02563nam 2200613Ia 450 991045548300332120200520144314.01-280-44342-10-19-535955-00-585-33211-8(CKB)111004366526830(EBL)273385(OCoLC)476016059(SSID)ssj0000270936(PQKBManifestationID)11253677(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270936(PQKBWorkID)10280395(PQKB)11573610(MiAaPQ)EBC273385(Au-PeEL)EBL273385(CaPaEBR)ebr10278559(CaONFJC)MIL44342(OCoLC)935261057(EXLCZ)9911100436652683019930617d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhen brothers dwell together[electronic resource] the preeminence of younger siblings in the Hebrew Bible /Frederick E. GreenspahnNew York Oxford University Press19941 online resource (206 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-508253-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-174) and indexes.Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Firstborn of All Creation; 2. An Unnatural Custom; Sacrifice of Firstborns; Inheritance; Israelite Inheritance; bekor; Succession; Summary; 3. The Last Shall Be First; 4. Every Brother a Supplanter; 5. The Son God Has Chosen; Selected Bibliography; Index of Biblical and Other Sources; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; ZThis study of siblings in the Hebrew Bible describes how the Bible develops some of its most memorable plots around sibling interaction. The author seeks an explanation for the Bible's preference for younger siblings, who tend to emerge triumphant in tales of sibling rivalry.Brothers in the BibleSisters in the BibleFirst-born children in the BibleElectronic books.Brothers in the Bible.Sisters in the Bible.First-born children in the Bible.221.8306875Greenspahn Frederick E.1946-958769MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455483003321When brothers dwell together2172426UNINA