Le Tigre et l’Euphrate en Benjamin
This is a study of the origin of the names of two places to the north-east of Jerusalem: wa3dy (n-Nimr(w. of the leopard) and wa3dy (l- Gazal (w. of the gazelles). Basing themselves on biblical texts, rabbinic interpretations and the writings of Flavius Josephus the authors suggest seeing these two...
| Published in: | Biblica |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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| Published: |
Peeters
1998
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| In: |
Biblica
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| Summary: | This is a study of the origin of the names of two places to the north-east of Jerusalem: wa3dy (n-Nimr(w. of the leopard) and wa3dy (l- Gazal (w. of the gazelles). Basing themselves on biblical texts, rabbinic interpretations and the writings of Flavius Josephus the authors suggest seeing these two names as a transposition of the names of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates to the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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