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| + | <li>Bemidbar 1-10 is sandwiched by mention of the various tribal princes and their standards, marking these chapters as one coherent unit with an overarching theme: the journey to and preparation for entry into Israel. </li> | ||
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| + | <li>See <a href="https://kitveyet.herzog.ac.il/articles/%d7%a1%d7%93%d7%a8-%d7%95%d7%aa%d7%95%d7%9b%d7%9f-%d7%91%d7%a1%d7%a4%d7%a8-%d7%91%d7%9e%d7%93%d7%91%d7%a8/">סדר ותוכן בספר במדבר</a>, by R. Aviyah HaCohen, for analysis of the structure of the book of Bemidbar as a whole. He divides the book into three sections a) Bemidbar 1-10: the structure of the camp and its travels  b) Bemidbar 11-20: complaints of the nation c) Bemidbar 21-34: preparations for conquest and inheritance.</li> | ||
| + | <li>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnzsYfRWQM0">Bemidbar: The Story of Two Generations</a>, by Dr. Yael Ziegler, for discussion of an alternative structure of the book of Bemidbar<fn>Dr. Ziegler divides the book into two main units, Bemidbar 1-19 which focuses on the generation that left Egypt and chapters 20-end which focus on the generation that entered the land.</fn> and an in depth look at the first sub-unit, chapters 1-10, which portrays an obedient, trusting nation, marked by inner harmony.</li> | ||
| + | <li>For further discussion of the use of literary envelopes (also called "inclusios") and analysis of other structural devices found in Tanakh, with many examples, see <a href="Literary:Structural Devices" data-aht="page">Structural Devices</a>.</li> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:16, 5 May 2024
Literary Devices – Bemidbar 1
Structure
Literary Envelope
- Bemidbar 1-10 is sandwiched by mention of the various tribal princes and their standards, marking these chapters as one coherent unit with an overarching theme: the journey to and preparation for entry into Israel.
Articles
- See סדר ותוכן בספר במדבר, by R. Aviyah HaCohen, for analysis of the structure of the book of Bemidbar as a whole. He divides the book into three sections a) Bemidbar 1-10: the structure of the camp and its travels b) Bemidbar 11-20: complaints of the nation c) Bemidbar 21-34: preparations for conquest and inheritance.
- Watch Bemidbar: The Story of Two Generations, by Dr. Yael Ziegler, for discussion of an alternative structure of the book of Bemidbar1 and an in depth look at the first sub-unit, chapters 1-10, which portrays an obedient, trusting nation, marked by inner harmony.
- For further discussion of the use of literary envelopes (also called "inclusios") and analysis of other structural devices found in Tanakh, with many examples, see Structural Devices.
