Biblical Parallels Index – Bereshit 30/0
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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.
