The forsaken first-born : a study of a recurrent motif in the patriarchal narratives

The forsaken first-born : a study of a recurrent motif in the patriarchal narratives /

This provocative book combines literary and historical methods to examine the phenomenon of the ''forsaken firstborn'' in Genesis. The dignity of the firstborn sons of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph-Ishmael, Esau, Reuben and Manasseh-is disregarded in the narrative and the righ...

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Main Author: Syrén, Roger
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, 1993
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 133.
Subjects:
Ishmael > (Biblical figure)
Esau > (Biblical figure)
Bible. > Genesis > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Genesis.
First-born children in the Bible.
First-born children > Biblical teaching.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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