"To Your Offspring I Will Give this Land" (Genesis 12,7). The Theme of the Promised Land in the Biblical Tradition

Although the English designation 'Promised Land' is not used as such in the Old Testament, the theological motif of the land being promised by God to Israel is undoubtedly one of the main themes that connects most books of the Old Testament. However, due to the fact that these books have b...

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Main Author: Ausloos, Hans (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Aveiro Universidade de Aveiro 2018
In:Sonderdruck aus: Forme Breve (1645-927X) Vol. 15, p. 13-26 (2018)
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