The Book of Jasher
Publisher: Rough Draft Printing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Seaside, OR
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781603864466
Copyright date: 2011
Other titles: Sefer ha-yashar
Notes: "1887" - title page.
Publisher location from publisher website.
"Digitalized by Watchmaker Publishing" - title page verso.
"Referred to in Joshua and Second Samuel; faithfully translated from the original Hebrew into English" - title page.
Some have thought that "Jasher" was the name of a Hebrew judge in Israel, and a publication that arose in the middle of the eighteenth century (circa 1750 A.D.), purported itself to be a translation into English from a Hebrew manuscript of "Jasher" found at Gazna in Persia. That book appears to have been a fictitious book, a fraud, and most probably the work of some agnostic, cynical English skeptic, written in imitation of the language of Scripture. Its author, in his ignorance, presumed "Jasher" to have been the personal name of an ancient Hebrew figure, the original writer. But the mischievous deed was recognized by true scholars of Hebrew, for the pronoun "the" ("ha" in Hebrew) never precedes or is prefixed to proper names. - Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
Table of contents: title: Translator's preface; title: The creation of Adam and Eve; title: Seth is born; title: Enoch reigns over the earth; title: The people of the earth again become corrupt; title: Noah and Methuselah preach repentance for 120 years; title: Animals, beasts, and fowls preserved in the ark; title: The generations of Noah; title: The wise men of Nimrod, by their divination, foretell the evil that Abram will do to Nimrod's kingdom, and they seek to kill the child; title: When 10 years old, Abram goes to Noah and Shem, remains with them for 39 years, and is taught in all the ways of the Lord; title: The descendants of Noah, scattered over the whole earth, build themselves cities; title: Nimrod's wicked reign; title: Abram placed in prison, and is condemned after 10 days to be cast into a fiery furnace; title: On Abram's account Terah and all his house, with Abram, leave Ur Casdim to go to the land of Canaan; title: Rikayon's cunning device to make money of the Egyptians; title: On account of famine in Canaan, Abram goes to Egypt; title: Four kings with 800,000 men war against Sodom and the cities of the plain, and destroy and plunder their people; title: The Lord appears to Abram and establishes the covenant of circumcision, and calls his name Abraham, and Sarai, he calls Sarah; title: Abraham entertains three angels, who eat with him; title: The abominations of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah; title: Abraham goes to the land of the Philistines, and again tells the people that Sarah is his sister; title: Isaac is born, causing much rejoicing among the friends of Abraham; title: Ishmael returns to his father, with his wives and children; title: Abraham commanded to offer up Isaac, in the land Moriah; title: Abraham purchases a burial place; title: Abraham takes Keturah for a wife, by whom he has six sons; title: Isaac and Rebecca pray for children; title: Esau slays Nimrod and two of his mighty men; title: On account of famine, Isaac goes to Gerar, the land of the Philistines; title: Jacob by deceit obtains his brother's blessing; title: When he arrives at Mount Moriah, the Lord appears to Jacob and establishes His covenant with him; title: Jacob is deceived and is given Leah in place of Rachel, but is given Rachel for seven years' more service; title: Jacob sends a message of peace to his brother, who rejects it with contempt, and advances to destroy him; title: Jacob goes to Shechem; title: The perfidy of Shechem; title: The fear of God comes upon the Canaanites, and they do not fight with Jacob; title: Jacob and his house goes to Bethel, where the Lord appears to him, calls his name Israel, and blesses him; title: Jacob returns to Shechem; title: The sons of Jacob destroy many cities of Canaan and all their people; title: The remaining 21 kings of Canaan, fearing the sons of Jacob, make a permanent peace with them; title: Joseph, the son of Jacob, dreams of his future exaltation over his brethren; title: Joseph is sold to a company of Midianites, who in turn sell him to the Ishmaelites, who take him down to Egypt; title: Ruben's anguish at not finding Joseph in the pit; title: Joseph is sold to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh; title: An account of the families of Jacob's sons; title: Joseph interprets the dreams of his fellow prisoners; title: Isaac blesses his two sons and dies; title: Pharaoh's dreams; title: Pharaoh assembles all the great men of the kingdom, and desires to appoint Joseph to govern Egypt; title: Joseph goes to help the Ishmaelites against their enemies; title: Jacob sends his 10 oldest sons to Egypt for food; title: Jacob's sorrow at the absence of Simeon; title: Jacob's sons again go to Egypt for bread; title: Judah breaks through the door to get to Joseph and Benjamin; title: The Lord commands Jacob to go down to Egypt, where He will make him a great nation; title: After 17 years' dwelling in Egypt, Jacob dies, after blessing his children and commanding them to go in the way of the Lord; title: The sons of Esau make war with the sons of Jacob and are smitten; title: Pharaoh dies and the whole government of Egypt devolves upon Joseph, Pharaoh the Younger being but a nominal ruler; title: Jacob's posterity in Egypt; title: Zepho, the son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, who was taken captive by Joseph where he buried his father, escapes from Egypt with all his men; title: Petty wars and contentions of the nations of Africa with Zepho; title: Zepho leads a great army of Chittimites, Edomites, and Ishmaelites against Egypt; title: The elders of Egypt conspire with Pharaoh and cunningly bring Israel into bondage to them; title: Pharaoh decrees that every male child born in Israel shall be killed, and still they increase; title: Aaron is born; title: Moses, a child of promise, is born; title: Pharaoh proclaims that if any of the Israelites are short in their labor, either in bricks or mortar, his youngest son shall be put in their place; title: Moses puts the King's crown upon his own head; title: Moses slays an Egyptian and being discovered flees from Egypt; title: Moses flees to Cush; title: The reign of Moses, and his strategic warfare; title: War in Africa; title: 30,000 Ephraimites think it time to get out of Egypt, rise up to go to Canaan, but are slain by the Philistines; title: Moses leaves Cush and goes to the land of Midian; title: Adikam Pharaoh afflicts Israel more than ever; title: Moses has two sons; title: The Lord appears to Moses and commands him to go down to Egypt to deliver Israel; title: After two years, Moses and Aaron again go to Pharaoh, but Pharaoh will not hearken; title: The departure of the Israelites from Egypt, with great riches and flocks and herds; title: The 10 Commandments are given; title: Aaron and his sons are placed in charge of the Lord's service; title: The earth swallows up the rebellious; title: Some of the Canaanites rise up to fight Israel, who are frightened and run away; title: All over 20 years of age at the time of leaving Egypt die at the expiration of 40 years; title: Moses appoints Joshua his successor; title: The Lord commands Joshua to prepare the people to pass over Jordan to possess the land; title: Joshua's song of praise; title: The Edomites are smitten by Chittim; title: The elders judge Israel