In:
biblical interpretation, Brill, Vol. 22, No. 1 ( 2014), p. 20-33
Abstract:
In this short study we explore allusions to the Jacob Cycle in 1 Samuel, and the network of correspondences between Genesis 31 (Jacob fleeing from Laban, and Rachel stealing the teraphim ) and 1 Samuel 19 (David fleeing from Saul, and Michal aiding his escape through teraphim ). Both of these episodes feature deceptive fathers-in-law (Saul and Laban), younger daughters (Michal and Rachel), fugitive husbands (David and Jacob), and hidden idols (Michal hides the teraphim in the bed to fool Saul’s agents, and Rachel hides her father’s teraphim under her camel’s saddle). We suggest that this example of intertextuality between Genesis and Samuel has a number of theological and literary purposes.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0927-2569
,
1568-5152
DOI:
10.1163/15685152-0221p0002
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Brill
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2044259-2
SSG:
1
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