt
-
8
S ee xxx.
viii 3
. . .
. . e a a a a .
Eth K 6 é w 6 (b):a
.
the c plete j ti
om su b uga on o fthe hi i P ls 1 0 H it s . or e . . r s
ti e
n s by the M cc ee ab te
s see n o Ko é w
s on S ee En cy Bib in lo r s. c. c.
xxi v —
a .
,
28 3 2
. e
A s r gardsthe . ite
Edom K i ttim
s Th Eth m i ght l b . e . a so e
J udas f ht i t the
oug aga ns te ende ed Hittite but the conte x t i
m and sm o r r s s
the m w ith e t
gr a slaug hte r, 1 Macev g in t th i m e ning in xxi v 2 8 . . a a s s a . .
2 18 T H E BO O K O F JU BIL E E S
an d s ai d u n t o him
“ N e i ther the chi ldren of m e n n or ,
1 9 The ti f b th hood
. S ee th is w o ld N d the w d
e o ro er . they r . or o or s as
ph e in qu t ti n in p e c eding n te
ras o a st n d fo m
o di st ic hr If the y b el ng o . a r a . o
20 B . In Et h En c h l xxxix
oar. t the te xt at ll the y . c o u p t It
o . o a , are rr .
1 2 42 q 49 6 6 the b
,
s . i u ed t
, , i n t i m p b b le th t
,
oar igin lly they
s s o s o ro a a or a
den te E u o ym b lic lly saCf Ps f ll w ed i m m edi tely fte v 1 9
s o a o o a a r er. 3
. . r o o s a e a r
r efe enc e he e
r r . f eve By t nsp sin g the tw or r.
"
ra o o
M ke ft I n te d f dkam cl use nd b y eading é m m taf lta ’ ’ ’
a so . s a o a a a s a r a a a
w e sho l d e xp e ct J d ké m
u tbfi é a é m é m fim fi in te d f w em e
a . a
‘ ’ ’
s a o a
’
I t can ca u ho n t p ou tf o th S se t f lt
r tb at é m é m 6n w
s os r h uld g t r . o a a a
’
a
’ '
, e s o e
a. b d h ns w e e to sp out f th
c or the “f ll owing e xcellent sense in v
r r or . o er.
n t b el ng t o thei
o o p esent c nte xt 2 2 A n d make p
r rce w ith him T h is o . s ea .
ploughs wi th him ,
T hou
shalt be roo ted out ,
thr ow f
o his f orces, 1 10 -
. Edom d
r e u ced to servitude
“till thi s da ”
1 1 14 K ings
y ,
-
.
f
o Edam , 1 5 24 -
.
(Cf.
G en . xxx vi . 31 3 -
i
gu dan ce the parall eli m
of s t cf the
I have XX XV
I I I 1 . In . alku ( . the J
transp osed i t as ab ove Je h p J h Chron of ra 84) uda says
“H ow lon w
. . . .
-
hese two verses a f u nd in t w e nd 5 0 servants of the se vants
2 3 T . re o o r, a r
Ed m iteo A nd ag in b sei e d hi b w
. n d Z eb ul n w e nt f rth on the north
a e z s o a o o
f om the Latin and the Y lku t S ee f the ch i evem ents of the various
r a . o a
p e ceding note
r b the . w h ic h n t all uded t o in ro rs are o
Slew him A late r tradi ti n tt i u. te xt the J lkut again com es into o a r o r a
b ute d the death of Es u t o Chu him t ch with it : 40 0 m en th t w e e a s , ou a r
son of D n S ee Ps J on on G n 1 w arri wh had O ppo ed Sim eon fell
a . .
-
. e . . ors o s
13 Book of Jash ar ( p ci t ii 1 2 3 5 ) n d the e m in i n 6 00 fl ed and am ongst
S ta 1 3 a Beer (Bach der J ubila n p them w e e the f u s ns of Es u—Reuel
o a
g . . . r a ,
o . e , . r o r o a ,
6 ) q uotes also Pi ke R Eli e er 3 9 J eu h J l m K orah
r A nd the
. z . s , o a ,
c onsistent wi th the st tem ent in xxx v ii the city A r din and they left their
a . o ,
the fou sides of the tower to m eet the Th T e t J ud 9 says sh ortly of Esau
r e s . .
re i g n ed in Ed om and the n am e o f h i s ci ty w as D an a ba ,
.
1 8 A n d J obab d i ed and A s am
’
re i gned in h i s ste ad . .
, ,
, , ,
, ,
’
A c hb or d ied an d A dath re ign ed i n h i s ste ad an d the n am e
, , ,
’
J osep h set over Potip ha r s house, 1 4 -
. H i s p urity an d
imp risonm en t, 5 1 3 -
. I mp rison m en t o f Pharaoh s
’
chi f
e
1 4 Un til this day Edom w as n ally
. . fi 20 . Salm o n ; LXX , Z ahand ; M ass .
e i t
m ad tr b u ary t o Isra l b y H yrcanus e .
fi rs"t} .
Cf . G n xxx vi 31
e . .
-
39 . A m osége ; LXX, Mac é mca'
; M ass .
1 6 Of Ge . Bdldq :
. n xxxvi 32
. . .
LXX , d ‘
ax z y u 21
’
R d aboth; LXX , Powseo
'
M
:
. . ass.
D andbd Cf L XX , A ew dfi a : FIB1 31 ninm
'
. . - . 1 .
17 Z ard Cf. LX X , d M
“
a, ass. ’
. .
22 Ba é ldndn ; LXX, Bahaew ow;
f
1 7.
M ass. am by;
Bosé r . Cf . LXX, Boaé ppa ; '
M ass .
23 A chbor Eth Ak ur
. . .
’
h .
n s
i e
’ ‘
A ddth ; LXX, A pde ; ass M .
18
’
A sam ; M as
flfih ; M ass
s. own.
.
Maitabtth ; LX X , Mer e e .
19 .
’
A dat ; LX X,
'
A odo ; M ass. Se s ame .
was .
M dtam t ; LXX , Mar pa ew ; M ass .
Bo re d ;
LXX, Bapdd M ass. 1 1 3 . 1 39 9 .
M éta bédzd ab
' ’
Eth A w fi th ; M
'
A m th . . LXX, reo ’
LXX , Mefoé fi
:
ass.
0 dt,u. ; ass m y. M .
m '
D.
C H APT E RS XXX V I II . i —
s XXX IX .
9 223
14 18 -
.
(Cf . G en x x x v ii 2. .
, xx x x i . 3 8
-
, 1 2 1 5, 1 7
-
2 3, x l. 1 5 , 2 1 2 3,
- -
x li.
XXXI X A nd
Jac ob dwelt i n the land of hi s fathe r s
.
’
when they took him down into the land of Egyp t and Pot i ,
4 And the Egyp t ian c om mi tted eve rything i nto the hands of
.
J ose p h ; for he saw that the Lord was wi th him and that ,
Gen xxx v ii 2
. . , eem s to be a ditt gr ph y s o a .
of G n xxxix 3 7
, e ti n d
. A ccording t S teh 36 b the
.
-
. o e . o o
in va 1 3 n d Gen xxxix 6
r. a Fr m (B e b ou G enesi s wi th
. T lm Coin . . o ra ,
a a .
Cf Gen
. 8 . xxxix . . Chief cook . no S ee
on te xxxiv . 11 .
2 26 T H E BO O K o r J U BILE ES
not p eri sh through the fam in e for i t w ill be ve ry seve re ,
.
app o inted him the se c ond i n all h i s k ingd om and gave him
and El w a
herald) p roclai m ed before him “El ’ ’
ne ck (a
,
’
the ki ng s busi n ess loved hi m for he walked in u pri ghtness , ,
all h i s generat i ons befo re all those who knew him and those
5 . Cf Gen . . x li . 3 8, 39 . of God ce
l arly d s gna s os h, and, ei te J ep
67 . Of Gen
. . xli. 4 0 43 -
. i ee ee
nd d s m s t o b e a e n al d s gna t ch ic e i
7 (A herald)p rocla im ed
. . The La in t ti on for a gr a m ag an et T us in ici h .
