Page "Jubilees" Paragraph 2

The Book of Jubilees claims to present " the history of the division of the days of the Law, of the events of the years, the year-weeks, and the jubilees of the world " as revealed to Moses ( in addition to the Torah or " Instruction ") by Angels while he was on Mount Sinai for forty days and forty nights.

The chronology given in Jubilees is based on multiples of seven ; the jubilees are periods of 49 years, seven ' year-weeks ', into which all of time has been divided.

According to the author of Jubilees, all proper customs that mankind should follow are determined by God's decree.