Body Marks in Jewish Sources:: From Biblical to Post-Talmudic Times

During the course of two millennia, Jews imprinted signs and scripts on their bodies. Although the Bible prohibits tattooing (Lev. 19:28), some Jews wrote the Lord’s Name on their body, probably with ink. Here we examine evidence for this practice: Ezekiel 9:4–6, Cain’s Mark (Gen. 4:15), Isa. 44:5,...

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Main Author: Bar-Ilan, Meir (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: The review of rabbinic Judaism
Year: 2018, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-81
Further subjects:B NAME of God Tatooing in Judaism Hekhalot literature Priestly Blessing Shi’ur Qoma
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