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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2020]
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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
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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