From the mountain of Yhwh to Israel's mnuḥh: the desert itinerary of Numbers 10:11-36
This essay argues that the post-Sinai itinerary narratives depicted in Numbers are organized into two clusters (Num 10:11-36 and 20:2222:1), both of which depict the first generation of Israelites of the exodus, and that the first of these functions as the conclusion to Num 1:1-10:10. The first narr...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2016, Volume: N.S.29, Issue: 3, Pages: 513-534 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pre- and early history
/ Israel (Antiquity)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Numeri 10,11-36
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| Summary: | This essay argues that the post-Sinai itinerary narratives depicted in Numbers are organized into two clusters (Num 10:11-36 and 20:2222:1), both of which depict the first generation of Israelites of the exodus, and that the first of these functions as the conclusion to Num 1:1-10:10. The first narrative depicts a generation fully instructed and compliant with divine instruction (Num 1:1-10:10) that resumes the march that began on Passover night, upon the Lord's command given through Moses (10:13). The goal of the first itinerary cluster is the ark finding rest for the people (מנוחה, Num 10:33). Furthermore, this essay argues that the syntactical function of the itinerary verbs in Num 11:35 and 12:16 subordinate them to the theme of complaint and rebellion against authority, which begins in 11:1, and that therefore they do not depict the continuation of the journey that began in Num 10:12. It is within this narrative of complaint that the second itinerary cluster emerges, beginning in Num 20:22 and ending in 22:1, to depict the same generation as non-compliant and rebellious. |
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| ISSN: | 1010-9919 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2016/v29n3a10 |