What Did Jacob Read at Bethel?: Scrolls and Scripture in Jubilees 32:21–26

Jubilees 32:21–26 tells the story of Jacob’s third divine encounter at Bethel, in which heavenly writing is revealed to him. Interpreters have tried to understand this writing as Jubilees’s Heavenly Tablets, but the description of the writing and its revelation do not square well with the other ment...

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Main Author: Nati, James (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Journal of ancient Judaism
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 98-119
Further subjects:B Scribalism
B Heavenly Tablets
B Jub. 32
B Scrolls
B Jubilees
B Jacob
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