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The Book of Jubilees, R. H. Charles, 1902

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A retelling of Genesis in which an angel dictates history to Moses and everything runs on a calendar. It explains why the Watchers first came as teachers. Complete, in Charles's 1902 translation.

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Made byAnonymous (ancient Jewish text)
TranslatorR. H. Charles
LanguageEnglish
FileTXT 935 KB, EPUB 2.3 MB

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Why we can share it: Reasoning: published London 1902; translator R. H. Charles died 1931; US public domain (published before 1931). The scan's own front matter (Cornell University Library) states "There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text."

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