Succession, Not Possession: Sarah’s Inheritance in Tobit
Analyses of the marriage of Tobiah and Sarah in the Book of Tobit have frequently appealed to biblical descriptions of levirate marriage to explain Tob 3:7 and 6:12, in which Tobiah is said to have the right to "inherit her." Through a closer reading of the text in light of Abraham’s compl...
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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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2025
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| In: |
The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2025, Volume: 87, Issue: 3, Pages: 453-464 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tobit
/ Bible. Tobit 3
/ Bible. Tobit 6
/ Bible. Genesis 15,1-12
/ Marriage
/ Levirate marriage
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism NCE Business ethics NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Tobit
B Inheritance B Biblical Law B Marriage |
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