The Ladder of Jacob: Ancient Interpretations of the Biblical Story of Jacob and His Children
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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 Levi, tricked the men of a nearby city into undergoing circumcision, and then murdered all of them as revenge for the rape of their sister. Judah, the fourth...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0691141231
ISBN13:9780691141237
Release Date:March 2009
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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