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<point><b>לָמָּה גָנַבְתָּ אֶת אֱלֹהָי</b></point> | <point><b>לָמָּה גָנַבְתָּ אֶת אֱלֹהָי</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Sitting on them</b></point> | <point><b>Sitting on them</b></point> | ||
− | <point><b>Belief in | + | <point><b>Belief in magic and divination</b></point> |
<point><b>Evaluation of Rachel's actions</b></point> | <point><b>Evaluation of Rachel's actions</b></point> | ||
+ | <point><b>Religiosity of the forefathers</b></point> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
<category>Religious Motivations | <category>Religious Motivations |
Version as of 13:48, 17 November 2015
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
Sitting on them
Belief in magic and divination
Evaluation of Rachel's actions
Religiosity of the forefathers
Religious Motivations
Economic Advantage
Sources:Modern scholars