I w ith
draw m y ch e the thi pic ve i
ang of E o
Je i h e e it rs on of a T he H s ory
i i t the pl
s ng n o . ural e th ici o f A s na
(se e F ab r us, O’
odex P sead .
i
.
nd he aid
a s
.
T h L t in h
, o ,
f i o .
aw a rds r ail 6 6 0 6 The ollow ng apt
T hi
.
El l t Habirel
e
is a p e cul i
a
e xp n ion of the te m p as
e e
ci
e
te f . s
arall l m ay b e d r o m P ap P ar . .
im ;p in Gen x l i 4 3
ar
.
q te . .
p r
( uo d by D eissm ann, Bible Studies, .
p retation of th t te m we h ve no c n a te r a o 3 36 no ), é m xaho fiaa l o e r t w p ew te rnu -
c ern here but nl y wi th its deri vati n o o dum my 7 97V 4» r qi ob ax/ G inrb k v lov
'
Th ph ase “
‘
,
p p
in our te xt m ighty n
. e r o e 6 6 0 i; r era'mé vnv .
C HA PT E R X L 5 . -
13 2 27
1 2 A n d in that ye ar I saac di ed
. A n d it c am e to p ass .
plenty over all the land of Egyp t and the lan d of Egyp t ,
8 18 -
. Tam ar bears tw ins 2 1 2 2 , J u dah forgiven
because he sinned ign orantly an d rep en ted w hen convi cted ,
’
a n d because T am ar s m arri age w ith his son s had n ot
9 N o Sa tan
. Cf 29 . ence Ps J on n Gen li 45 r p e
. xxiii . . H .
-
. o . x . e r
w i fe f P tip h p in ce f T n i
. . .
t o m an e r eve le
a r of s r s
”
Cf ec et o o ar, r o e a s.
:
.
Singe (p 1 1 9 n te ) t te th t thi
.
Onk , ni t rt mam m an So a so Ps l . .
r . o s a s a s
s or ar
J on an d Syr
.
z r s as s
D aughter of P otip ha/r p riest of
.
,
i e tifi e
d n d ne ws in Gen 36 and xxx vii
'
“H i t
as s o r ro a o
s
sam e
n am e
H e ak s t e the
tw o t o r .r efe t n l ti n f Un ; n ni l W i tin e e .
o
.
ca
a
ca r
t o on n d the
e a m e pe n cf xxxi v
sa rso g ra s a o o s
o es a
11 24 O g (O t N i , , ,
n ep r a c
pp In the e l te w i ting
. . . . .
,
94 s a r r
4 6 3 ) efe thi vi e s,
u b o k f w
.
r t rs o o r o or s
h w eve A en th is n l nger e p o r, s a o o r ro
o lfi '
o era i
-
bé g p t r cs fi (i e
re ov s il ai
sente d J e r o r ou
w e s b y b i th e xc e pt
. .
as a s r
b
’
P p pdp)
' ou r u pi b w n u d
1ra v z. r v u o e ou r u
in single p s ge in the S yri c v a as a a er
b h fiq
’
I w fip o t } ph
n tlo w b
x v w o r s rrec
'
ao
Efl
'
dhh é E d p p hé y v
' '
p l t ov o ot
‘ '
a oc rro
1 6 b i
’
V a irr v c ll ai Ka t b né n t 0 1 1 Of G n x l i 46 I h ve b ck eted
eo
'
r v Ka T el/ 6 . . e . . . a ra
p a y y é fi ev o L ate r J ud i m
ai . w the w ds w hen he t d b ef e
a s as or s oo or
ffe d e d w i th th i m r i a e f J os e p h Ph h s di tt gr p hy o arao a a o a .
o n s r g a
2 6, 2 9 3 0 , -
x li.
, ,
’
b r other s w i fe and s pilt the seed on the ground and he , ,
6 A nd J ud ah s ai d u n to T am ar h i s d aughter in law :
.
,
- -
’
Rem ain i n thy father s h ouse as a w idow till Shelah
m y son be grown u p an d I sh all gi ve thee to him to wife , .
67 0 :
“
F r m the d ught f A m n amed mr pb
’
n b mt y mpia
3 m l m EM “
o n év a ers o ra r s a
-
o s 0
e ro
Tama Cf T e t J ud 1 0 cam p é
r. d é6 fiO h 64 . s . . x 1r ’
a vev. e ov )
Meo oww ap la s
’
'
2 3 -
Cf T s J ud 1 0 :
. Kai dw ehos
. et . . o bi :
d¢fixew é r ompeuero y ap 1rpbs r hv
x vptou dwel er a trrbv T l ? r plr y i mé pa rfi
’ -
6 6/t ap, (i n 0 01 fir é s Owar é pwv Xa va dv,
. : ‘
l
wm , K '
a t a trr bs oz m é‘
v a trrhv m m
’ ' ’
'
:
d) a tn fi
’
-
:
.
7 Bedsa é l, i e. Bat s ua
’
. . hh . S ee xxxi v
xew ré Kva dr a lrrfis
‘
fi Oeh ev é '
.
3 Cf Gen
. v. 7 . xxx iii . . sw at . Eth Sé lbm . .
:
’
4 O an.
n E th A u nan 8 1 2 Cf Gen xxx viii
12 1 8 also
. . . -
. . -
:
. .
’
P f orm the d ty f h b d
er u o a u s an s T s et
J ud. 1 2 Odaap. ner d. 660 G ‘
rn
brother =nr
.
p p .
D eut xx v . . 5 .
fl K
ar a , oc h 110 6 20 11 nba
'
9 1 2 :also
.
5 7 . Cf Gen
-
. . xxx viii .
-
a ev dr é va m r
fi wb5 hea11 p T hu r uhnv ' '
e
T st J ud 1 0. é wey dufipevaa (1 157 5
. : ’ -
Ka t é m c a s 1r bs a br v
'
fi
'
p
.
:
87 / w abrbv dté q a pe 6é T aar é paa
‘ '
ehrov, Ela é ww 1r 6s a s. Kai elv
‘
p ré p m,
T HE B OO K OF J U BIL E ES
a sked the p eo p le of the p lac e an d they s ai d unto m e ,
, ,
her forth an d let them burn her for she h ath w rought
, ,
”
u n cle an ness i n I srael 1 8 A n d it c am e t o p ass when they . .
di n :
. . .
,
Bee (B h d J b p 5 2 ) cite B b
"
a a o o e ,
as r ac . u . . s a a
I h ve d n e in m y te xt
a o M i 87 t o the m e e f e ct . ez a a sa .
L t h e k p t rust s em ended
er 2 0 D id n t ag i n
ee
p p oach her
’
o a a r
w ith L t in “
, . .
xxx 7 In B
. . b b 85 R M ei f Pe e
er. ra Z ah Eth Ph a e a . r o r z er . . r s
the ec nd cent t tes th t T m w
s o Za a. s a a a ar as r .
a d ughte
a f the p i e t ki ng She m
r o 22 Of G n li 53r s -
. . . e . x . .
H e nc e h e d e t u c t i n b y fi r c me 23 H d gon
s r t y ; f or he ha d
o re a . a e a s ra
u n de the l w in Lev xxi 9 wh ich u n ve d et c Cf T est J ud 1 4
r a . .
, co re .
, . . .
24 2 53 Cf T s J ud 1 9
-
. . et
6 ! y }; i; . . : an ce an d ec e he tu ned f m hi
b au s r ro s
eithe “f m “b e c u e f
. .
7ra r p6s y ou, dr exvos elxou dwoea veiv E very one who lies wi th his m other i n
' -
.
’
dhh 6 de bs 6 ollrr lpy wu Ka i é hefi '
law, let them burn him wi th fi re So .
. xx p ih
. .
On o r an d, d a b y fi re is h e th the
“b aus
. . .
