Given by: the angel of the presence to Moses on Sinai, describing Israel's flourishing after Jacob's death. Given to: Israel through Moses — a portrait of the community life that lets a people thrive.

Written for a people under Hellenistic pressure to fracture and assimilate, the book holds up an earlier Israel whose strength lay in unity of heart and mutual care — the very bonds assimilation would dissolve.

And it came to pass that after Jacob died the children of Israel multiplied in the land of Egypt, and they became a great nation, and they were of one accord in heart, so that brother loved brother and every man helped his brother, and they increased abundantly and multiplied exceedingly, ten weeks of years, all the days of the life of Joseph.

Israel flourished in Egypt while they were of one heart — brother loving brother, every man helping his brother.

Jubilees 46:1

Your Spirit

Loves God

Loves Neighbor

Your Body

Moral Behaviour