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| + | <p>The theme of weeping repeats throughout the Yosef narratives. Tracing who, when, and why someone cries, may give insight into the various characters in the narrative.</p> | ||
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| + | <li><a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/Concordance/1058">Concordance</a> – The <a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/Concordance/1058">concordance</a> reveals that of 16 occurrences of the root "בכה" in Sefer Bereshit, a full 10 appear in the Yosef narratives.</li> | ||
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| + | <li>See <a href="https://www.etzion.org.il/en/tanakh/studies-tanakh/literary-readings-tanakh/yosef-s-tears">Yosef's Tears</a>, based on a lecture by R. Aharon Lichtenstein, which traces the various instances of Yosef's weeping. R. Lichtenstein explores when it is that Yosef cries and when he shows restraint, noting that the two reflect Yosef's struggle between his inner and outer self, between Yosef the harsh Egyptian ruler, symbol of power, and Yosef the compassionate Hebrew, yearning  to fix a broken family.</li> | ||
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Version as of 05:43, 31 July 2023
Biblical Parallels Index – Bereshit 50
Weeping
The theme of weeping repeats throughout the Yosef narratives. Tracing who, when, and why someone cries, may give insight into the various characters in the narrative.
Tools
- Concordance – The concordance reveals that of 16 occurrences of the root "בכה" in Sefer Bereshit, a full 10 appear in the Yosef narratives.
Articles
- See Yosef's Tears, based on a lecture by R. Aharon Lichtenstein, which traces the various instances of Yosef's weeping. R. Lichtenstein explores when it is that Yosef cries and when he shows restraint, noting that the two reflect Yosef's struggle between his inner and outer self, between Yosef the harsh Egyptian ruler, symbol of power, and Yosef the compassionate Hebrew, yearning to fix a broken family.