é r olno a t p e
b rans os s ec e he p e t p e n al y r su os d for s off n in pp e th i e c e
“
.
t e
urn d fte
”
a i r ce
gn ora n
”
vi
If w e Gen x x x vnii 2 4 Our ( 4) text xx
“b aus
. . . . .
t p e the c e
rans os ec e
laus s e j i thi n o ns s n al y for adul ry or pe t te
sin
”
andf “rom his gnoran , w e
i ce fo nic ti n r a o .
h
s ould h ve a e xc e le t e e
an l n s ns 28 A cc ding to . or the j u dgment o f
f i ve e ec e
ceived org n ss b A br ham
aus of his ignor S ee n te a . o on xx . 4 .
2 32 T H E BO O K O F J U BI L E E S
Owing to the fam ine J acob sen ds hi s sons to Egyp t for cor n ,
1 4 -
. J osep h recognises them and r etain s Sim eon ,
a nd
en terta in ed by J osep h, 1 3 2 5 — .
(Cf . G en x li . . 5 4, 5 6 ,
x li i 7 .
-
9, 1 3 , 1 7, 2 0 ,
24 2 5 -
,
29 30 -
,
3 4 3 8, -
x liii 1 2 ,
.
-
4 5, 8 9, 1 1 , 1 5,
- -
2 9 , 3 4, xl iv . 1
4 (N ow
. Cana an ) u l d . S pp ie 5 7 Cf Gen l
-
. 7 9 , 1 7, 2 4, 25
. . x ii .
-
.
from La n ti
Cf Gen x li 5 6
. . . . . 5 Sp ake u n to them an d questi on ed
.
l , 2, 4 . Cf Gen X lll 7
. . . .
2 34 T H E BO O K o r J U B ILE E S
he sai d un to hi s son s : Go agai n and pro cur e food for ,
“
Reuben s ai d : Give him i nto m y h and an d i f I do not ,
1 9 An d J ud ah c am e ne ar and s ai d : Sen d hi m w i th
.
the ir han ds stacte and alm on ds and tereb in th n uts and p ure
,
1 8 Of
. . Gen . xl u. 37 , 38. 22. Cf. Gen . xli ii . 23, 2 6.
1 9 Of
. . Gen . xliii . 8, 9 .
2 3 24. Of Gen xlm . 34
20 Cf
. , Gen . xliii . 11 .
. . .
2 1 Of
. . Gen . xliii . 1 5, 2 9 . 25 . Of Gen
. . x l iv . 1, 2.
C H A PT ER S X L II . r6 -
X L III . 6 2 35
’
J osep h s p lan to sta y his brethren , 1 10 -
. J u dah s
’
sup
( Cf . G en . xl iv . 3 1 0 , 1 2 1 8, 2 7 2 8 , 3 0 3 2
- - - -
,
x v l . 1 2,
-
5 9 , 1 2 , 1 8 2 0 2 1 , 2 3, 2 5
-
,
-
, 2 A nd . .
“
stew ard of hi s house : Pursue them run and sei ze them , ,
’
stolen from m e the s ilver cup out of which m y lord dri nks .
the house of thy lord any utens il and the m on ey als o which ,
“
the m : N ot so the m an wi th whom I fi nd him only ,
,
8 A n d they
’
youngest i t w as foun d in Benj am in s s ack
,
. .
r ent their garm ents an d laded the ir asses and r etu rned , ,
“
them : I too fe ar the Lord ; as for you go ye to your ,
’
thee s p eak a word in m y lord s ear ; two b rothers di d
,
’
thy servant s m other be ar to our father ; one went away
an d w as lost an d h ath n ot been found and he alone i s left
, ,
7 8 Cf Gen xli v 1 2 1 4
-
y h ve m y b d elib erate e a
-
. . . . a e .
done ev il 16 17 Ob e ve th t G n s r
“
a e
1 1 3 Cf Gen x li v 1 8 2 7 2 8 30
.
xli v 1 6 sp e cifi es we n d he al in 3 1 22
, .
' ' . .
’ ’ ’ ’
. a so
whose h nd the cup is f nd
a ou .
”
10 D elights i n his up
. S MSS 1 1 I p ay thee c H ere the MSS
. o .
. r
g r r e . . .
2 38 T HE BOOK OF J U B I LE E S
J osep h had sen t the life of hi s s piri t revi ved ,
an d he
,
,
an d encouraged by
a visi on goes down to Egyp t, 1 1 0 -
. N a m es f
o his
descen da n ts ,
1 1 34 (Cf G en x lvi 1
-
. . . .
c elebrated the h arvest fest i val of the fi rst fru its wi th old -
grai n for in all the lan d of Can aan there w as not a hand
,
ful of seed (i n the land ) for the fam in e w as ove r all the ,
24 I t is en ough for m e
. T he E . th i su pp ed by the t tem ent in v r 6
os s a e .
op ic is r he e
a l ra u al n of ite l e q i v e t the and l by Gen
a so vn 1 4 . xxx . .
s o
.
LX X Syr V lg ( uffi it m ih i ) nd
, .
, u . s c a th i d m nth H h
r o vi i n n the
. e as a s o o
O nk l p upp e the B wh ich h w
e os res os V
, o n e xt d y ( e n e x t ve se
a
)se r .
eve the M
r nd S m m it
ass. a a . o . (I n th land ) B ckete d
e di tt o . ra as a
X LI V “
1 TH nj T h i s eem s g ph y
ra
'
. . ara . s cor .
up t fo H eb n H eb on is p 5 8 Cf Gen x lvi 2 6
”
r r ro . r re -
. . . -
. .
C H A PT E R X L IV . 1 12-
2 39
6 . I
sh all go down w i th thee and I shall bri ng thee u p ,
Bring thee up .
6 . Cf x xvu 2 4, . . R eub en nd 4 a son s n
c
it e
m a sn o n du ,
”
l ad c ct e .
grandsons n
w
9 Cf Gen . 28. x lvi . . . ch
Issa ar and 4 sons o
T o emam im e =nim h So ra ally p c tic e
Z b ulon and 3 sons “
s
8
.
,
son s
1 2 3 3 O ur text e the
m ak s e Z lp h
num b r
?
As 9
21211
nd
-
i a s
5 1
22
8 a
.
of J c e ce
s ob s d s t t ethe ith
n dan s
’
og r w
1
h i elf eve t
ms s n y hi
T s w as the v e i w .
of the ite
wr r of Gen x vi
l 26 an d of . .
J e ph
os A n t ii 7 4 O n
. the the h
o.
r an d
. . Joseph nd 2 n 3
. a so s
in Gen XIVi 1 5, 1 8, 2 1 , 2 5
. Jca ob is
. R chel B nj m in nd 1 0 a
’
s e a a'
e xp er ssly n ot i cl e
n ud d in the e
num b r n so s
seve t n y x i
Cf E od . 5 h t ch pte
T a .
a r . . .
te x t e
m ak s u p the e eve t
nu m b r s n y by
B lh h
D n nd 5 son 6 '
’ a a s
N p ht l i nd 5 s n
1 a s
a m eth e t i ee tf
od so m wha d ff r n rom th t a 6 a a a o s
in Gen x vi
l h . he e
T u s w r as D an and
. 12
N aphtali a h ve e p e ctivel
r s f
y one and our
son s in G en , our text i the five 29 1 4 1 4 1 2 69 Thu the
ass gn s .
m . s
e ch
a On the the h
. o r an d Gen i cl e num b e 7 0 include J c b It i note
n ud s . r s a o . s
ec
in its r kon ing t wo grand ch i e
ldr n ofw rth y th t the LXX e d 7 5 in G n o a r a s e .
he
As r, Er, Onan , tw o son s of P r z, e e x lvi 2 7 lik ewi e in Ex d i 5 w h ile . s o . .
,
an d i h
D na against J i ee
ub l s in D eut x 22 m st MSS gi ve 7 0 but
T he . . . o
e
nu m b rs in our te xt ep e e te
m ay b e r r s n d m e gi ve 7 5 Th num b e 7 5 in A ct s so . e r
f
as ollow s v n 1 4 i of course due to the L XX . s .
