THE BOOK OF JUBILEES

 Prologue

 God's Revelation to Moses on Mount Sinai

 God commands the Angel to write (i. 27-29).

 The Angel dictates to Moses the Primæval History: the Creation of the World and Institution of the Sabbath (ii. 1-33 cf. Gen. i.-ii. 3).

 Paradise and the Fall (iii. 1-35 cf. Gen. ii. 4-iii .).

 Cain and Abel (iv. 1-12 cf. Gen. iv.).

 The Patriarchs from Adam to Noah (cf. Gen. v.) Life of Enoch Death of Adam and Gain (iv. 13-33).

 The Fall of the Angels and their Punishment the Deluge foretold (v. 1-20 cf. Gen. vi. 1-12).

 The Building of the Ark the Flood (v. 21-32 cf. Gen. vi. 13-viii. 19).

 Noah's Sacrifice God's Covenant with him (cf. Gen. viii. 20-ix. 17). Instructions to Moses about eating of Blood, the Feast of Weeks, etc., and Divis

 Noah offers Sacrifice the Cursing of Canaan (cf. Gen. ix. 20-28): Noah's Sons and Grandsons (cf. Gen. x.) and their Cities. Noah's Admonitions (vii.

 Genealogy of the Descendants of Shem: Noah and his Sons divide the Earth (viii. 1-30 cf. Gen. x.).

 Subdivision of the Three Portions amongst the Grandchildren: Oath taken by Noah's Sons (ix. 1-15 cf. Gen. x. partly).

 Noah's Sons led astray by Evil Spirits Noah's Prayer Mastêmâ Death of Noah (x. 1-17 cf. Gen. ix. 28).

 The Tower of Babel and the Confusion of Tongues (x. 18-27 cf. Gen. xi. 1-9).

 The Children of Noah enter their Districts Canaan seizes Palestine wrongfully Madai receives Media (x. 28-36)

 The History of the Patriarchs from Reu to Abraham (cf. Gen. xi, 20-30) the Corruption of the Human Race (xi. 1-15).

 Abram's Knowledge of God and wonderful Deeds (xi. 16-24).

 Abram seeks to convert Terah from Idolatry the Family of Terah (cf. Gen. xi. 27-30). Abram burns the Idols. Death of Haran (cf. Gen. xi. 28) (xii. 1-

 The Family of Terah in Haran Abram's Experiences there his Journey to Canaan (xii. 15-31 cf. Gen. xi, 31-xii. 3).

 Abram with Lot in Canaan and Egypt (cf. Gen. xii. 4-20). Abram separates from Lot (cf. Gen. xiii. 11-18) (xiii. 1-21).

 The Campaign of Chedorlaomer (xiii. 22-29 cf. Gen. xiv.).

 God's Covenant with Abram (xiv. 1-20 cf. Gen. xv.).

 The Birth of Ishmael (xiv. 21-24 cf. Gen. xvi. 1-4. 11).

 The Feast of First-fruits Circumcision instituted. The Promise of Isaac's Birth. Circumcision ordained for all Israel (xv. 1-34 cf. Gen. xvii.).

 Angelic Visitation of Abraham in Hebron Promise of Isaac's Birth repeated. The Destruction of Sodom and Lot's Deliverance (xvi. 1-9 cf. Gen. xviii.-

 Abraham at Beersheba. Birth and Circumcision of Isaac (cf. Gen. xxi. 1-4). Institution of the Feast of Tabernacles (xvi. 10-31).

 The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael (xvii. 1-14 cf. Gen. xxi. 8-21).

 Mastêmâ proposes to God that Abraham shall be put to the Proof (xvi. 15-18).

 The Sacrifice of Isaac: Abraham returns to Beersheba (xviii. 1-19 Cf. Gen. xxii. 1-19).

 The Death and Burial of Sarah (xix. 1-9 cf. Gen. xxiii.).

 Marriage of Isaac and second Marriage of Abraham (cf. Gen. xxiv. 15, xxv. 1-4) the Birth of Esau and Jacob (cf. Gen. xxv. 19 ff.) (xix. 10-14).

 Abraham loves Jacob and blesses him (xix. 15-31).

