Dive into the ancient history of the Hebrew people with this critical edition of the Liber Jubilaeorum, edited and annotated by Augustus Dillmann. The text, also known as the Lesser Genesis, is a midrashic commentary on the book of Genesis and contains a wealth of information on early Jewish thought and practice. This rare work will be of interest to scholars and enthusiasts of the ancient Near East. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.