2 40 T HE BO O K OF J U BILEE S
Pallu , and H ezr on an d Carm i —fi ve . 1 3 Si m e on . an d hi s
sons ; and these are the nam es of hi s sons :J em u el and ,
Jam in and O had and J achin and Z ohar and Shaul the
son of the Zephathite w om an—seven
, , , , ,
1 4 Levi an d hi s . .
,
1 5 J udah an d hi s s o ns ; an d . .
wen t w ith J ac ob their father i nto Egyp t were twe nty n ine ,
-
Shun i an d Ezbon (an d Eri) and A reli and A rod i—e ight
, , , .
13 F J em u el et c Eth h
or
g as
.
So Sam of G n xlvi 1 3
.
s ab
.
, , , .
’
ljamfi é l Ij m é n A wbt (Lxx A w6)
' ’
a
' " . . e . .
,
,
3 1W LXX I o dfi
,
M Vulg
, , ’
a
’
o ass . ,
ljakim ss (Lxx Ed p) S aul , .
’ ' , .
,
ar a
,
O nk has an , , .
. .
a cd Zephathite, as Ronsch
p
orru
ec e
4 9 9 has r ognis d, is an ad je ct ive
.
1 7 Eth has a ar,
.
'
.
’
en, Ijal el.
'
S ’
.
1 9 Whom she bore u n to J acob 80
f e f eph th iti h “who b or un o a ob Gad
. .
’
has GedeOn and Q a ath. Eth i pic
o as n mb r
”
thes ows. e ei ht h
g ’
1 5 For P r z and Z ra Eth has
. ee e h . 2 1 Eth. has jbm na
.
, Je sfi a, Bar a, ij
h
P ares and zara 8 5rd .
a c u i res
q a ll the lan d and i ts in ha bi tan ts for Phara oh,
8 12 -
. J acob di es an d is bu ri ed in H ebr on , —
13 15 .
. . .
,
.
,
xl vii . 1 1 1 3 , 1 9 , 2 0 , 2 3 , 2 4 , 2 8, l
-
.
ne ck an d we pt .
“
3 An d I s rael s ai d u n t o J osep h : N ow .
the God of I s aac w ho hath not w ithh eld His m ercy and
H is g rac e from H is se rvant J ac ob 4 I t i s en ough for . .
Cre at or of all thi ngs w ho had p rese rved him and had ,
X LV 1 43 C f Ge n
.
-
28 30
. . . x lvi .
-
. b u t our te xtis rob ably orru ; for p c pt
4 I t i s en ough f or me
. H r . e e the by ch i
ang n
g ana n o an a is broug i t t it ht
Et hiop ic z aé y a not é o r w no '
on . S ee te t li e th
in o n wi Gen 30 .
xlvi . .
: th t th
. .
; li ve mm
Di
C HA PT E R X LV . 14 2
G oshen the best p art of the lan d of Egyp t ; and Is rael was
,
land seed and food that they m ight sow ( the land )
i n the eighth year for the ri ver had overfl ow e d all the
,
One hund red and thirty years. Of. I t bore z farajat , w , s n e La in h ich i c t
Ge n l . 9 . x vii has collegerun t , m ay be orru for c pt
“
.
"
7 Cf. Gen xlvu 1 2.
. . .
’
ara ru : co ll e gerun t or ar s e d. h ve t
A s much as sufi eed them By r ad . e 1 2 Of Ge n
. lv
. 24 . x ii . .
’
ing b akam a akalom u ns ad of b akam a i te Of the corn of the hm ve s t = ’
é m
’
ekl
’
l te
a d . Zar u is not a
'
rb ve
r , b ut he e
cc i
a ord ng t o r rsons thei p e
T he .
zar
’
e h ich
(w here =seges, y ew fiaara )
e e
H br w is a ord ng t o r cc i the i w ith the ffix su w i go s b a k to h ch e c
f milies
a .
"
m edr z
“land
"
,
in rs 10 , us as ve e j t
8 Cf Gen xlvn 1 3, 1 9 , 2 0 .
. . . .
fte
c irr il s a
’ '
r 7 6 y evvfiaam in LXX of
.
Pharaoni rom of b : f te x t p ec e i
r e te ce
d ng s n n But s n . i c e the
P h arao h ”
.
ti i
La n has de om n b us quidquid natum
9 Cf Gen. xlv n. 23 it p i e th t
est , is oss b l a for em e
’
kl za zar
“
’
fi
=
. . .
Cf Gen l . 2 3.
. . x vii all the h v t ar eshe e I r by w . draw ith
10 N ot. Res ored rom La n.
. t f ti the e e ti tex t
m nda on in m y .
2 44 T HE B OO K OF J U BILEES
u n t il thi s day 1 3 A nd I s rael li ved i n the lan d o f Egyp t
. .
seventeen years and all the d ays whic h he li ved were three
,
M i n the fourth year of the fi fth week of the forty fi fth j ub ilee -
.
War between Egyp t and Can aan dwring which the bones
of all the sons of J acob excep t J ose h a re bu r ied at
p
H ebron, 6 1 1 -
Egyp t opp resses I sra el,
. 12 16 -
.
(Cf .
G en . 1 2 2,
. 2 5 2 6 ; Ex o d i 6
-
. .
m ult ipli ed e x c eedi ngly ten weeks of years all the d ays , ,
13 . x vii
Of Gen l . 28 . . . 15 Cf Gen 1. 1 3
. . . .
3 18 0 n o on 4 .
e e i fe th t
r asonabl t o n r a ou r au or w ho th
1 4 TO563 them ep erythi ng, et c Gen . .
ga ve the
m to the l
wor d w as a d s nd e ce
K ll x 1
_
S ee xxx
o ii . 2 1 , 110 W ant of L evi
, and p
rob ably a r s p ie t
x ix
.
x v iii
Tw o p or tions. Gen l S ee22 . . .
‘ ' 7 ‘ . 1° °
te p
no s 20 1 . . Ten weeks f
o years . H enc e J eph
os
2 46 T H E BO O K O F J U BILEE S
he knew that the Egyp tians w ould not again b ri ng fo r th
an d bu ry him i n the lan d o f Can aan for Ma kam arfin k ing , ,
’
Erm e n 7 Bu t he w as n ot able to ente r for another a
. . , ,
the gates of Egyp t were closed and none went out and ,
jub ilee in the se con d week in the se c ond year and the
, ,
In J se ph us (A nt ii 1 0 ) the e is n
o R m e I c nnot identi fy Mak na bn
. . r a a s s. a ar r .
Egypt in wh ich the l tte p ev ils T h is st tem ent h olds even if w cc ept a r r a a e a
un de the gene al h ip f M e
r An the b irth dates in ou tex t ( ee p 1 7 1
r s o o s s. -
r s .
enl ged form of th i legend h ving n te ) nd the ages assigned to the twelve
ar s , a o , a
Je hm l lv He e the w i
ra ee , x 9 T he date 226 3 is not l te en ugh
. r ar s . a o
Egyp t is at st i fe w ith In di A l te 2 1 43 nd
r he li ved 125 y e s ( a. a r a as ar see
and still m o e e l b te nd till m e n te n p 1 7 2 ) the date of his de th
r a ora ,
a s or o o . a
of J ash (op i t 1 2 44
ar Th . 1 0 A cco di ng t Bee there is n
c . 11. e . r o r o
oldest f rm of the t o di ti n i th t in the m enti n of th i s stay of A m m in
ra o s a o r o ra
ou te xt w he e the w i b etween C n n I o J sep hus (s e A nt n 8
r r ar s a aa .
' ‘
o e . . .
the m before they be com e too m any and let us afflict them ,
they m ade the m serve w i th ri gou r and the m ore they de alt ,
evi lly w ith them the m ore they in creased and m ulti ,
children of I s rael .
.
-
.
Slag
/s an Egyp ti a n a nd fl ees (into Midian ) , 10 12 -
.
(Cf .
Ex od . i . 22 ,
ii . 2
/rum ,
A na te m p g, Eth
’
A b ram u sua lly ende ed “t e
r r r asu r e or
“st ore
“
. . . .
