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The Ladder of Jacob : Ancient Interpretations of the Biblical Story of Jacob and His Children.
Rife with incest, adultery, rape, and murder, the biblical story of Jacob and his children must have troubled ancient readers. By any standard, this was a family with problems. Jacob's oldest son Reuben is said to have slept with his father's concubine Bilhah. The next two sons, Simeon and...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2009.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |