"Chasing After Wind"

"All is vanity and a chasing after wind," proclaims the Book of Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth, in Hebrew). The notoriously pessimistic biblical book pairs the metaphor of the wind (ruah) with the concept of "vanity" (hebel, which literally means "vapor") six times (e.g., Eccle...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 64
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Biblical archaeology
Further subjects:B BIBLE. Ecclesiastes
B Happiness
B WINDS
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Summary:"All is vanity and a chasing after wind," proclaims the Book of Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth, in Hebrew). The notoriously pessimistic biblical book pairs the metaphor of the wind (ruah) with the concept of "vanity" (hebel, which literally means "vapor") six times (e.g., Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:26) to underscore the folly, futility, and transitory […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review