Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs recounted in the canonical Bible. The "Testament" adds that Reuben spies Bilhah as she bathes in secret; and that when she later becomes drunk, Reuben rapes her. That trope derives from a reading of Genesis 49:4, "wanton as water", as "wanton "in" water", taken from the Book of Jubilees. This theme is also in 2 Samuel 11:2's account of David and Bathsheba. The "Testament" portrays women as the cause of the downfall of the Watcher, and of man in general (excepting Bilhah, in accordance with "Jubilees"). Joseph is on the other hand portrayed as the ideal, for his resistance against
The Story Bible cancer at the age of 80 and was buried Perkasie, Pennsylvania. The Story Bible The Story Bible is a book by Pearl S. Buck summarizing the whole Bible in two separate volumes: Vol. 1, "The Old Testament", and Vol. 2, "The New Testament", while particularly emphasizing literal elements and fables. It is described as a paraphrase. The Story Bible The Story Bible is a book for anyone interested in the Bible. Whether it is for reading popular Bible stories (Noah’s Ark, or The Creation Story), or as a down to earth introduction to the Bible. For those already familiar with