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It's interesting but not earth-shaking. It basically parallels the account in Genesis from the creation of Adam to the death of Joshua. There are a few spots with notable details where Genesis has none - the one I remember most is when Laban pursues Jacob, Rachel, and Leah . . . Rachel steals Laban's magic talking-heads so Laban can't find them (alluded to as "images" in Gen. 31.34). The book of Jasher claims that magicians could put a question into the mouth of the head and it would come to life and tell the answer.
I once asked BYU prof. David Seely about the book, and he considers the version we have today to be of Medieval origin, perhaps with some ancient foundations (obviously, since it largely parallels Genesis), but with a lot of interpolations as well.
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There are 300 questions we should ask before marriage? I think I missed a few.
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