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The ladder of Jacob : ancient interpretations of the biblical story of Jacob and his children /

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 u...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kugel, James L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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