The Book of Jubilees: The Torah Calendar eBook - Book - Page 242
U N D E R S T A N D I N G
J U B I L E E S
Who was Noah’s Wife?
’mzârâ, the daughter of Râkê’êl, the daughter of his father’s brother. Jub. 4:33.
How did Cain die?
His house fell on him which was appropriate and the origin of the Torah doctrine of
an eye for an eye or equal justice fitting the crime. Cain killed with a stone and was
killed by the same. An eye for an eye cannot be about revenge because the Law of
Moses forbids such. It was merely equal punishment for a crime. You murder, you are
to be murdered in the same fashion. This was not new in Moses’ day. Jub. 4:31.
If Jacob and Esau Reconciled, Why Were Their Sons at War Since?
After Jacob’s death, Esau’s sons agitated him into going to war with Jacob. This
finally explains a gaping hole in theology as to how the two brothers reconciled and left
it at that yet the two families are at war shortly after until the very end times. Genesis
does not tell us why because Moses wrote of it here in Jubilees. Jub. 37-38
How did Esau die?
After declaring war on his brother Jacob, Jacob killed Esau with a bow and arrow.
Gen. offers no detail on this so this is not a discrepancy. Jub. 38:2.
Did Esau Have Red Hair?
Esau was known as Edom or red because of the red pottage or lentil soup in which
he sold his birthright to Jacob carelessly. He was born with red skin or countenance
just as David was ruddy or red. In Genesis, Esau is born admoniy used 3 times in
scripture.
Hebrew: ‘admoniy: : Strong’s #H132.
red, ruddy (of Esau as infant). ruddy (2x), red (1x)
Esau “came out red” (Gn. 25:25), David “was ruddy, and withal of
a beautiful countenance” (1 Sa. 16:12), and “ruddy and of a fair
countenance” (1 Sa. 17:42)
The other 2 times the word is used it means ruddy which is also red but both times it is
specific to countenance or skin tone. David was not black nor white but medium brown
or red. So was Esau. Esau also had hair all over but it was not red as this word is
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