A Sign in the Dark: Moses’s Cushite Wife and Boundary Setting in the Book of Numbers
Sitting at a primary intersection of gender and ethnicity in the book of Numbers is the figure of the Cushite woman in Numbers 12. Who is this Cushite, and why does she materialize seemingly out of nowhere, only to disappear as fast as she appeared? In order to explore ways that gender and ethnicity...
| Published in: | Biblical interpretation |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Biblical interpretation
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Feminist
deconstruction
ethnicity
Cushite
Numbers
Midianites
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| Summary: | Sitting at a primary intersection of gender and ethnicity in the book of Numbers is the figure of the Cushite woman in Numbers 12. Who is this Cushite, and why does she materialize seemingly out of nowhere, only to disappear as fast as she appeared? In order to explore ways that gender and ethnicity were used to define boundaries and construct identity in post-exilic Judah, this paper investigates the role that this Cushite plays in the narrative of Numbers and the ideology behind her enigmatic portrayal.
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| ISSN: | 1568-5152 |
| Contains: | In: Biblical interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-00242p02 |