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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
Preventative
rachel took the terafim so that her father would no longer worship them.
Personal
Economic Advantage
Sources:Modern scholars