The last nine chapters of the book of Ezekiel record another great apocalyptic vision. In it are depicted, among other things, a temple with its priesthood and sacrifices, the division of the land among the tribes, and the dimensions of the land and the city. This vision, received in theContinue Reading

Leviticus 23 instructs the Israelites to observe 7 feasts or festivals every year.[1]For an excellent video on this subject see: A crash course in Jewish feasts and holidays, accessed 3.22.22. Four of these holy days, or holidays, took place during the Spring harvest season, and the remaining three during the FallContinue Reading

Who was this woman Asenath (Genesis 41.45) What did she represent? And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. Hugh Nibley had this to say about her: TheContinue Reading

The slides for this podcast are in pdf format here. The podcast outline with notes is here. For a more in-depth study of the ways the ancients understood the names of these people, tying them with places where they lived, see: “Punning Around in the Jacob Traditions.”Continue Reading