VI.-The Testament of Zebulun Concerning Compassion and Mercy. The Testament of Zebulun, like the other Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, is considered to be a Jewish work that was added to by Christians in the Christian era. No_Favorite. There is an apocryphal book titled The Testament of Zebulun (Platt 2006) which is what Zebulun supposedly said to his children and grandchildren before he died. He urges human sympathy and understanding of one's fellow men. The place of Zebulun in the encampment was with the standard of the tribe of Judah (along with Issachar).The rabbis say that this standard was of 3 colors, sardine, topaz and carbuncle, on which were inscribed the names of the 3 tribes, bearing the figure of a lion's whelp (Tg, pseudo. share. 1 The copy of the words of Zebulun, which he enjoined on his sons before he died in the hundred and… What does the source Hebrew word זְבוּלוּן mean and how is it used in the Bible? He provides two shoulders, two hands, two feet, but all members obey one head.”9:5 “In the writing of the fathers I came to know that in the last days you shall defect from the Lord, and you shall be divided in Israel, and you shall follow after two kings; you shall commit every abomination and worship every idol.”9:6 “Your enemies will take you captive and you shall reside among the gentiles/nations with all sorts of sickness and tribulation and oppression of soul.”9:7 “And thereafter you will remember the Lord and repent, and he will turn you around because he is merciful and compassionate; he does not bring a charge at wickedness against the sons of men, since they are flesh and the spirits of deceit lead them astray in all their actions.” (Eph 6:12)9:8 “And thereafter the Lord himself will arise upon you, the light of righteousness with healing and compassion in his wings. II. Kugler suggest the text was shortened by later scribes to limit the extravagant claims of compassion made by Zebulon. (16.) Alders notes that it is possible that “later shifts in the population of that area did place Zebulun on the coast,” even though such is not explicitly mentioned in the Old Testament (p. … 3 I, Zebulun, was born a good gift to my parents. 6 Nor yet do I remember that I have done any iniquity, except the sin of ignorance which I committed against Joseph; for I covenanted with my brethren not to tell my father what had been done. Below are the English definition details. 4 For when I was born my father was increased very exceedingly, both in the flocks and herds, when with … And he said to them: Hearken to me sons of Zebulun, attend to the words of your father. Yer. Zebulun, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah. "The copy of the words of Zebulun, which he enjoined on his sons before he died in the hundred and fourteenth year of his life, two years after the death of Joseph. 16 And they did so, until they sold him to the Ishmaelites. An organization of modern day Sea-Scouts in present-day Israel is named Zebulun [Ahituv 2000:3]). 4 For when I was born my father was increased very exceedingly, both in flocks and herds, when with the straked rods he had his portion. Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 37 For I shall rise again in the midst of you, as a ruler in the midst of his sons; and I shall rejoice in the midst of my tribe, as many as shall keep the law of the Lord, and the commandments of Zebulun their father. Sica 3 I, Zebulun, was born a good gift to my parents. 18 But Simeon and Gad and six other of our brethren took the price of Joseph, and bought sandals for themselves, and their wives, and their children, saying: 19 We will not eat of it, for it is the price of our brother's blood, but we will assuredly tread it under foot, because he said that he would be king over us, and so let us see what will become of his dreams. flag. The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs— Various 1. 25 And after he was sold my brothers sat down to eat and drink. And thus they were humiliated before the Egyptians.”3:8 “After that the Egyptians heard all the wicked things that we had done to Joseph.”, 4:1 “After they had thrown him into the pit, they sat down and began to eat;”4:2 “As for me, I tasted nothing for two days and two nights, being moved with compassion for Joseph. Zebulun : Genesis 46:14 | View whole chapter | See verse in context. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Testament of Zebulun. Zebulun was the tenth of Jacob's twelve sons. 38 But upon the ungodly shall the Lord bring eternal fire, … II. The inventor and philanthropist., What he learned as a result of the plot against Joseph. Later they carried him up to Hebron and buried him with his fathers.”, Copyright © 1987 - 2021 ★ The Firmament ★ All Rights Reserved. When he saw me, he was moved with compassion.”8:5 “Whomever you see, do not harbor resentment, my children; love one another, and do not calculate the wrong done by each to his brothers.”8:6 “This shatters unity, and scatters all kinship, and stirs up the soul. 2 And he said to them: Hearken to me, ye sons of Zebulun attend to the words of your father. (Genesis 30:20; 35:23; 46:14; 1 Chronicles 2:1) His birth is mentioned in (Genesis 30:19,20) Of the individual Zebulun nothing is recorded. 