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| − | <p>Rachel stole the | + | <p>Rachel stole the terafim so that her father could not use them to divine where the family had fled to.</p> |
| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href="TanchumaVayetze12" data-aht="source">Tanchuma</a><a href="TanchumaVayetze12" data-aht="source">Vayetze 12</a><a href="Tanchuma" data-aht="parshan">About the Tanchuma</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashbamBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Rashbam</a><a href="RashbamBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Shemuel b. Meir (Rashbam)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel b. Meir</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RadakBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="RadakBereshit31-30" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:30</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Kimchi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ShadalBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Shadal</a><a href="ShadalBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Shemuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel David Luzzatto</a></multilink></mekorot> | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="TanchumaVayetze12" data-aht="source">Tanchuma</a><a href="TanchumaVayetze12" data-aht="source">Vayetze 12</a><a href="Tanchuma" data-aht="parshan">About the Tanchuma</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashbamBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Rashbam</a><a href="RashbamBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Shemuel b. Meir (Rashbam)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel b. Meir</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, Tosafists, <multilink><a href="RadakBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="RadakBereshit31-30" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:30</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Kimchi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ShadalBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Shadal</a><a href="ShadalBereshit31-19" data-aht="source">Bereshit 31:19</a><a href="R. Shemuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel David Luzzatto</a></multilink></mekorot> |
| − | <point><b>What are | + | <point><b>What are terafim?</b></point> |
<point><b>לָמָּה גָנַבְתָּ אֶת אֱלֹהָי</b></point> | <point><b>לָמָּה גָנַבְתָּ אֶת אֱלֹהָי</b></point> | ||
| − | <point><b>Sitting on | + | <point><b>Sitting on the terafim</b></point> |
<point><b>Belief in magic and divination</b></point> | <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> | ||
Version as of 14:10, 17 November 2015
Rachel's Stealing of the Terafim
Exegetical Approaches
Survival
Rachel stole the terafim so that her father could not use them to divine where the family had fled to.
What are terafim?
לָמָּה גָנַבְתָּ אֶת אֱלֹהָי
Sitting on the terafim
Belief in magic and divination
Evaluation of Rachel's actions
Religiosity of the forefathers
Religious Motivations
Economic Advantage
Sources:Modern scholars
