Terminological patterns and Genesis 23
In the extant text of the Pentateuch - both in the Hebrew original and the Septuagint - the words 'Hebron, in the land of Canaan' have been utilised in three terminological patterns: First, the verbatim repeated phrase forms an envelope structure encompassing Genesis 23; second, in Genesis...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2001
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2001, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 533-543 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebron
B Genesis 23 B Christianity B Pentateuch |
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| Summary: | In the extant text of the Pentateuch - both in the Hebrew original and the Septuagint - the words 'Hebron, in the land of Canaan' have been utilised in three terminological patterns: First, the verbatim repeated phrase forms an envelope structure encompassing Genesis 23; second, in Genesis 23:2, reading, 'she died at Kiriath Arba that is, Hebron in the land of Canaan', the phrase 'land of Canaan' occurs the 'seventh' time in the Bible; and third, the name 'Hebron' is the basis for a seven-part linguistic linkage that climaxes, as it were, in Numbers 13:22b, reading: 'Hebron was built 'seven' years before Zoan in Egypt'. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_888 |