Kugel, James L,

The ladder of Jacob : ancient interpretations of the biblical story of Jacob and his children / [print] James L. Kugel. - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, (c)2006. - xiii, 278 pages ; 24 cm.



Jacob and the Bible's ancient interpreters -- The ladder of Jacob -- The rape of Dinah, and Simeon and Levi's revenge -- Reuben's sin with Bilhah -- How Levi came to be a priest -- Judah and the trial of Tamar -- A prayer about Jacob and Israel from the Dead Sea scrolls.



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Jacob (Biblical patriarch)


Bible.--Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.

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