A Mother’s Influence: Mothers Naming Children in the Hebrew Bible
When parents are narrated in the Hebrew Bible as actively naming their children, mothers naming children occurs more frequently than fathers naming children. When this phenomenon is combined with those biblical texts that indicate women as having influence over the religious leanings or language spo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2014, Volume: 64, Issue: 3, Pages: 389-400 |
| Further subjects: | B
Old Testament
Hebrew Bible
mother
role of women
ancient Israel
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | When parents are narrated in the Hebrew Bible as actively naming their children, mothers naming children occurs more frequently than fathers naming children. When this phenomenon is combined with those biblical texts that indicate women as having influence over the religious leanings or language spoken by their children, it suggests that the authors of the Hebrew Bible texts recognized that women had significant standing and influence in the ancient Israelite household. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | In: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341163 |