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| + | <li><a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/Dual/Biblical_Parallels/Bereshit/18.1">Makbilot BaMiIkra</a> demonstrates that there are several instances in Tanakh in which Hashem promises a child to a childless parent:  the stories of the births of Yitzchak, Yaakov and Esav, Shimshon, Shemuel, and the child of the Shunamite woman. </li> | ||
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| + | <li>For an analytical comparison and contrasting of these narratives, see <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/20689065?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents">How Convention Helps Us Read: The Case of the Bible’s Annunciation Type-Scene</a> by Robert Alter.</li> | ||
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Version as of 03:43, 2 July 2023
Biblical Parallels Index – Bereshit 30
Rachel’s Difficulty Conceiving
Tools
- Makbilot Bamikra points out that the story of Rachel’s struggle to conceive is parallel to many stories of infertility in Tanakh.
Articles
- See Barren Women for an exploration of why many of the mothers of great figures in Tanakh struggled with infertility.
Divine Promises of Children
Tools
- Makbilot BaMiIkra demonstrates that there are several instances in Tanakh in which Hashem promises a child to a childless parent: the stories of the births of Yitzchak, Yaakov and Esav, Shimshon, Shemuel, and the child of the Shunamite woman.
Articles
- For an analytical comparison and contrasting of these narratives, see How Convention Helps Us Read: The Case of the Bible’s Annunciation Type-Scene by Robert Alter.
