Ancient Codex
The Book of Jubilees
50 chapters
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The Book of Jubilees
Origin: Ancient Israel
Date: circa 160–140 BCE
Languages: en
Access: mixed
Hebrew work from the Second Temple period, preserved in Ge'ez
Complete Book of Jubilees (chs. 1–50). Verse-by-verse alignment: original_text[i] ↔ modern_translation[i]. Locked chapters require B1.
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Chapter 1
Moses on Sinai — Apostasy and Promise
Chapter 2
The Six Days and the Sabbath
Chapter 3
Adam Names; Creation of Eve; The Fall
Chapter 4
Genealogies; Enoch’s Walk; Death of Adam and Cain
Chapter 5
The Watchers’ Sin; Decree of the Flood; Noah Preserved
Chapter 6
Covenant after the Flood; Feast of Weeks; Law of the Calendar; Prohibition of Blood
Chapter 7
Noah’s Division of the Earth, Wine, and Laws for His Sons
Chapter 8
[[LOCKED:B1]] Genealogies and the First Division of the Earth
Chapter 9
[[LOCKED:B1]] The Allotments of Ham, Shem, and Japheth
Chapter 10
[[LOCKED:B1]] Mastema and the Binding of the Spirits; Noah’s Prayer
Chapter 11
Reu, Seroh, and the Wickedness in Ur
Chapter 12
Abram’s Marriage, Haran’s Death, and the Ways of the Lord
Chapter 13
Abram’s Journey to Canaan and God’s Promise
Chapter 14
God’s Covenant Vision with Abram
Chapter 15
The Covenant of Circumcision
Chapter 16
Isaac’s Birth Promised
Chapter 17
The Testing of Abraham
Chapter 18
The Deliverance of Isaac
Chapter 19
Sarah’s Death and Burial
Chapter 20
Abraham’s Final Commands
Chapter 21
Abraham’s Instructions to Isaac
Chapter 22
Abraham’s Blessing upon Jacob and Esau
Chapter 23
Abraham’s Death and Burial
Chapter 24
Esau Sells His Birthright
Chapter 25
Jacob Blessed by Isaac
Chapter 26
Jacob’s Journey and God’s Promise at Bethel
Chapter 27
Jacob Meets Rachel
Chapter 28
Jacob Serves Laban for Rachel
Chapter 29
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
Chapter 30
Jacob’s Children Begin to Be Born
Chapter 31
Jacob’s Vow and God’s Protection
Chapter 32
Jacob’s Departure from Laban
Chapter 33
Jacob and Laban’s Covenant
Chapter 34
Jacob Meets Esau
Chapter 35
Jacob Settles in Canaan
Chapter 36
The Death of Isaac and the Division of Inheritance
Chapter 37
The War Between Jacob and Esau’s Sons
Chapter 38
Esau’s Death and Burial
Chapter 39
Joseph’s Dreams and His Brothers’ Hatred
Chapter 40
Joseph Sold into Slavery
Chapter 41
Joseph in Potiphar’s House
Chapter 42
Joseph Tempted by Potiphar’s Wife
Chapter 43
Joseph Imprisoned
Chapter 44
Joseph Interprets the Dreams of Pharaoh’s Servants
Chapter 45
Joseph Before Pharaoh
Chapter 46
Joseph Made Ruler of Egypt
Chapter 47
The Famine Begins
Chapter 48
Joseph’s Brothers Come to Egypt
Chapter 49
Joseph Tests His Brothers
Chapter 50