Micah's Teraphim
In publications in the 1990’s, K. van der Toorn and T.J. Lewis revived and argued persuasively for a reconstruction identifying the biblical תרפים as representations of a family’s deceased ancestors. In this paper, we look at the story of Micah’s תרפים in Judges 17-18 to suggest that this identifica...
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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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2012
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| In: |
The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2012, Volume: 12, Pages: 1-37 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | In publications in the 1990’s, K. van der Toorn and T.J. Lewis revived and argued persuasively for a reconstruction identifying the biblical תרפים as representations of a family’s deceased ancestors. In this paper, we look at the story of Micah’s תרפים in Judges 17-18 to suggest that this identification of the תרפים as ancestor figurines is well supported by and, indeed, clarifies certain details of the Micah account. Our interpretation also illuminates other תרפים accounts, for example, Rachel’s theft of her father Laban’s תרפים in Gen 31:19-35. |
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| ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2012.v12.a11 |