Th i l a t f
s is ound in P
s orm o, D e f hil citi e b ut t he LXX r nd rs MM
s, e e
Cong E ra d Gr atia 2 4 a so in one o f
. . l he e
5XUPG £ r and m 2 C ron V111~ 4
,
h .
,
1 3 1 5 Cf E od
-
.1 0 , 1 1 , 1 4, 12
. x . i . . w aRam é sé L a n adds . ti p
1 3 The ir hearts
. are tow ards ab y l th
roug nflu n hi
of LXX of E od e ce x .
c p e
om ar s for d on Ez k the icti2 e xxi A nd all the fortifi cations . La int
:
. . .
14 Strong citi es
. T s is mi nor fi ll, . hi om i ts .
2 48 T H E BO O K O F J U BILE E S
week in the si x th year thereof i n the fo r ty ei ghth
, ,
-
they c ast them in for seven m o nths until the day that thou
wast born A nd thy m other hid thee for thr ee m onths .
,
and they told regard ing her 4 A nd she m ade an ark for . .
XLVII 2 4. -
Cf E x od. i 22 , 5 Tha m uth. Syr T his app ears
“2
. . . . .
2 4
-
.
in Syr F rag as . 0 30 5 , as 9 4p 2
(i
.
3 F or m ths Cedrenus
:
seven
.
p ovOcs in ose J ph
. A nt ii
9 5, 7 10 . .
:
. .
r a
Ph aoh s daughter
ar d pted M e :
’ i e tifi e a o
, .
os s
d n d w ith i et i
I s s see T r ull an A d.
81 1.év y h m l éa K‘
r i po es
ii A
‘
ev et
‘
e ra t rou
N at . 8 . A
p ol 1 6. For o . the fe
r re r
c e c on s onsul Ron sch, t 2 65 p
oé fi ¢ fi a d fip dm
A
é I p n
.
w
.
pn
xa. v as t v ¢r ra o e
7 “ é v 45 n u/ m é w
e 6 d hffip dn
7 ar a
‘
s 0 ve
H er ma iden s H br w
. e e
Mw on w o fi fiw Mmro
ii ‘
s 8 d r0 '
i
r s L
-
s r 1 0 1 0
”
it ti
m a ds, a m s ransla on as Dillm ann
6é xaw hny l é fié fin é 6é a
an )
e c i e aav v xa
.
d
r ogn s d of d
fipai s. The lural is p
ro w A ly m l m 2 é h 47 m G xd y ‘
rr ocs,
f ‘
r os a oa
‘
.
also o un d in the
Syr of E od. . 5, x ii .
Ka a pdg
r e 'r
‘
bn v 6
‘
p6 dfl pé ¢ n aa 1 '
r 1rov 1 ruv
'
b ut our La n ti ve i
rs on an d the M
ass , .
Efipa twv
Sam , LX X, and Vulg =dfipg.
é v r qo flor a/up dw é vrw you,
.
' -
N r mofi
‘
. 8 J ochebed
. , Cf E. xod vi . . 20 Num .
5 8. Cf. E od 11. 5 9 .
-
x .
-
xx vi
59 . .
2 50 T H E BO O K O F J U BILEE S
secon d year i n the fi fti eth jubilee 2 A nd thou thyself . .
’
the Lo rd e xe cuted a great vengeanc e on them for I srael s
s ake an d s m ote them through (the plagues of) bloo d and
,
frogs lice and dog flies an d m ali gnant boils b re akin g forth
,
-
2 .h ve in th i ve e n the
We a w y the t u e m e ning f the i n cident
s rs a o r a a r a o
ass ign to S tan the cti n th t in 2 whe e the ngel eek t l y M e for
s a a o a r a s s o s a os s
S m xxi v 1 is a c ib ed t
a . Y h weh
. not cir cum ci i ng hiss r
n It is e xp l in ed o a . s so . a ,
Th LXX and the T gum
e epl c e the h oweve th at i t w w ing t J eth o
ar s r a r, as o o r
di v in e n m e b y the ph e “ n ngel f th t the child h d n t b een ci cum cised
a ras a a o a a o r .
the L d W h ve l e dy c lled
or .
”
5 We h ave he e n en m e t i n f
e a a r a a . r a u ra o o
attenti n t n e li e in t nce x vii the ten pl gues of Egy p t
o o a ar r s a as a
A nd (by the d th ) f th fi t—
. .
1 6 whe e u
,
utho h rsi m i l ly g t
o r a r born
as ar o ea o e rs .
an a a e a o z o rs o . or c
fe t f t b e n cl e
as o bd aun cluding w o ds nd b n ed them with
r a s.
”
a are r a ur
intelligib le It i b e t the ef e t fi we m i ght c nne ct the cl
s e sw ith r or o re o au s
f ll w the L tin “in vi in qu the word th t f llow nd m e ely pply
.
o o a a a s a o a r su
p t i ti sum in
rae e r s efecti n nd p ep ositi on ( n ) the fi t b n
r o s,
”
a a r o rs -
or .
de clare (these th i ngs ) before they were done and tho u di dst ,
s p e ak w i th
the k ing of Egyp t befo re all hi s servants
an d befo r e h i s p eo ple 7 A n d eve rythi ng took p lac e . .
, ,
their c h ari ots and w i th their h orses and w ith all the h osts
, ,
: “ hould st do
.
t gb
e ar T h c nte x t
s eth is f i l t give g d ense I m itte d
.
”
e o a s o a oo s , o
In x l ix 2 2 the s m e corrup ti n is f un d
. a h l d h ve w s put to sh m e until o o s ou a a a
in th ee ut o f the f u MSS
r o he t k co u ge Cf xviii 1 2 I
o r . oo ra .
”
. . .
8 Cf Ge n x v 1 3 1 4
. . . .n w th i nk th at the c
, . up ti n li e in o orr o s
9 P fln
. of the M té mdce S b the "
n t il he t o k cou age
as .
=w mw o a u o r
”
-
.
, .
f am t f or a . a o
1 1 Cf E xo d ix 1 1
. . .
h jj l .
took cou ge
. e ds a a a ra ,
a r a
1 2 O f Ex od xi v 8 9 hlj t k th ought a a a oo
”
“
. . . .
. .
,
co u rag T he E t he. w a s n t p ut t a n d w h
.
ic h a b i ns e t b efo e ob et ween o r r
2 52 T HE BO O K O F J U BILE E S
hand and out of the hand of his p eople and the Lo rd
, ,
we let them loose that they m i ght help the Egyp tians
and p u rsue the c h ildren of I s rae l 1 7 A n d he h arde n ed . .
o or
“b et ween the E pti n “the fi fteenth Ced nus
.
afte i ve ” "
r gy in b o g a s. . s . re
i wh h s ci te d ou te xt b ut a
1 4 An the e x m ple of the lea: ( o a r
tali
.
f w senten c e s b ef e c on firms b : fi
. o r a
e ci ted in Wi d xi 1 6 : (b n : A l vm l é 0 w 6
’
u wa e vh ii v obs 1 rairro 1 0 v s ax
'
e a a 'r e s r
n u n a s y
o vs ov. a
du p dv a 8é '
r? K hdg ec
, t . 1 01e o
'
e r at .
-
ng out on 1 5 th
al Ge n ix 6 Ex od x viii 1 1 Wi sd
o ra
so
f Ni s n in J se ph (A nt ii 1 4 6
. . . . .
xi 7 23 x vi 1 x v iii 4 5 Ph il
o a as o . . . .
x11. o,
w he e it st ate I ael w ent f rth
. . .
, , , ,
16
A dv F law 20 J oseph Oon tm Ap f om E pt n the 1 th ’ . r s sr o
of N i s n h v ing
. . . .
ii 1 3 gy 5 r o a a
al eady e c i ve d ift f m the E p ti
. .
r
Cf Wisd
g gy ns r e s ro a
( ii 14 6) o also in S h abb 87 6 O ur
. .
s
x viii 5 . .
te x t then supposes th t the I aelites
. .
a
.
sr
.
o
th t in the Mechilta n Ex od xiv 3 it
. . s . a o
Cf x v ii 16 x lv iii 2
. .
