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Rachel's Stealing of the Terafim
Exegetical Approaches
Survival
Rachel stole the teraphim so that her father could not use them to divine where the family had fled to.
What are teraphim?
לָמָּה גָנַבְתָּ אֶת אֱלֹהָי
Evaluation of Rachel's actions
Religious Motivations
Economic Advantage
Sources:Modern scholars