The ladder of Jacob
Subtitle: ancient interpretations of the biblical story of Jacob and his children
By: James L. Kugel.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780691121222
Subjects: Jacob (Biblical patriarch); Bible. O.T. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Jacob and the Bible's ancient interpreters; title: The ladder of Jacob; title: The rape of Dinah, and Simeon and Levi's revenge; title: Reuben's sin with Bilhah; title: How Levi came to be a priest; title: Judah and the trial of Tamar; title: A prayer about Jacob and Israel from the Dead Sea Scrolls.