. .
, is state d th t the Egyp t i ans pu ued
. .
a rs
1 8 The f owrt n th
. So w sh ould ft er I rael from the 1 9th of the first
ee . e a s
re ad w i th 6 ad the seventeenth . m onth .
,
2 54 T H E BO O K O F J U BILEE S
the plague w as very gri evous i n Egyp t and there w as ,
m on th to m on th 8 For i t i s an etern al o rd in an c e
. . ,
day of the fi rst m onth between the even i ngs from the , ,
for two p ort ion s of the day are g iven to the li ght ,
5 Cf Ex od xii 30
. .
(its ) day
. .
( ) The “
. translati n is a . o
6 D ri nking the win
. Th is seem doub tful and the L t in e.
praeteribit t s , a e
t b the e li e t efe en c e t the u
o e ar f c i t illu d a dich sui is corrup t
s r r o se o r as s .
b th a 9 7 b
a r . A cc ording to Pe sach ix 4 it w s the . . a
7 8 Com p e the di e ct ions regard
-
. ar dut y of every m n w i thin a radi us f 1 5
r a o
ing the feast of w eeks vi 2 0 22 m i les i f n t ce m oni all y i m pure to
, .
, .
, o re ,
7 D o not adj u n (it)f om day to p e ent an offe ing t this feast
. o r r . r s r a .
p eri od b orderi ng on the even ing and let them eat i t at the ,
feet they shall ro ast w ith fi re and not bre ak any b one ,
(
or tim borderi ng on the even ing
e un et n d c m pl ete d kn es . s s a o ar s.
A cc din g t
or ur te x t the Pa o ve o E at i t at the time f the ev ning sso r o e
d wn f the un i 1 Pesach x ,
a r 1 3 A nd they hall n t
s k ro . s o coo
Cf Ex d
,
f the p h rase “
u s r r re
evening T he form er s id i t m e n t
s.
They shall ea t it wi th dilig n
a Cf a e ce. .
, a
app e n ce
ara te from 3 t o 6 p m
,
. .
,
endering of yirsna In ve 23 this . .
,
r r.
If the
n w e com b n i e the shall be m shed i T he Lat in differs '
.
t te e t
s a m n s in ve e
rs s 10 and 1 2 of our n d is t o b e foll w ed N n erit a o o
d y b ef e
a n et and th i s h
or m oni e
su ri gin l f
s w am m y: ar s s o a o e ac as
the usag e f the Sadduce es in limiting ch nge of m y; into m y But the cor
o a .
2 56 T HE B O OK OF JU B IL E E S
cru shed
‘
thi s re as on the Lord c om m anded the
f
'
. 14 . F or
chi ldren of I s rael to observe the p ass over on the day of
i ts fi x ed ti m e and they shall n ot break a b on e there of ; ,
obse rve the p assove r th ro ugh out the ir days every year , ,
q t q t
a a a w ill n t b c u hed i to F m twen ty y
o ld et c
e R bb i nic
r s s ro ea r s o , . a
b et ken m etaph ic ll y the Latin t di tion dete m ine f u teen ye s nd
a or a ra r s o r ar a
T h is i de th t pw d the qu lifying age Th
”
n n oit trib ul ti
er a o . a, a u ar s as a . e
n ev i l w i ll b ef ll n the d y f the i ght
o dete m in ti n n u te x t m y b b ased
a o a o r r a o i o r a e
c eleb t i n f the P ve e cu in on uch p ge
ra o o Ex d xxx 1 4 ;
asso r, r rs s assa s as o . .
L aw s re arding
g the ju bilees, 1 5 , -
and the Sa bba th, 6 1 3 -
.
the s abb aths of years :but the year there of have I not
'
4 Whe refore I have ord ai ned for thee the ye ar weeks and
.
-
the years an d the jubil ees :there are forty n ine jubil ees -
A
. M . from the days of A dam unti l th i s day an d one week ,
”
di stan t ) for learn i n g the c om m an dm ents of the Lord ,
I h ave wri tten (them ) d ow n for thee — an d all the judgm ents
23
l’Vi th haste. . S ee no te on ver. J u bilees th e j i ee
O ur au or assu m s ub l
.
13 Of E od
. 11 . x . xii . . F or Shu (Eth
r . pe i e e ch
r ods o f 49 y ars a , as R J e huda .
an d S ina i Cf E o d 1 n[a ] x xv i Si i (B r, Bu ch d J u b . . .
ec t the M e i ic i
. . . . .
f ti cf i
.
;
xx vi etc
-
. .
3 . Cf Le v . . . 34, .
A S ee te
Sa tan or (m y evil one no on .
4 . Year weeks , t
-
. e., s even ye ars. xxiii 29
. .
C H AP T ER S X L IX . 33 -
L 8 . 2 59
N T Times II ii 9 6 1 0 5 Ede sh im
. .
, f coh ab it ti on n the S b b ath f m
. .
-
r e , o a o a ro a
ii 777 787 nd the Bib le D icti ona i es A regards the usage f the anci ent
.
-
a r , s o
in loc . S m aritans the e h b een som e dive ity a r as rs
8 The m n th t does n y work on i t
. f opini on
a aK (Bee Buch der a o . aro r,
n tu e e xisted w m u t infer f om
a r u T h i s c omm n d we de i ve d f m E x d
s r o r a as r ro o .
tre t i e N idda 38
a s E ly Cha ids a. ar s a r a
r s
ch i ld b eari ng A g in t th is asc etic “limit (mm ) S b bath d y s j u ney
. a s
”
, or a -
a
’
o r
in w h ich resu lted in the laws f the Li ghtfoot E i t tions on the A t i o , x erc a c s, .
”
s o a I n eg d t
ar n y buying o elling o o r ar o a r s
the eve of the S bb th The seve e A ll the MSS p efix “and Th true
. . .
”
a a . r r r . e
S m ari t ns (Eic hh n Rep ertorium posed Buying nd selling are p hibi ted
a a or
'
s , . a ro
xiii 2 57 2 82 ; d Sacy N otices cl in N h x 31 xiii 16 1 7 e e .
i ls de la Bible xii 1 7 5 :
.
, , .
, .
, .
who has gi ven you a day o f festi val and a holy day : and a ,
day of the holy k ingdom for all I srael is thi s day am ong
the ir days fo r ever 1 O F or great i s the honour which . .
the Lo rd has gi ven to I srael that they should eat and dri nk
and be s at i s fi ed on thi s fest i v al day and rest the r eon ,
from all labou r whic h belon gs to the labou r of the chil dren
of m en s ave burn ing frank in cense and b ri ngi ng oblati ons
,
and s acrifi c es befo re the L ord for d ays and fo r Sabb aths .
Gosch . d J udenth u 3 0 4, uo d b y
. . . q te 9 . S ee n te on ii o . 29 .
S ing r, e p1 9 9 no )
. te . 10 . Of 11 2 1
. . .
six th day T s hi c e c e
laus om s in 12 Goes a j ourn ey See no on te
A om m and aga ns “
. . .
awkwardly c. i t
eat ver. 8 .
i
ing or drink ng any ing th ”
m ay a h ve Tills Ploug ng and
(his ) f arm . hi
ii
or g nal y l p c e e thi c e
re d d s lau s in our h e ti
arv s ng are orb dd n in E od. f i e x
tex t . Cf ii
. 3 0 , no te . . xxxiv :
Sh
21 abb
. vii 2 . . .
teeth it
w ould b e unlaw ul t o f li ft
an d afte eve
r
y y e
carry the
m for the
y would on s u c tit te the e n ”
“burd n e Si i
m larly as m u ch
ink
r o
L ights
.
i e x
a .
a fi re . Forb dd n in E od .
as w ould su ffic e i ti
for w r ng t wo lette
rs xxx v 3Sh b b v ii
. a . 2 The m an who
. .
LE V IT IC US J uB I L Em
m 9, 1 0
. x xi . 8
vi i 2 6 . xxi 6 .
X ll 2, 5 . ii i. 8 1 4 -
x vi 29 , 34 .
