Jacob’s Struggle at Jabbok—A New Reading

The prevalent reading of the story of Jacob’s struggle at Jabbok is that after a night of fighting, Jacob triumphs over his attacker, demands that he bless him, and indeed receives a divine blessing. This reading raises several difficulties, the most striking among them the question why Jacob does n...

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Main Author: Grossman, Jonathan 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2020]
In: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2020, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 134-156
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jacob / Zarqāʾ (River) / Bible. Genesis 32-33
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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