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The Ladder of Jacob
This chapter is in the book The Ladder of Jacob

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. List of Abbreviations xi
  5. Chapter One. Jacob and the Bible’s Ancient Interpreters 1
  6. Chapter Two. The Ladder of Jacob 9
  7. Chapter Three. The Rape of Dinah, and Simeon and Levi’s Revenge 36
  8. Chapter Four. Reuben’s Sin with Bilhah 81
  9. Chapter Five. How Levi Came to Be a Priest 115
  10. Chapter Six. Judah and the Trial of Tamar 169
  11. Chapter Seven. A Prayer about Jacob and Israel from the Dead Sea Scrolls 186
  12. Notes 223
  13. Subject Index 263
  14. Hebrew Bible Index 271
  15. Index of Motifs Studied 276
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400827015.115

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. List of Abbreviations xi
  5. Chapter One. Jacob and the Bible’s Ancient Interpreters 1
  6. Chapter Two. The Ladder of Jacob 9
  7. Chapter Three. The Rape of Dinah, and Simeon and Levi’s Revenge 36
  8. Chapter Four. Reuben’s Sin with Bilhah 81
  9. Chapter Five. How Levi Came to Be a Priest 115
  10. Chapter Six. Judah and the Trial of Tamar 169
  11. Chapter Seven. A Prayer about Jacob and Israel from the Dead Sea Scrolls 186
  12. Notes 223
  13. Subject Index 263
  14. Hebrew Bible Index 271
  15. Index of Motifs Studied 276
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