 Abraham's Last Words to his Children and Grandchildren (xx. i-ii).

 The Dwelling-places of the Ishmaelites and of the Sons of Keturah (xx. 12-13).

 Abraham's Last Words to Isaac (xxi. 1-25).

 Isaac, Ishmael and Jacob join in Festival with Abraham for the Last Time. Abraham's Prayer (xxii. 1-9).

 Abraham's Last Words to and Blessings of Jacob (xxii. 10-30).

 The Death and Burial of Abraham (xxiii. 1-8 cf. Gen. xxv. 7-10).

 The decreasing Years and increasing Corruption of Mankind (xxiii. 9-17).

 The Messianic Woes (xxiii. 18-25). [Eschatological partly.]

 Renewed Study of the Law followed by a Renewal of Mankind. The Messianic Kingdom and the Blessedness of the Righteous (xxiii. 26-32 cf. Isa. lxv. 17

 Isaac at the Well of Vision: Esau sells his Birthright (xxiv. 1-7 cf. Gen. xxv. 11, 29-34).

 Isaac's Sojourn in Gerar and Dealings with Abimelech (xxiv. 8-27 cf. Gen. xxvi.).

 Isaac curses the Philistines (xxiv. 28-33).

 Rebecca admonishes Jacob not to marry a Canaanitish Woman. Rebecca's Blessing (xxv. 1-23 cf. Gen. xxviii. 1-4).

 Jacob obtains the Blessing of the Firstborn (xxvi. 1-35 cf. Gen. xxvii.).

 Rebecca induces Isaac to send Jacob to Mesopotamia. Jacob's Dream and View at Bethel (xxvii. 1-27 cf. Gen. xxviii.).

 Jacob's Marriage to Leah and Rachel his Children and Riches (xxviii. i-30 cf. Gen. xxix., xxx., xxxi. 1-2).

 Jacob's Flight with his Family: his Covenant with Laban (xxix. 1-12 cf. Gen, xxxi.).

 Jacob, reconciled with Esau, dwells in Canaan and supports his Parents (xxix. 13-20 Cf. Gen. xxxii., xxxiii.).

 Dinah ravished. Slaughter of the Shechemites. Laws against Intermarriage between Israel and the Heathen. The Choice of Levi (xxx. 1-26 cf. Gen. xxxiv

 Jacob's Journey to Bethel and Hebron. Isaac blesses Levi and Judah (xxxi. 1-25 cf. Gen. xxxv.).

 Rebecca journeys with Jacob to Bethel (xxxi. 26-32).

 Levi's Dream at Bethel he is appointed to the Priesthood. Jacob celebrates the Feast of Tabernacles and offers Tithes. The Institution of Tithes (xxx

 Jacob's Visions. He celebrates the eighth day of Tabernacles. The Birth of Benjamin and Death of Rachel (xxxii. 16-34 cf. Gen. xxxv.).

 Reuben's Sin with Bilhah. Laws regarding Incest. Jacob's Children (xxxiii. 1-23 Cf. Gen. xxxv. 21-27).

 War of the Amorite Kings against Jacob and his Sons. Joseph sold into Egypt (cf. Gen. xxxvii.). The Death of Bilhah and Dinah (xxxiv. 1-19).

 The Wives of Jacob's Sons (xxxiv. 20-21).

 Rebecca's Last Admonitions and Death (xxxv. 1-27).

 Isaac's Last Words and Admonitions: his Death. The Death of Leah (xxxvi. 1-24).

 Esau and his Sons wage War with Jacob (xxxvii. 1-25).

 The War between Jacob and Esau at the Tower of Hebron. The Death of Esau and Overthrow of his Forces (xxxviii. 1-4).

 The Kings of Edom (xxxviii. 15-24 cf. Gen. xxxvi. 31-39).

 Joseph's Service with Potiphar his Purity and Imprisonment (xxxix. 1-13 cf. Gen. xxxix.).

 Joseph interprets the Dreams of the Chief Butler and the Chief Baker (xxxix. 14-18 cf. Gen. xl.).,

 Pharaoh's Dreams and their Interpretation. Joseph's Elevation and Marriage (xl. 1-13 cf. Gen. xli.).