,
15, 16 xxxiv . 1 8, 1 9
xvii 13 . vii.30
x vi
viii 13 . xxi 17 .
xvii 14 . xxi 18 .
ii
x vn i 15
'
. xli 2 6 .
xix 2 3, 2 4 . vii 36 .
xix 2 3 25 .
-
vii. 1
U
N MBERS J UEILEEs
xx 2 . xxx . 7
xx 2 4 .
-
xxx 1 4, 1 5 .
xx 12 . x li 26 .
xx 14 . x li 2 5 .
xxi 7, 1 4 . xxii 22 1.
xxi 9 . xx 4 .
xxi I 9 . xli.17
xxiii 40 . xvi 3 0 .
xxi ii 34 36 , .
-
3 9 44 -
xxx u . 4
xx v 8 . l. 2
xx vi 3 4. . et c . 1 3 .
xx vi 40 . i 22
.
D s c ra aos ou v J UBILEEs
i 4
. xxix 1 0 .
iv 2 0
. xxii 9 .
i v 30 29
.
,
i 15.
v 3 1 32
.
, xxiii 1 6 .
vii 6 . ii 21 .
33 g g; 13
'
xx 9
vii. 13 .
i 9
VII. 16 .
ix i 21 . 26, 29 .
1 I ve
ha ive
not g n the passage in Gen i which a e ep d ced in the text
s es s r r ro Th e e
u . s are
i ndic t e e ll
a e d g n ra y in the head ing t the ch pte
s o nd in detail in th note
a rs a e s.
2 63
2 64 T H E BO O K O F J U B ILE E S
DE U RONOM TE Y J Us i nEEs N EH EMIA H J U BI LEES DA N IE L J u BI L E ES
x 16
. 23 i . i 6 xx ii . 29 ix 1 8 . xxii 29 .
x 17
. v 16 .
i . 22 x . 21 x v 3 1 32 .
,
x 17
. 4 xxi . x xii . 27 x i. 30 xxiii 1 6 .
x 22
. 12 33 xl iv .
-
1 s . xii . 1 xv .
x iv 2 . 18 x vi . xiii . 1 6, 1 7 1 8 .
xi v 22 sq . 10 . xxxii .
x vi 5 . 21 x lix .
P S ALM S J uB IL E Es
x vi 6 12 x lix
iv 6
. . .
x vi xlix x xu . 28
l 7 20 .
li 1 0 i
. .
xx v 9 xli 4
ii 2 0 . .
xc 1 0 xxii
. .
xxvi 14 xx 17 ii . i 12 .
xc 1 0
. .
xx vi 18 . x vi 1 8 .
. x xm 15 .
xx ii
v 15 8 xx cvi 2 8 . x xu 17 .
c vi
. .
x xv u 2 4 iv 5 37 . x xu 1 7 . J U B I L EE S
cxxxix xxiv
. .
xxviii 8 9. xx .
8 sqq 3 1, 32
. . .
xx i i
vi 13 16 i
O NO
. .
xxix 28 . 27 ii .
x li 8
vi 1, 2
. 1
1 ( Syn
.
xxx 1 VII
xxx 6
.
23 i x li 8 .
.
cellus Gk ) VII 2 1 , 22
’
x x x 20
.
7 i
.
x lvi 7 .
vi i 1, 2
.
i 6
.
18 i
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15 . x xv 1 7x .
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A r anu s, u us, J li p 34 . A nt i ch u Ep iph n
o s pp 1 l xi l xiii a es, . x, ,
Ai, i i 5 xi . 31
A krabb m , x i x ix 14 . Apoc lyp tic t diti n w itten d
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21 ; ix4 . . M e i 26 n oteos s, .
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6, 9 .
th eos w ho will be d estroy ed xxx , .
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. v iii
21 ix
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, 56
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C r um s on, an rlas ng ord nan i c ci i eve ti i ce
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5 ; . 1 9, 2 6 D b ora , x xxn 30 e h .
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s an, 14 . D m onology of ub ilees. . l i e J p vi i
B eth e xix
u l, 1 0 x xvu. 10 , 1 2
. and o f New T s am n , l the e t e t pp xxxvi .
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2 70 T HE B OO K OF JU B ILEE S
G el sius D ec ee of pp x v iii lxx viii
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12 .
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m, l 25 .
19 hi x iv
H us m , l 28 .
G e sh on xli v 1 4
r , . H yrcanus, J , pp lvi lix . .
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Gi nts the vu 22
a , ,
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Gih on the viii 1 5 2 2
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25, 26, 35 , f i e xx
orb dd n, 7 9 xxi . 3 5 .
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ss an asaka, w i fe e j i xxxiv
of B n am n, . 20
ti e i
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2 6 no , 2 7 . 5is , xi 9 .
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( ma, wi of A s r, he xxxiv 20 .
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Im m or al y of thesoul, pp xxxi
xii, l x ; .
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19 8 . . 25 26 .
G h xiii
om orr a, 2 2 ; xvi 5 ; 6 . . xx . i iii
Ind a, v 21 ix 2, 3 . .
G he x iv
os n, l 9 x lv 1 , 2 . . te c l
In r a ary days, p xv ii
l i te
vi 2 3 no . .
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In rm arr ag w i e ith f i e
Canaan orb dd n,
G i x iv
un , l 30 . pp liii, lxi ; x x 4 xxu 2 0
. xx v . . .
1, 5
Hagar, xiv 2 2 ; . xvn . 2 ; xix . 11 w ( entile5 =givi ng to
ith olo , . M ch xxx
Haggada, older fo m s r of, in J ub ilee s, 7 1é -
pp lxi v q . c xv s . Isaa , 21 x vi 13 . .
l v sq x le J h xxxi
. b sses uda , 1 8 22 .
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n 21
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a 33 xiii 2 ,
x h . xix . Is b ak, 12 .
H m or xxx 2
a , h el xi v
. xv Is m a , 24 ; 1 8, 2 0, 23, 30 ; . .
H an b othe of Abram
ar , 10 14
r x vii rxx , x11 . , 2, 4 ; 1, 1 1
. .
10 12 ,
x li v Ishvah, 21 .
H e dl m p xx vi
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. xv Isra , a os asy of, 1 5 9 33 34 .
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, r a a a o e od s or on, . 31 no ; xvi 1 8 .
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x .
, .
H ellenism p l , .
H e m on xxix 1 0
r , J bb k xxix 13 1 4 . a o , .
,
Hesiod quoted p 1 49 J ch in x li v 1 3 , . a , .
J t
alku Shim eoni, pp x ii
li , 2 00 , 2 0 1 ,
. xxi x u , x
203, 2 1 4, 2 1 7 , 22 0 , 2 21 poetic l elem ent in pp ln sq
a , . x .
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am n , l 13
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33 ; vii. 9 , 1 2 , 1 5 ; 7 . a p odu ct of the Midrashic tendency
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pp xlvii qq . s .
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as ar, Book of,pp x i v xxvi l , l ,
. 32 , u th
a pp 1 li or, .
,
Jv ix
a an, vii 1 9 ; . . 10 om i i n in of na ati ve s in G enesi s
ss o s , rr ,
J e ite xiv
bus s, 18 . pp xlviii qq. s .
J e i e pp xx xxiii x i v
ll n k, .
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l , 201 , 2 0 2, a lte ti ns in of such narrati ve s pp
ra o , , .
2 1 4, 2 1 5 , 2 1 7 xlix liv ,
Je e x iv
m u l, l 13 expl n ti ns in pp liii liv notes
bje ct f —
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ra m t te
l, C ron l s of ( ransla d b y o the defenc e of Jud i m
o , a s .
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as r), l ,
l .
, 1 2 , 2 8, pp li qq ; nd e xp osition of p
. s . a re
32, 36 , 69 , 7 0 , 7 3, 7 7 , 82 , 89 , M s ic elem ents of the law pp li
o a , .
20 0 , 2 0 1 , 2 0 2, 20 3, 2 0 4, 21 4, 21 5 , sq q .
9 3, 1 2 6, 1 7 4 d te f pp lviii lx v i
a o , .
