The Book of Jubilees: The Torah Calendar eBook - Book - Page 80
7 : A F T E R
T H E
CHAPTER 7:
Noah offers Sacrifice; the
Cursing of Canaan
(cf. Gen. 9:20-28): Noah’s
Sons and Grandsons
(cf. Gen. 10) and
their Cities. Noah’s
Admonitions (7:1-39)
1 And in the seventh week in
the first year thereof, in this
jubilee, Noah planted vines
on the mountain on which the
Cf. 5:28
ark had rested, named Lûbâr,
1320 A.M. one of the Ararat Mountains,
Cf. Lv. 19:23- and they produced fruit in the
25 (fruit of
trees not to fourth year, and he guarded
be touched
during the their fruit, and gathered it in
first three
years after this year in the seventh month.
planting).
Cf. Nm. 2 And he made wine therefrom
29:.2, 5
and put it into a vessel, and
1321 A.M.
kept it until the fifth year, until
the first day, on the new moon
of the first month. 3 And he
celebrated with joy the day of
this feast, and he made a burnt
sacrifice unto the Lord, one
young ox and one ram, and
seven sheep, each a year old,
and a kid of the goats, that
he might make atonement
thereby for himself and his
sons. 4 And he prepared the
kid first, and placed some of
its blood on the flesh that was
on the altar which he had
made, and all the fat he laid
on the altar where he made
the burnt sacrifice, and the ox
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D E L U G E
and the ram and the sheep,
and he laid all their flesh upon
the altar. 5 And he placed all
their offerings mingled with
oil upon it, and afterwards
he sprinkled wine on the
fire which he had previously
made on the altar, and he
placed incense on the altar
and caused a sweet savour
to ascend acceptable before
Yahuah his Elohim.
6 And he rejoiced and drank of
this wine, he and his children
For 6-7 cf.
with joy. 7 And it was evening, Gn. 9:21
and he went into his tent, and
being drunken he lay down
and slept, and was uncovered
in his tent as he slept. 8 And
Ham saw Noah his father
naked, and went forth and
told his two brethren without.
For 8-9 cf.
9 And Shem took his garment Gn. 9:22-23
and arose, he and Japheth,
and they placed the garment
on their shoulders and went
backward and covered the
shame of their father, and
their faces were backward.
10 And Noah awoke from
his sleep and knew all that his
younger son had done unto
him, and he cursed his son
Cf. Gn.
and said: “Cursed be Canaan; 9:24-25
an enslaved servant shall he be
unto his brethren.”
11 And he blessed Shem, and
said: “Blessed be the Yahuah
Elohim of Shem, and Canaan
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