 Judah's Incest with Tamar his Repentance and Forgiveness (xli. 1-28 Cf. Gen. xxxviii.).

 The Two Journeys of the Sons of Jacob to Egypt (xlii. 1-25 cf. Gen. xlii., xliii.).

 Joseph finally tests his Brethren, and then makes himself known to them (xliii. 1-24 cf. Gen. xliv., xlv.).

 Jacob, celebrates the Feast of First-fruits and journeys to Egypt. List of his Descendants. (xliv. 1-34 cf. Gen. xlvi. 1-28).

 Joseph receives Jacob. The Land of Egypt is acquired for Pharaoh. Jacob's Death and Burial (xlv. 1-16 cf. Gen. xlvi. 28 ff., xlvii. 11 ff.).

 The Death of Joseph. The Bones of Jacob's Sons (except Joseph) interred at Hebron. The Oppression of Israel by Egypt (xlvi. 1-16 cf. Gen. l. Exod. i

 The Birth and Early Years of Moses (xlvii. 1-12 cf. Exod. ii.).

 From the Flight of Moses to the Exodus (xlviii. 1-19 cf. Exod. ii. 15 ff., iv. 19-24, vii-xiv.).

 Regulations regarding the Passover (xlix. 1-23 cf. Exod. xii.).

 Laws regarding the Jubilees and the Sabbath (l. 1-13).

Noah's Sacrifice; God's Covenant with him (cf. Gen. viii. 20-ix. 17). Instructions to Moses about eating of Blood, the Feast of Weeks, etc., and Division of the Year (vi. 1-38).

V1. And on the new moon of the third month he went forth from the ark, and built an altar on that mountain. 2. And he made atonement for the earth, and took a kid and made atonement by its blood for

all the guilt of the earth; for everything that had been on it had been destroyed, save those that were in the ark with Noah. 3. And he placed the fat thereof on the altar, and he took an ox, and a goat, and a sheep and kids, and salt, and a turtle-dove, and the young of a dove, and placed a burnt sacrifice on the altar, and poured thereon an offering mingled with oil, and sprinkled wine and strewed frankincense over everything, and caused a goodly savour to arise, acceptable before the Lord. 4. And the Lord smelt the goodly savour, and He made a covenant with him that there should not be any more a flood to destroy the earth; that all the days of the earth seed-time and harvest should never cease; cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night should not change their order, nor cease for ever. 5. "And you, increase ye and multiply upon the earth, and become many upon it, and be a blessing upon it. The fear of you and the dread of you I shall inspire in everything that is on earth and in the sea. 6. And behold I have given unto you all beasts, and all winged things, and everything that moveth on the earth, and the fish in the waters, and all things for food; as the green herbs, I have given you all things to eat. 7. But flesh, with the life thereof, with the blood, ye shall not eat; for the life of all flesh is in the blood, lest your blood of your lives be required. At the hand of every man, at the hand of every (beast), shall I require the blood of man. 8. Whoso sheddeth man's blood by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man. 9. And you, increase ye, and multiply on the earth." 10. And Noah and his sons swore that they would not eat

any blood that was in any flesh, and he made a covenant before the Lord God for ever throughout all the generations of the earth in this month. 11. On this account He spake to thee that thou shouldst make a covenant with the children of Israel in this month upon the mountain with an oath, and that thou shouldst sprinkle blood upon them because of all the words of the covenant, which the Lord made with them for ever. 12. And this testimony is written concerning you that you should observe it continually, so that you should not eat on any day any blood of beasts or birds or cattle during all the days of the earth, and the man who eateth the blood of beast or of cattle or of birds during all the days of the earth, he and his seed shall be rooted out of the land. 13. And do thou command the children of Israel to eat no blood, so that their names and their seed may be before the Lord our God continually. 14. And for this law there is no limit of days, for it is for ever. They shall observe it throughout their generations, so that they may continue supplicating on your behalf with blood before the altar; every day and at the time of morning and evening they shall seek forgiveness on your behalf perpetually before the Lord that they may keep it and not be rooted out. 15 And He gave to Noah and his sons a sign that there should not again be a flood on the earth. 16. He set His bow in the cloud for a sign of the eternal covenant that there should not again be a flood on the earth to destroy it all the days of the earth. 17. For this reason it is ordained and written on the heavenly tables, that they should celebrate the feast

