Gedanken zu Genesis 46,8–27
In general, commentators consider Gen 46:8-27 as a secondary addition. Close reading brings to light the structuring role of verses 18 and 25 („these were the sons of Zilpah / Bilhah … and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen souls / seven souls”). In a ten-part outline based on the personal name (PN) „...
| Published in: | Biblische Zeitschrift |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Brill, Ferdinand Schöningh
[2019]
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Biblische Zeitschrift
Year: 2019, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-104 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 46,8-27
/ Old Testament
/ Old Testament
/ Hebrew language
/ Nefeš / Word
/ yld
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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priestly texts
B Documentary Hypothesis B Rhetorical criticism B Joseph Story B Bible. Genesis 46,8-27 B list of Jacob’s descendants |
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| Summary: | In general, commentators consider Gen 46:8-27 as a secondary addition. Close reading brings to light the structuring role of verses 18 and 25 („these were the sons of Zilpah / Bilhah … and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen souls / seven souls”). In a ten-part outline based on the personal name (PN) „Jacob” v. 18 takes the fourth and v.25 the fourth from last positions.In Genesis 37-50 the noun נפש „soul” occurs thirteen times - now v. 18 takes the sixth and v. 25 the sixth-from-last positions. The thirteen-part table based on the PN „Ruben” stands out for two reasons: Firstly, in Genesis the term „Ruben the first born of Jacob” shows up only twice, namely in the first (34,23) and last (46,8) texts. Secondly, as regards content 37,22 and 42,22 are correlated. In the 13-part outline they take the sixth and sixth-from-last positions respectively.The distinct distribution of these terms indicates that the passage per se is well structured and, what is more, at the same time it has been skillfully integrated in Gen 37-50 and in the Jacob-Joseph cycle. |
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| ISSN: | 2589-0468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblische Zeitschrift
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/25890468-06301005 |