Chapter 4. The Early West Semites of Mesopotamia and the “Patriarchal Period”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Table of Contents IX
4. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 2. The Names of the Patriarchs and the “Patriarchal Period” 17
6. Chapter 3. Mari and the Patriarchs 52
7. Chapter 4. The Early West Semites of Mesopotamia and the “Patriarchal Period” 67
8. Chapter 5. The Early West Semites in Palestine and Syria 89
9. Chapter 6. Egypt and the Amorite Question 118
10. Chapter 7. EB IV / MB I: A Period of Amorite Semi-Nomadic Invasions? 144
11. Chapter 8. Abraham as a Caravaneer 172
12. Chapter 9. The Problem of Historicity and Genesis 14 187
13. Chapter 10. Nuzi and the Patriarchal Narratives 196
14. Chapter 11. Genesis 11 10–12 9 and the Wanderings of Abraham 298
15. Chapter 12. Summary and Conclusions 315
16. Abbreviations 331
17. Bibliography 336
18. Indices 379