Dr. Jeroen Verrijssen is a postdoctoral fellow at Ghent University, investigating the reception of biblical genealogies in Jewish and Christian sources. He holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from KU Leuven, and is the author of The Liturgical Targum (Brill 2026), which examines Aramaic biblical translation in medieval European Jewish liturgy.
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First attested to in the 10th century Chronicles of Moses, a midrash relates how Pharaoh had lions guarding the palace entrance, tearing up any unwanted visitors. Due to its popularity, it is also preserved in a 15th century mahzor, as part of its Aramaic targum to the Song of the Sea.
First attested to in the 10th century Chronicles of Moses, a midrash relates how Pharaoh had lions guarding the palace entrance, tearing up any unwanted visitors. Due to its popularity, it is also preserved in a 15th century mahzor, as part of its Aramaic targum to the Song of the Sea.
