When God Abandoned the Garden of Eden: A Forgotten Reading of Genesis 3:24

Genesis 3:24, the final verse in the Eden Narrative, states that God stationed “the cherubim and the spinning-sword-flame” east of the garden of Eden, from which he had recently expelled Man. Or so it does in its masoretic version. Four Targumim, however, reflect an ancient, divergent vocalization o...

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Main Author: Aikhler, Raʿanan 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2015, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-32
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Genesis 3,24 / Targum / Vocalization / Textual criticism
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Textual Criticism Targumim vocalization Genesis Eden cherubim
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