30 But the merchants had left the broad road and marched through the Troglodytes by a short cut. Provide for every person with a kind heart.”7:3 “If at any time you do not have anything to give to the one who is in need, be compassionate and merciful in your inner self.”7:4 “For when my hand could not find the means for contributing to a needy person, I walked with him for seven stades, weeping; my inner being was in torment with sympathy for him.”, 8:1 “You also, my children, have compassion toward every person with mercy, in order that the Lord may be compassionate and merciful to you.”8:2 “In the last days God will send his compassion on the earth, and whenever he finds compassionate mercy, in that person he will dwell.”8:3 “To the extent that a man has compassion on his neighbor, to that extent the Lord has mercy on him.”8:4 “For when we went down into Egypt, Joseph did not hold a grudge against us. He was born right after Issachar. 27 But when they saw that I did not eat, they set me to watch him, till he was sold to the Ishmaelites. The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 34 And they did so. He who recalls evil receives neither compassion nor mercy.”, 9:1 “Pay heed to the streams; when they flow in the same channel they carry along stones, wood, and sand,”9:2 “But if they are divided into many channels, the earth swallows them and they become unproductive.”9:3 “And you shall be thus if you are divided.”9:4 “Do not be divided into two heads, because everything the Lord has made has a single head. Zebulun. THE TESTAMENT OF ZEBULUN Apocrypha of the Bible > THE TESTAMENT OF ZEBULUN > Chapter 1 37 Verses | Page 1 / 1 The Sixth Son of Jacob and Leah. 1:1 “A copy of the testament of Zebulon, which he decreed for his sons in the one hundred fourteenth year of his life, thirty-two years after the death of Joseph.” 1:2 “And he said to them, Listen to me, sons of Zebulon; heed the words of your father.” Etymology of the name Zebulun The name Zebulun is related to the verb זבל ( zabal ), meaning to exalt or honor: Falling on his face, Joseph began to say to them,”2:2 “Have mercy on me, my brothers; pity the deep feelings of Jacob, our father. [1:1] THE copy of the words of Zebulun, which he enjoined on his sons before he died in the hundred and fourteenth year of his life, two years after the death of Joseph. He will turn all nations to being zealous for him. 9 For Simeon and Gad came against Joseph to kill him, and he said unto them with tears: Pity me, my brethren, have mercy upon the bowels of Jacob our father: lay not upon me your hands to shed innocent blood, for I have not sinned against you. The Forgotten Books of Eden, by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., [1926], at sacred-texts.com. 36 Then we all rose up and said unto him: If thou givest not up the coat, we will say to our father that thou alone didst this evil thing in Israel. 22 For when they came into Egypt they were unloosed by the servants of Joseph outside the gate, and so they made obeisance to Joseph after the fashion of King Pharaoh. Testament of Zebulun, the sixth son, of Jacob and LeahThis text can be found in The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha vol. And you shall see [God in a human form], he whom the Lord will choose: Jerusalem is his name.”9:9 “You will provoke him to wrath by the wickedness of your works, and you will be rejected until the time of the end.”, 10:1 “And now, my children, do not grieve because I am dying, nor be depressed because I am leaving you.”10:2 “I shall rise again in your midst as a leader among your sons, and I shall be glad in the midst of my tribe – as many as keep the Law of the Lord and the commandments of Zebulon, their father.”10:3 “But the Lord shall bring down fire on the impious and will destroy them to all generations,”10:4 “I am now hurrying to my rest, like my fathers.”10:5 “But you fear/reverence the Lord your God with all your strength all the days of your life.”10:6 “When he had said this, he fell into a beautiful sleep, and his sons placed him in a coffin. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? This testament is fragmentary in Armenian and Slavonic versions and several Greek manuscripts are mission 6.4-8.3 (Kugler, 64). Then Dan came to him and said,”4:8 “Do not weep; do not mourn, for I have found what we should say to our father, Jacob.”4:9 “Let us kill a goat’s kid and dip Joseph’s coat in its blood. 7 But I wept in secret many days on account of Joseph, for I feared my brethren, because they had all agreed that if any one should declare the secret, he should be slain. the writing of the law of Moses, that whosoever will not raise up seed to his brother, his sandal should be unloosed, and they should spit in his face. 17 For in his price I had no share, my children. The Pseudepigraphic Testament of Zebulun relates that Dan approached the disconsolate Reuben on his return from his strenuous efforts to discover the whereabouts of Joseph. 