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Ancient Book of Jasher A New Annotated Edition Also called Sepher HaYasher Referenced in Joshua 10:13; 2 Samuel 1:18; and 2 Timothy 3:8. Copyright Ken Johnson 2013 Biblefacts Edition Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are taken from the King James Version Table of Contents Introduction The Ancient Book of Jasher 1 Creation to Abel 2 Seth to Enoch 3 Enoch’s Life 4 Apostasy to Noah’s Birth 5 Noah to Methusalah’s Death 6 The Flood 7 The Generations of Noah 8 The Wise Men of Nimrod 9 Abram and the Tower of Babel 10 The Descendants of Noah 11 Nimrod’s Wicked Reign 12 Abram Flees Nimrod 13 Abram in Canaan 14 Pharaoh Rikayon 15 Abram in Egypt (the Famine) 16 Abram Against the Five Kings 17 Rape of the Sabines 18 Circumcision Commences 19 Sodom Destroyed 20 Abraham and the Philistines 21 Isaac Born 22 Abraham’s Well & Terah’s Death 23 Abraham Offers Isaac 24 Isaac and Rebecca 25 Sons of Keturah 26 Death of Abraham 27 Death of Nimrod 28 Isaac & the Philistines 29 Jacob’s Deceit 30 Jacob and Rachel 31 Jacob’s Marriages 32 Jacob Reconciles with Esau 33 Shechem & Dinah 34 Slaughter of Shechem 35 The Amorites’ Reaction 36 Edomites Grow in Power 37 Canaanite Wars Commence 38 Canaanite Wars Continue 39 Canaanite Wars Continue 40 Canaanites Seek Peace 41 Joseph’s Dream 42 Joseph Sold into Slavery 43 Joseph’s Brethren Grieve 44 Joseph Sold to Potiphar 45 Jocob’s Sons’ Families 46 Joseph Interprets Two Deams 47 Jacob & Esau Make Peace 48 Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dream 49 Joseph As Vice-Regent 50 Egyptians Prepare for Famine 51 Israelites Go to Egypt for Food 52 Israelites Return to Egypt 53 Benjamin in Egypt 54 Joseph Reveals Himself 55 Israelites Settle in Egypt 56 Jacob’s Death 57 Zepho Makes War 58 Edomite War Continues 59 Joseph’s Death 60 Agneas-Turnus War 61 Zepho Unites Italy 62 Jacob’s Sons die 63 Roman-African War 64 Roman-Egyptian War 65 Israelites Enslaved 66 Male Israelite Babies Killed 67 Miriam Born 68 Moses Born 69 Egyptians Mistreat Israel 70 The Infant Moses 71 Moses Kills an Egyptian 72 Kikianus 73 Moses in Ethiopia 74 Moses’ Reign in Cush 75 Ephriamites Try to Leave Egypt 76 Moses Leaves Cush 77 Moses’ Rod 78 Moses’ Call 79 Moses Before Pharaoh 80 Egyptian Plagues 81 Parting of the Red Sea 82 Law at Sinai 83 The Twelve Spies 84 Korah’s Rebellion 85 Moabites Seduce Israel 86 Israel Attacks Midian 87 The Death of Moses 88 Joshua Crosses the Jordan 89 The Conquest of Canaan 90 Joshua Divides the Land 91 Rule of the Elders Appendix A Master Charts Appendix B Alleged Contradictions Appendix C 1840 Edition Prefaces Other Books by Dr. Ken Johnson Bibliography Introduction What is the Book of Jasher? The book of Jasher is one of 13 ancient history books that are recommended reading by the Bible. Out of these 13 only Jasher is still in existence. If we are to believe the text itself, this history book was written over 3,500 years ago. It is approximately the same age as the biblical book of Genesis. It covers about the same time period as Genesis and Exodus but has about twice as much information in it than Genesis. It answers a lot of questions raised in Genesis. How can we be sure this is the real Jasher and not a forgery from the