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Je e i
rusal m , 2 8, 2 9
. m kea f Eth Enoch vi xxx v1
s u se o . .
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J e e x iv
z r, l . 30 l xxii xc pp lxv iii sq .
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o l, r k ronogra r, p he pp l xxxii . . sq .
J ordan, the x ix
, x 14 . m ad e u f b y Eth Enoch i v se o . .
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J os e ph xx v ii
, i 24 . p lxxi .
c ie i t
arr d down n o Egy t, x p xxi v m de u
11 21 f b y Wisdom pp lxxi v sq .
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a se o , . .
i e x vi
d s, l 3
. m de u of b y 4 Ezr p lxx v a se a, .
J os eph pp xxx x
us, . el ti n f to Test XII Patriarchs
i , lix , 8, 2 6, 2 7, 44 , r a o o , . .
,
p l n
6 5, 6 6 , 69, 1 0 6, 1 1 3, 187, 1 9 1 , 1 95 , . xx
uth
2 1 1 , 245, 2 46, 2 49, 2 5 5, 25 7 , 259 , f a Phari see and Pri est a or o , a
2 61 p l xxiii .
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laws regard ng, 1 1 5 in J e wish lite tu e pp lxxi v sqq
.
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ra r , . .
J ubilees, Book of, its v i ttear ous in Chr isti n n on c nonical literat u e
i l s a -
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J ubilees, or the J i ee
Book o f ub l s,pp l n lxxxiii . xx v -
p x v itt e G e e i pp x v
. ; L l n s s, infl uenc e f n the N ew T estament
, x vi ; . o ,
o ,
p c p e M e p x vii
A o aly s of os s, pp l xxxiii lxxxvi
T es . .
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am n of os s, J ud h t ib e f c rri ed into captivity
i ; Book .
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rs, i 13
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n or g nally in H b r w, . a or , .
xxxi xxxiii
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Jud M accab eus pp lxiii lxxxvu as a , .
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2 72 T H E BO O K O F J U BILE E S
J udgm ent fin l f the f llen ngels nd a o a a a p re em in enc e f ove J ud h p l u
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xxxi 1 4—1 7
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their son v 1 0 1 1 s, .
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a a a a r s L evi t ic l elem en ts in Eno ch v
a 3 7 38 ,
11 . ,
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a f M e i nic kingd m pp
os o ss a o ,
. Lid b ski p xix
z ar , .
Judith q ted pp 1 7 9 2 05 uo , .
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xxxi ; 5 1 9 2 5 44 70 9 8 1 35 , , , , , , ,
J tin M ty q ted pp 33
us ar r uo , . ,
10 1 , 1 0 9 L 6m na, wi of P l g, 18 fe ee x .
K ad s , e h x vi 10 . Luz , xx vii
1 9, 2 6 .
ite
K adm on s, x iv 1 8 .
Kaftfi r, v i 21 .
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1 4 .
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K am at fi ri, ix
13 .
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a a an vict i es c enes of lluded or , s , a
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Karaso ( =C rson s or R no orura) ee hi c , t o, pp lvi lxii lxiii ; xxii i 21
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i 13 . 22
K arn a m ,i xxix 10 . M cc ee
a ab s, F rst, r rr d t o, il ii , efe e pp xxx v i
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K nan, iv13 . 1 47 , 1 48, 2 0 4
e ite xi v
K n s, 18 . Sec efe e
on d, r rr d t o, 42 p .
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K n zz s, 18 . M i vii
ada , viii 19 ; . 5 ; ix 9 . .
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r of A rp achshad, v i 6 ii . t i Me i x
ob a ns d a, 35 36 .
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xi 1 . Mag daladra é f, 1
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K ura , xix 1 1 ; 1, 11, 12 . xx . Magog, vii
1 9 ; ix 8 . .
x x x vu 1 0 xv . Makam arfin, l i 6 .
h th x li v
Ko a , 14 M . J h pp alala, o n, 34, 3 7 , 41 , 66, 6 7 .
p l ce xi v x vi (a a ), 10 1 . .
L c n e pp xxxix qq ; ii 2 2 ; iii
a u a ,
M i e ith i te c e e
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s . . . arr ag w s s rs as s in a a
2 3 ; vii 3 7 ; xiii 2 5 . ti e iv te .
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8 no ; 5. 11 ; 28 . .
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a o e p i c e ch i ef
a o viii r ar, rn or , x vu 16 xl 2 . .
L ngen p xxi v
a , . 1 2, 1 5
Law the f eve l st ing v li di t y pp M v iii ‘
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xiii 1 lii q , ,
M t s viii . ix ’
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Le h xx v iii 3
a , . te 2 5 no
de th f xxx v i 21
a o , ie evi xx i v . Mé lka, w f of L , x 20 .
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a o i ,
4 ; xii 1 5 ife . i v iii x. . w of K anam , 5 .
qq s . i fe S e xi w of rug, 7 .
L evi b i th f xx vii i 1 4
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d in e d t
or a the p i e th d f the M e he ch vii o ix r s oo or s , 19 12 . .
d i n ed t
or a the p i e th o d b ec e xxix o r s o au s 18 .
n te o te 1 8 no
2 74 T H E BO O K o r J U BILEE S
fic ti
Puri a on laws of, , iii . 10 12 -
S ara i , xu. 9
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a ara , .
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T HE EN D
T HE A S C EN S IO N O F IS AIA H
T E X T S, T RA N SL A T IO N S, A N D C O MME N T A R Y
BY T H E
R EV . R . H . C H A RL E S, MA . .
P ROF SS OR OF
E BIBL ICA L G R K RN
EE , T I IT Y C O L L EG E , R
CA MB I D GE
’
Crow n 871 0 . Clot h . P rice 7 s 6 a . . ne t .
Its m ost t
s riking feat ure s are the in troduction, w hich ab o unds in
learn ing an d acu e t criticism ,
t he L at in t ran slatio n of the Sla v on ic
ve rsio n, w hich has hithe rto b e en a se ale d b oo k e x ce p t to a fe w
sp ecialis s, an dt the p ap yrus fragm e n t t
co n a ining ab o u t a si x th of the
By t
e di ing this an d o ther A p o cryp ha, Mr . Charle s is do ing
ser v ice w hich canno t be to o w arm ly ackn o w le dg e d, and b y his
learne d an d scho larly no e s t he succe eds in thro wing a floo d of light
on the N e w T e stam e n t — T he B ri tish Weekly
. .
A . 8 :C . BL A C K , SO H O SQ U A RE, LO N D O N .
T HE APO C A LYPS E O F BA RUC H
T RA N SLA T E D F R O M T H E SYR IA C
BY T H E
R EV . R . H . C H A R L E S, MA . .
P O R F S OR OF
ES BI BL ICA L G R K
EE , T RN
I IT Y C O U N
LLEG E , D BLI
A s is intim at e d in t he
title p ag e the Syriac te x t b ased on ten -
, ,
the volum e T he le arn e d fo o tno tes w hich acco m p any the translation
.
thro ugho ut will b e found m ost he lp ful to the re ade r Indeed nothing .
,
say no thing Let us say t hat it is an e dit ion w hich alone would give
—
.
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T HE A S S U MPTIO N O F MO S ES
T ranslated fro m the L atin unem e nde dSixth C e ntury MS .
,
the
W IT H I N T R O D U C T IO N , N O T E S, A N D I N D I C E S
BY T H E
R EV . R . H . C H A R L E S, MA . .
P ROF SS OR OF
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BI BL ICA L G E E K , T RN
I IT Y C O L L EGE,U D BL I N
a no the r t o the e x celle nt serie s o f e dit ions b y which he has e arn e d the
grat it ude o f all stude n t s o f e arly Christ ian lit e rat ure
”
. Tim es .
t
N o hing has b e e n lef t un do n e b y the au tho r w hich co uld co n
T he Re v R H Charle s’s
. . . e di t ion o f ‘
T he A ssum p t io n of Mo s e s ’
A . 8:C . BLA C K , SO H O SQ U A R E, L O N D O N .