21 And the brethren of Joseph wished not that their brother should live, and the Lord loosed from them the sandal which they wore against Joseph their brother. Read "Testament of Zebulun" by Scriptural Research Institute available from Rakuten Kobo. [1:3] I, Zebulun, was born a good gift to my parents. The record of Zebulun, which he enjoined his children in the hundred and fourteenth year of his life, thirty-two years after the death of Joseph. Do not put your hands on me to pour out innocent blood, because I have not sinned against you.”2:3 “If I have sinned, discipline me as one trains a child, but do not lay your hand on me for the sake of our father, Jacob.”2:4 “As he was saying these words, I was moved to pity and began to weep; my courage grew weak and all the substance of my inner being became faint within my soul”2:5 “Joseph wept, and I with him; my heart pounded, the joints of my body shook and I could not stand.”2:6 “And when he saw me crying with him, while the others were coming to kill him, he rushed behind me beseeching them.”2:7 “Reuben stood up and said, My brothers, let us not kill him, but let us throw him into one of those dry cisterns which our fathers dug and in which there is to be found no water.”2:8 “Accordingly, the Lord prohibited any water from rising up in them so that Joseph’s preservation might be accomplished.”2:9 “And the Lord did this until the time when they sold him to the Ishmaelites.”, 3:1 “I had no share in the price received for Joseph, my children.”3:2 “But Simeon, Gad, and our other brothers accepted the money, bought shoes for themselves, their wives, and their children.” (Amos 2:6)3:3 “We will not use the money for eating, which is the price of our brother’s blood, but we will trample it underfoot in response to his having said he would rule over us. 3 I, Zebulun, was born a good gift to my parents. (a habitation), the tenth of the sons of Jacob, according to the order in which their births are enumerated, the sixth and last of Leah. It is unclear when it comes from, however, fragments of the Testaments of Joseph and Levi have been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls i… This book is one of the Biographies of the Patriarchs of the Twelve Tribes of Israel written between 107 and 137 B.C. 28 And when Reuben came and heard that while he was away Joseph had been sold, he rent his garments, and mourning, said: 29 How shall I look on the face of my father Jacob? I, Zebulun, was born a good gift to my parents. 31 But Reuben was grieved, and ate no food that day. The Testament of Zebulon begins with an expansion on the story of Joseph from Genesis 37. the Egyptians. The inventor and philanthropist., What he learned as a result of the plot against Joseph. Testament of Zebulun - Ebook written by Scriptural Research Institute. 1ALL PRAISES TO THE MOST HIGH, POWER OF... Testament of Zebulun… He will liberate every captive of the sons of men from Beliar/Satan, and every spirit of error will be trampled down. So upon Zebulun’s birth, Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good gift; now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons” (Genesis 30:20, NASB). 15 For for this cause the Lord forbade that water should rise up in them in order that Joseph should be preserved. His mother was Leah, the first of Jacob's wives, which may have something to do with Zebulun's name. For they stripped off from Joseph his coat when they were selling him, and put upon him the garment of a slave. The record of Zebulun, which he enjoined his children in the hundred and fourteenth year of his life, thirty-two years after the death of Joseph. ZEBULUN, THE SIXTH SON OF JACOB AND LEAH. THE TESTAMENT OF ZEBULUN The Sixth Son of Jacob and Leah Zebulun, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah. It is a forceful exposition, written by a Pharisee with a rare gift of writing, about the intellectual giants in those days. Judges 4:10 - And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. And he said to them: Hearken to me, ye sons of Zebulun, attend to the words of your father. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! ).”4:11 “Simeon had the garment and was unwilling to give it to him, preferring to cut it up with his sword, since he was burning with anger that he had not killed him.”4:12 “But we all rose in opposition to him and said, If you don’t give it up we shall say you alone did this evil deed in Israel.”4:13 “So he gave it up and they did as Dan had stated.”, 5:1 “Now, my children, I tell you to keep the Lord’s commands; show mercy to your neighbor, have compassion on all, not only human beings but to dumb animals.”5:2 “For these reasons the Lord blessed me, and when all my brothers were ill, I alone passed without sickness, for the Lord knows the purpose of each man.”5:3 “Have mercy in your inner being, my children, because whatever anyone does to his neighbor, the Lord will do to him.”5:4 “For the sons of my brothers were sickly and died on account of Joseph, because they did not act in mercy out of their inner compassion.”5:5 “But you, my sons, were preserved free from illness, as you know. The Testament Of Zebulun.pdf (PDFy mirror) Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. 