Why Leah Gives Birth Before Rachel
The article reports on the Biblical stories of barren women highlight the serious problem of childlessness in the ancient world, with a focuses on that of the Israelites who believed that God is in control of the womb. It mentions the story of Rachel and Leah wives of Jacob focusing that while Rache...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 60-61 |
| Further subjects: | B
LEAH (Biblical matriarch)
B RACHEL (Biblical matriarch) B CHILDLESSNESS in the Bible B JACOB (Biblical patriarch) B Marriage |
| Summary: | The article reports on the Biblical stories of barren women highlight the serious problem of childlessness in the ancient world, with a focuses on that of the Israelites who believed that God is in control of the womb. It mentions the story of Rachel and Leah wives of Jacob focusing that while Rachel remained childless, Leah gave birth to four sons. It also mentions Biblical marriage customs reflect an ancient Near Eastern setting where specific steps must be taken to contract a marriage. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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