![]() Around 389 AD the custodian at the library was informed of a plot to burn it down, so quickly gathered some of the more valuable scrolls together and sent them to Arabia for safe-keeping. These scrolls later became part of the library at Alexandria. He condensed these works into scrolls that later became the Pentateuch, according to some, and they were then attributed to Moses. While there, Esdras studied holy Chaldean scrolls that dealt with the Creation. ![]() The Jewish priest named Esdras, or Ezra, was among the able-bodied men taken to Babylon as prisoners after Nebuchadnezzer captured Jerusalem in 587 BC. The story behind The Book of Jasher is an interesting one. Although we are not entirely sure, careful study of this book may in fact prove the claim to be true. It's been claimed that the fable of creation in the Bible was compiled from this one book, in greatly altered form. Not being experts in ancient Hebrew, we can only provide this rare work to the world and let those who read it be the judges as to its legitimacy and value. At the same time he admits that some things seem to have been added to the book over the years, but that has happened to other works and, according to him, should not change the overall legitimacy found here. According to the translator (in his Preface), the reference to Jasher in Second Samuel is one place that authenticates this book, stating how it clears up an otherwise vague Biblical reference. Therefore this version, which seems to be the clear and legitimate one, is often dismissed due to those many "pretenders" in the past. Many versions of this book have appeared over the years and were proven to be forgeries. These references have puzzled Bible students and scholars for centuries. ![]() It states, "Is not this written in the Book of Jasher?" in Joshua 10:13 and "Behold, it is written in the Book of Jasher," in 2 Samuel 1:18. Whether that was true or not, we do know that it was once contained in the Bible, being referred to in Joshua and Second Samuel. According to some sources, this book was once the original start of the Bible. ![]() Get a copy that has not been fooled around with. Gould This is an EXACT reproduction (facsimile) of the original book published in 1840. Faithfully Translated From The Original Hebrew Into English Noah & Gould 1840 M.M. ![]()
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