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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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| 505 | 0 | |a Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Jacob and the Bible's Ancient Interpreters; CHAPTER TWO: The Ladder of Jacob; CHAPTER THREE: The Rape of Dinah, and Simeon and Levi's Revenge; CHAPTER FOUR: Reuben's Sin with Bilhah; CHAPTER FIVE: How Levi Came to Be a Priest; CHAPTER SIX: Judah and the Trial of Tamar; CHAPTER SEVEN: A Prayer about Jacob and Israel from the Dead Sea Scrolls; Notes; Subject Index; Hebrew Bible Index; Index of Motifs Studied. | |
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