The Oak of Weeping
Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under an oak tree and it was named twkb Nwl). Two major questions should be raised here. One, why was the place named twkb Nwl)? Second, why was she buried under a tree? This short paper will posit that the place was called twkb Nwl) as a reference to De...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2010
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| In: |
Biblica
Year: 2010, Volume: 91, Issue: 2, Pages: 269-274 |
| Further subjects: | B
Deborah
B Crier B Common people |
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Volltext (JSTOR) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under an oak tree and it was named twkb Nwl). Two major questions should be raised here. One, why was the place named twkb Nwl)? Second, why was she buried under a tree? This short paper will posit that the place was called twkb Nwl) as a reference to Deborah being a bakki¯tu a professional crier. Burial under a tree was for common people, and because of her lower class status, she was buried under the tree like the common people who were buried in common grave yard. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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