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The Book of Jasher - Book of the Just - is a historical work of great value for those who seek to know more deeply the first biblical accounts. In general, it will present in parallel to the Pentateuch the events between the creation of the human being and the last days of Joshua's life.The Book of Jasher refers several times to the Book of the Law of the Lord (five first books of the Bible) and is mentioned directly in the Old Testament on two occasions, as we shall see below: "And the sun stood still, and the moon stood still, until the people were avenged on their enemies. Isn't this written in the book of Jasher? The sun therefore stood in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to set almost a whole day". (Joshua 10:13)"Telling them to teach the children of Judah how to use the bow... Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher." (2 Samuel 1:18)In addition to the biblical passages mentioned above, the New Testament has at least an indirect reference to the Book of the Just. In his second letter to Timothy, the apostle Paul states that difficult times will come in the last days, for "just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so they also resist the truth, being corrupt men of understanding and reprobate about faith. (2 Timothy 3:8)Considering that these men are not explicitly mentioned anywhere else in the Holy Scriptures, it is possible to infer that Paul had read the Book of the Just One, for he knew the following passage contained therein: "And when they had gone, Pharaoh sent for Balaam the magician, and Yanes (Jannes) and Yambres (Jambres), his sons, and all the magicians and illusionists and counselors who belonged to the king, and they all came and sat before the king."(Book of the Just 79:27)It is important to emphasize that the chronology of the facts narrated in the Book of the Jasher is in harmony with other reliable historical sources, such as the Talmud and the Seder Olam Rabbah (book of Jewish dates). Furthermore, there are several biblical passag