Campaigning on Less Than a Shoe-String: An Ancient Egyptian Parallel to Abram's ‘Oath’ in Genesis 14.22–23

This article compares Abram's unusual oath to the king of Sodom in Gen. 14.22–23 with material from ancient Egypt. There, similar language is found in soldiers’ pledging to refrain from seizing ‘even a single sandal or ball of thread’ while on campaign. The patriarch's assertion, that ‘he...

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Main Author: Morschauser, Scott 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2013
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2013, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 127-144
Further subjects:B Weni
B Mercenaries
B Sodom
B Oath
B plunder
B faithful servant
B ancient Egyptian military oaths
B Melchizedek
B Abram
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