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Jacob in the Bible - Biblical Archaeology Society Who did Jacob wrestle with in the Bible? Genesis 32 describes an interesting encounter from the life of Jacob On his way to meet his twin brother Esau (for the first time after a falling out 20 years earlier), Jacob and his party approach the Jabbok River Sending his family and servants across the river before him, Jacob stays on the other side by himself, where he meets a mysterious man
Rachel and Leah in the Bible - Biblical Archaeology Society Rachel and Leah in the Bible We first meet Rachel and Leah in Genesis 29: After traveling a long distance, Jacob stops at a well near Haran and sees Rachel, his cousin, as she is watching her father’s flocks Jacob rolls away the stone covering the well and introduces himself to Rachel with a kiss
Jews and Arabs Descended from Canaanites DNA analysis of 93 bodies shows that modern Jewish and Arab-speaking groups of the region are descendants of ancient Canaanites
Jacob L. Wright - Biblical Archaeology Society Jacob L Wright Trained in Germany, Jacob Wright is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University Author of many prize-winning books, his latest was on The New Yorker’s Best of 2023 and Publishers Weekly best five books in religion for 2023 His areas of expertise include the formation of biblical literature, the archaeology and history of ancient Israel, and the impact of the Bible on our
Joseph in Egypt - Biblical Archaeology Society The biblical figure of Joseph offers one of the most fascinating narratives of the Hebrew Bible Genesis 37–50 tells the intricate and adventurous story that begins with Joseph portrayed as the favorite son of Jacob Joseph’s special status angers his brothers, who sell him into slavery—to either Ishmaelites or Midianites, who then bring him to Egypt There Joseph gains the favor of
The Story of Ruth - Biblical Archaeology Society The Book of Ruth, too, is about exile and return, land and people Like Abraham, and like the family of Jacob (see the story of Joseph), the family of Elimelech was forced by famine to leave its home in the land of Israel and to preserve itself in a foreign land When the famine abates, Naomi returns to Bethlehem
Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible? In the Bible, the Edomites are the descendants of Esau, Jacob ’s twin and Isaac’s oldest son (Genesis 36) The Edomites controlled an area east of the Arabah, from the Zered to the Gulf of Aqaba
Jacob the Convert and an Ancient Curse - Biblical Archaeology Society “Jacob the convert swears upon himself that any who open this grave will be cursed ” Thus reads a gravestone discovered in the ancient necropolis of Beit She’arim in the lower Galilee Although hundreds of gravestones have been discovered at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Beit She’arim, this was the first discovered in more than six decades The study of the inscription was carried
Was Jesus a Jew? - Biblical Archaeology Society Was Jesus a Jew? Some people claim that Jesus was a Christian Some have claimed that he was an Aryan Christian But in recent decades scholars have been returning to ancient historical settings and discovering the Jewish Jesus Anthony J Saldarini’s Bible Review article “What Price the Uniqueness of Jesus?” cautions against wrenching Jesus out of his Jewish world