Can their actions be justified without us becoming apologists? Abraham delivered the ‘unkindest cuts’ to his household (circumcision) and was willing to slaughter his Jewish son on an altar; this is ...

Where is Joseph in each tradition? Chronologically, it would have been: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and David. Some Ashkenazic customs have order ...

Genesis 12–50, one of the most familiar parts of the Old Testament, is also one of the least understood. These chapters center on the lives of Abraham and two of his descendants, Jacob and Joseph.

Think of tales from the Hebrew Bible, and the names of numerous men come to mind: Adam. Abraham. Isaac. Jacob. Joseph. Moses. Women featured in the stories often take a backseat to the patriarchs. In ...

Why Isaac, not Ishmael? Why Jacob, not Esau? These are among the most searing questions in the whole of Judaism. It is impossible to read Genesis 21, with its description of how Hagar and her son were ...

Nothing can stop the word of God . Joseph believed this so much . As a young man, God had shown him that he was going to be a ...