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What stories grow in the spaces between the Bible’s lines?

The Chronicles of Jerahmeel gathers sacred history and Jewish legend into a vast medieval Hebrew anthology. Attributed to Jerahmeel ben Solomon, it holds many voices rather than a single account. Creation, the first humans and the world before the Flood unfold through retellings that add details drawn from rabbinic tradition.

The collection follows Abraham, Joseph and the road to Egypt, then turns to Moses, the Exodus and the giving of the Law. Alongside these familiar accounts stand tales of fallen angels, including Shemhazai and Azael. Later sections reach beyond the Torah into further ages of Israel’s history, preserving many voices rather than one continuous story.

What you’ll discover

  • Creation in fuller detail Explore how rabbinic tradition expands the Genesis account of creation and the first humans.
  • Angels drawn to earth Encounter the old Jewish tale of Shemhazai and Azael, heavenly beings drawn into trouble.
  • Abraham and the patriarchs Follow legends of Abraham’s early life, rejection of idols and trials of faith.
  • Moses before the Exodus Read traditional accounts of his birth, life in Pharaoh’s house and flight to Midian.
  • Memory across the ages Discover earlier Hebrew writings that carry Jewish sacred history and legend beyond the Torah.

Who will love it

This book suits readers who love legends, midrash and the stories that grew around the Bible. It also rewards anyone curious about angels, the afterlife and lost tribes.

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  1. A mosaic of older voices from creation onward
  2. Creation starts with God's throne and living heavens
  3. Man is made against the angels' doubts
  4. Each soul travels through seven worlds and judgment
  5. Grave, hell and paradise are mapped in detail
  6. Temptation, the serpent and the angels who fall
  7. Babel, seventy tongues and young Abraham's test
  8. Jacob's sons fight, and Naphtali leaves a warning
  9. Moses grows up in Pharaoh's house and in Cush
  10. Moses climbs through the heavens and meets his death
  11. Exile, lost tribes, Daniel, Esther and the Maccabees

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The Chronicles of Jerahmeel

by Attributed to Jerahmeel ben Solomon

Angels balk at making Adam, Abraham survives a furnace, and Moses faces the angel of death.

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Before God makes Adam, he asks the angels for their counsel. The first company asks what is man, that you should remember him, and God destroys them with his little finger.

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A mosaic of older voices from creation onward

The Chronicles of Jerahmeel is a compilation, not a single story. The compiler tells us plainly where he finds things. He cites the Book of Jasher, the chapters of Rabbi Eliezer, the history called Josippon and the writings attributed to Philo.

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Jerahmeel ben Solomon. The Chronicles of Jerahmeel. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/loa-chronicles-of-jerahmeel.

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What is the Chronicles of Jerahmeel about?

It is a medieval Hebrew anthology that retells sacred history from creation through the Maccabees. It gathers midrash, legend, apocryphal tales and chronicle, from angels and the first man to Abraham, Moses, Daniel, Esther and Judah Maccabee.

Who was Jerahmeel ben Solomon?

He is the compiler named in the work itself. Scholars place him in the medieval period and disagree on where and when he worked, with southern Italy in the eleventh or twelfth century often suggested. He collected older writings rather than composing new ones.

Is the Chronicles of Jerahmeel part of the Bible?

No. It is a later anthology that retells and expands biblical stories using midrash and other sources. It includes tales that also appear in the Apocrypha, such as Susanna and Bel and the dragon, but it was never part of a canon.

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