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The Ladder of Jacob: Ancient Interpretations of the Biblical Story of Jacob and His Children
The Ladder of Jacob Ancient Interpretations of the Biblical Story of Jacob and His Children
Author: James L. Kugel
The biblical story of Jacob and his children must have troubled ancient readers. By any standard, this was a family with problems. Jacob's oldest son Reuben is said to have slept with his father's concubine Bilhah. The next two sons, Simeon and Levi, tricked the men of a nearby city into undergoing circumcision, and then murdered all of them as ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691121222
ISBN-10: 0691121222
Publication Date: 7/10/2006
Pages: 280
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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