"There he built an altar to the Lord" (Gen 12:8) City and Altar Building in Genesis
This essay examines Genesis’ depiction of the contrast between patriarchal altar-building (בנה , Gen 12:7, 8; 13:18; 22:9; 26:25; 35:7; cf. 8:20) and pre-patriarchal city-building (בנה , Gen 4:17; 10:11; 11:4). The patriarchal building is qualitatively different because the altars are built in the p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2019, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-83 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Genesis 12,8
B Bible. Genesis 12,1-3 |
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| Summary: | This essay examines Genesis’ depiction of the contrast between patriarchal altar-building (בנה , Gen 12:7, 8; 13:18; 22:9; 26:25; 35:7; cf. 8:20) and pre-patriarchal city-building (בנה , Gen 4:17; 10:11; 11:4). The patriarchal building is qualitatively different because the altars are built in the place where, and after, YHWH appears to the patriarch, in the context of a word of blessing evocative of Genesis 12:1-3.It is suggested that the patriarchal altars of Genesis anticipated the place YHWH would choose for his name to dwell. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/23123621/2019/v32n1a5 HDL: 10520/EJC-15db5ec955 |