26 But I, through pity for Joseph, did not eat, but watched the pit, since Judah feared lest Simeon, Dan, and Gad should rush off and slay him. 8 But when they wished to kill him, I adjured them much with tears not to be guilty of this sin. And Judah joined me in abstaining from food; he stayed near the cistern, because he was afraid that Simeon and Gad might go out and kill Joseph.”4:3 “When they observed that I was not eating, they assigned me to guard him until he might be sold.”4:4 “He remained in the cistern three days and three nights, so that when he was sold he was starving.”4:5 “When Reuben heard that Joseph had been sold while he was away, he tore his clothing in mourning, saying, How can I look my father in the face?”4:6 “He took money and ran after the merchants, but found no one, since they had left the highway and had traveled by a shortcut through the region of the Troglodytes.”4:7 “And Reuben ate no food that day. When I was in Canaan catching fish by the sea for our father, Jacob, many were drowned in the sea, but I survived unharmed.”, 6:1 “I was the first to make a boat to sail on the sea, because the Lord gave me understanding and wisdom concerning it.”6:2 “I positioned a rudder behind it, put up a sail on a straight piece of wood in the middle.”6:3 “In it I sailed along the shores, catching fish for my father’s household until we went to Egypt.”6:4 “Being compassionate, I gave some of my catch to every stranger.”6:5 “If anyone were a traveler, or sick, or aged, I cooked the fish, prepared it well, and offered to each person according to his need, being either convivial or consoling.”6:6 “Therefore the Lord made my catch to be an abundance of fish; for whoever shares with his neighbor receives multifold from the Lord.”6:7 “I fished for five years, sharing with every person whom I saw, and sufficing for my father’s household.”6:8 “Summers, I fished; winters, I tended the flock of my brothers.”, 7:1 “Now I will tell you what I did. 23 And not only did they make obeisance to him, but were spit upon also, falling down before him forthwith, and so they were put to shame before. Each Patriarch is made to tell his life story. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Meaning & History In the Old Testament Zebulun is the tenth son of Jacob (his sixth son by Leah) and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. 11 And as he spoke these words, wailing as he did so, I was unable to bear his lamentations, and began to weep, and my liver was poured out, and all the substance of my bowels was loosened. AND now children, I you to keep the commands of YHVH, and to show mercy to your neighbours, and to have compassion towards all, not towards men only, but also towards beasts. Genesis 30:20 implies two different roots for the name: זָבַל (zaval) meaning “to dwell” and זֵבֵד (zeved) meaning “gift, dowry”. I saw a man suffering from nakedness in the wintertime and I had compassion on him: I stole a garment secretly from my own household and gave it to the man in difficulty.”7:2 “You, therefore, my children, on the basis of God’s caring for you, without discrimination be compassionate and merciful to all. Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes in the Book of Joshua, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes. THE TESTAMENT OF ZEBULUN 2 CHAP. 12 And I wept with Joseph and my heart sounded, and the joints of my body trembled, and I was not able to stand. The Testament of Zebulun CHAP. 10 And if indeed I have sinned, with chastening chastise me, my brethren, but lay not upon me your hand, for the sake of Jacob our father. And he said to them: Hearken to me sons of Zebulun, attend to the words of your father. 2 And he said to them : Hearken to me, ye sons of Zebulun, attend to the words of your father. Testament of Zebulun. [1:2] And he said to them: Hearken to me, ye sons of Zebulun attend to the words of your father. 2 And he said to them: Hearken to me, ye sons of Zebulun attend to the words of your father. 2 And he said to them: Hearken to me, ye sons of Zebulun, attend to the words of your father. 13 And when Joseph saw me weeping with him, and them coming against him to slay him, he fled behind me, beseeching them. Genesis 49:13 | View whole chapter | See verse in context. Zebulun, Zebulon, a son of Jacob Hebrew: זְבוּלוּן, zĕbûlûn (H2074) 43 King James Bible Verses. Early traditions on the kidnapping and sale of Joseph: part I Zebulun is mentioned in the New Testament once more in John the Revelator's vision of the 144,000 sealed Israelites (Revelation 7:8). The copy of the words of Zebulun, which he enjoined on his sons before he died in the two hundred and fourteenth year of his life, two years after the death of Joseph. 