of weeks in this month once a year, to renew the covenant every year. 18. And this whole festival was celebrated in heaven from the day of creation till the days of Noah-twenty-six jubilees and five weeks of years: and Noah and his sons observed it for seven jubilees and one week of years, till the day of Noah's death, and from the day of (1309-1659 A.M.) Noah's death his sons did away with (it) until the days of Abraham, and they ate blood. 19. But Abraham observed it, and Isaac and Jacob and his children observed it up to thy days, and in thy days the children of Israel forgot it until ye celebrated it anew on this mountain. 20. And do thou command the children of Israel to observe this festival in all their generations for a commandment unto them: one day in the year in this month they shall celebrate the festival. 21. For it is the feast of weeks and the feast of first-fruits: this feast is twofold and of a double nature: according to what is written and engraven concerning it celebrate it. 22. For I have written in the book of the first law, in that which I have written for thee, that thou shouldst celebrate it in its season, one day in the year, and I explained to thee its sacrifices that the children of Israel should remember and should celebrate it throughout their generations in this month, one day in every year. 23. And on the new moon of the first month, and on the new moon of the fourth

month, and on the new moon of the seventh month, and on the new moon of the tenth month are the days of remembrance, and the days of the seasons in the four divisions of the year. These are written and ordained as a testimony for ever. 24. And Noah ordained them for himself as feasts for the generations for ever, so that they have become thereby a memorial unto him. 25. And on the new moon of the first month he was bidden to make for himself an ark, and on that (day) the earth became dry and he opened (the ark) and saw the earth. 26. And on the new moon of the fourth month the mouths of the depths of the abysses beneath were closed. And on the new moon of the seventh month all the mouths of the abysses of the earth were opened, and the waters began to descend into them. 27. And on the new moon of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen, and Noah was glad. 28. And on this account he ordained them for himself as feasts for a memorial for ever, and thus are they ordained. 29. And they placed them on the heavenly tables, each had thirteen weeks; from one to another (passed) their memorial, from the first to the second, and from the second to the third, and from the third to the fourth. 30. And all the days of the commandment will be two and fifty weeks of days, and (these will make) the entire year complete. 31. Thus it is engraven and ordained on the heavenly tables. And

there is no neglecting (this commandment) for a single -year or from year to year. 32. And command thou the children of Israel that they observe the years according to this reckoning-three hundred and sixty-four days, and (these) will constitute a complete year, and they will not disturb its time from its days and from its feasts; for everything will fall out in them according to their testimony, and they will not leave out any day nor disturb any feasts. 33. But if they do neglect and do not observe them according to His commandment, then they will disturb all their seasons, and the years will be dislodged from this (order), [and they will disturb the seasons and the years will be dislodged] and they will neglect their ordinances. 34. And all the children of Israel will forget, and will not find the path of the years, and will forget the new moons, and seasons, and sabbaths, and they will go wrong as to all the order of the years. 35. For I know and from henceforth shall I declare it unto thee, and it is not of my own devising; for the book (lieth) written before me, and on the heavenly tables the division of days is ordained, lest they forget the feasts of the covenant and walk according to the feasts of the Gentiles after their error and after their ignorance. 36. For there will be those who will assuredly make observations of the moon--now (it) disturbeth the seasons and cometh in from year to year ten days too soon. 37. For this reason the years will come upon them when they will disturb (the order),

and make an abominable (day) the day of testimony, and an unclean day a feast day, and they will confound all the days, the holy with the unclean, and the unclean day with the holy; for they will go wrong as to the months and sabbaths and feasts and jubilees. 38. For this reason I command and testify to thee that thou mayest testify to them; for after thy death thy children will disturb (them), so that they will not make the year three hundred and sixty-four days only, and for this reason they will go wrong as to the new moons and seasons and sabbaths and festivals, and they will eat all kinds of blood with all kinds of flesh.