Servants or Children?: Meaning of נְעָרִים in Job 1:19
In traditional interpretations, all of Job’s children died in the fourth disaster (Job 1:19). However, the narrator does not depict the death of Job’s children but rather the loss of his property in Job 1:19 because his servants (נְעָרִים) are proclaimed dead in this incident. This study discusses t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2022, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 286-300 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Child
/ Comfort
/ Servant
/ Family
/ Bible. Ijob 1
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | In traditional interpretations, all of Job’s children died in the fourth disaster (Job 1:19). However, the narrator does not depict the death of Job’s children but rather the loss of his property in Job 1:19 because his servants (נְעָרִים) are proclaimed dead in this incident. This study discusses the meaning of the word נַעַר, analyses the literary structure of Job 1:13-19 and compares the stories of Job and Abraham. The study reveals that the narrator of the book of Job demonstrates a shift in Job’s family from a typical family that fears Yhwh to an ideal family desired by Yhwh. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n2a9 |