Beyond the Flood: The Original Meaning of mabbûl in Biblical Hebrew
The use of the term mabbûl to designate a flood/inundation is specific to biblical Hebrew, but outside the book of Genesis, inundation events are not evoked as mabbûl. That the designation of Noah’s flood as mabbûl in Genesis is unconventional is suggested by the many glosses that accompany it, and...
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Peeters
[2019]
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Ancient Near Eastern studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 56, Pages: 289-310 |
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