5 I am not conscious that I have sinned all my days, save in thought. ‎The Testament of Zebulun, like the other Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, is considered to be a Jewish work that was added to by Christians in the Christian era. 1. THE copy of the words of Zebulun, which he enjoined on his sons before he died in the hundred and fourteenth year of his life, two years after the death of Joseph. Polygamy Polyandry Polyamory is a sin and whoredom adultery bigamy is illegal in New Testament. The copy of the … THE TESTAMENT OF ZEBULUN CHAPTER 1 1 The copy of the words of Zebu-lun, which he enjoined on his sons before he died in the hundred and fourteenth year of his life, two years after the death of Joseph. And he took the money and ran after the merchants but as he failed to find them he returned grieving. Here is Zebulun in the Bible. And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. xxxiii. 3 I, Zebulun, was born a good gift to my parents. 32 Dan therefore came to him and said: Weep not, neither grieve; for we have found what we can say to our father Jacob. on Num 2:3). THE copy of the words of Zebulun, which he enjoined on his sons before he died in the hundred and fourteenth year of his life, two years after the death of Joseph. EMBED. Judges 5:14 - Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. Unlike the rabbinical conception of Zebulun, which is that of the merchant who supports Issachar while he devotes his life to the study of the Torah (see Targ. The Testament of Zebulun, like the other Testaments of the Twelve … WORDS OF GOD IN RED. Like his… The territory Zebulun was allocated was at the southern end of the Galilee, with its eastern border being the Sea of Galilee, the western border being the Mediterranean Sea, the south being bordered by the Tribe of Issachar, and the north by Asher on the western side and Naphtali on the eastern. 33 Let us slay a kid of the goats, and dip in it the coat of Joseph; and let us send it to Jacob, saying: Know, is this the coat of thy son? Zebulun was the sixth son of Jacob by his wife Leah and the tenth of all Jacob’s sons. The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money, and Fornication. to Deut. AND now children, I you (sic) to keep the commands of the Lord, and to show mercy to your neighbours, and to have compassion towards all, not towards men only, but also towards beasts. Zebulun, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah. 35 Now Simeon took the coat, and would not give it up, for he wished to rend it with his sword, as he was angry that Joseph lived and that he had not slain him. 14 But meanwhile Reuben arose and said: Come, my brethren, let us not slay him, but let us cast him into one of these dry pits, which our fathers digged and found no water. Testament of Zebulun in The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, ed. 24 For after this the Egyptians heard all the evils that they had done to Joseph. Let us see what comes of his dreams.” (Matt 27:6-10)3:4 “Accordingly, it is written in the book of the Law of Moses that anyone who is unwilling to raise up posterity for his brother, his shoe should be removed and one should spit in his face.”3:5 “Joseph’s brothers did not want their brother to live, and the Lord removed Joseph’s shoe from them.”3:6 “For when they arrived in Egypt their shoes were removed by Joseph’s servants before the gate, and thus they did obeisance to Joseph in the manner of the Pharaoh.”3:7 “Not only did they do obeisance, but they were spit upon, prostrating themselves forthwith before him. Zebulun’s birth came during the ongoing rivalry between sisters Rachel and Leah for their husband’s attention. (William Wake and Solomon Caesar Malan version) 1. 2 For all this thing's sake YHVH blessed me, and when all my brethren were sick, I … THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF ZEBULUN, which he enjoined on his sons before he died in the hundred and fourteenth year of his life, two years after the death of Joseph. The inventor and philanthropist., What he learned as a result of the plot against Joseph. Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. Then we shall say, Do you recognize whether this is your son’s garment?”4:10 “(For they had taken off from Joseph his father’s coat when they were about to sell him and put on him an old garment of a slave. 37 And so he gave it unto them, and they did even as Dan had said. 1:1 “A copy of the testament of Zebulon, which he decreed for his sons in the one hundred fourteenth year of his life, thirty-two years after the death of Joseph.”1:2 “And he said to them, Listen to me, sons of Zebulon; heed the words of your father.”1:3 “I am Zebulon, a good gift to my parents, for when I was born my father prospered exceedingly, in flocks and herds, when he got his share of them by means of spotted rods.”1:4 “I am not aware, my children, that I have sinned in all my days, except in my mind.”1:5 “Nor do I recall having committed a transgression, except what I did to Joseph in ignorance, because in a compact with my brothers I kept from telling my father what had been done, although I wept much in secret.”1:6 “I was afraid of my brothers because they had all agreed that, if any one disclosed the secret, he should be killed by a sword.”1:7 “Even when they wanted to kill him, I exhorted them with tears not to commit this lawless act.”, 2:1 “Simeon and Gad came upon Joseph to kill him. Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. Jon.
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