Abraham, Blessing, and the Nations: A Reexamination of the Niphal and Hitpael of כרך in the Patriarchal Narratives

A long-recognized crux interpretum in Genesis is the diathesis of the Niphal (Gen 12:3; 18:18; 28:14) and Hitpael (Gen 22:18; 26:4) stems of כרך in the different renditions of the patriarchal promise of blessing. Many scholars assume that both stems should be translated the same way, arguing for eit...

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Main Author: Noonan, Benjamin J. (Author)
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Published: The National Association of Professors of Hebrew 2010
In: Hebrew studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-93
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