to wise Solomon's reign". Gregory Goswell argues that "in both cases it is wisdom that equips a man to exercise authority". On Shabbat Chanukah When Parashat Miketz coincides with the first Sabbath of Chanukah (as it did in 2015 and 2016), the haftarah is . When Parashat Miketz coincides with the second Sabbath of Chanukah (as it did in 2009), the haftarah is . Additionally, when Parashat Miketz occurs on Rosh Chodesh (as it did in 2015 and 2019), some congregations read additional verses in honor of the new month. (The month of Tevet always begins during Chanukah.) Notes Further reading The parashah has parallels or is discussed in these sources: Ancient Epic of Gilgamesh 6:92-113 Mesopotamia, 14th–11th century BCE. In, e.g., James B. Pritchard, Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, pages 84–85. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969. (Bull of Heaven and seven years of famine). Biblical (improvident oath). (improvident oath). ; (interpreting dreams). Early nonrabbinic Philo the Epic Poet. On Jerusalem. Fragment 3. 3rd–2nd century BCE. Quoted in Eusebius. Preparation for the Gospel. 9:24:1. Translated by H. Attridge. In The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: Volume 2: Expansions of the "Old Testament" and Legends, Wisdom and Philosophical Literature, Prayers, Psalms, and Odes, Fragments of Lost Judeo-Hellenistic works. Edited by James H. Charlesworth, pages 783–84. New York: Anchor Bible, 1985. (Joseph in Egypt). Josephus. Antiquities 2:5:4–6:8. Circa 93–94. In, e.g., The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition. Translated by William Whiston. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1987. Joseph and Aseneth 1st century BCE. – 2nd century CE. In, e.g., James H. Charlesworth, The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, volume 2, pages 177–247. New York: Doubleday, 1985. Qur'an 12:43–79. Arabia, 7th century. Classical rabbinic Jerusalem Talmud: Berakhot 4b, 60a, 75b; Kilayim 72b; Maaser Sheni 45a; Shabbat 24a, 48a; Taanit 7b; Megillah 37a; Chagigah 5a; Yevamot 1b, 4b, 47b; Sanhedrin 11a; Horayot 17b. Tiberias, Land of Israel, circa 400 CE. In, e.g., Talmud Yerushalmi. Edited by Chaim Malinowitz, Yisroel Simcha Schorr, and Mordechai Marcus, volumes 1–2, 5, 10, 13–14, 25–27, 29–30, 44, 49. Brooklyn: Mesorah Publications, 2005–2019. And in, e.g., The Jerusalem Talmud: A Translation and Commentary. Edited by Jacob Neusner and translated by Jacob Neusner, Tzvee Zahavy, B. Barry Levy, and Edward Goldman. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2009. Genesis Rabbah 31:12; 34:7; 69:3; 84:16–17; 89:1–92:9; 93:7; 100:3. Land of Israel, 5th century. In, e.g., Midrash Rabbah: Genesis. Translated by Harry