LEADER 02867nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910453690603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-81443-1 010 $a9786611814434 010 $a0-567-39154-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000553624 035 $a(EBL)436684 035 $a(OCoLC)287213676 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000237690 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12041698 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000237690 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10192399 035 $a(PQKB)10106816 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436684 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436684 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10256275 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL181443 035 $a(OCoLC)893334358 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000553624 100 $a19990609d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRevisions of the night$b[electronic resource] $epolitics and promises in the patriarchal dreams of Genesis /$fDiana Lipton 210 $aSheffield $cSheffield Academic$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 225 0 $aJournal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;$v288 300 $aOriginally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Cambridge University. 311 $a1-4411-2055-6 311 $a1-85075-958-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [226]-232) and indexes. 327 $aContents; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 ABIMELECH'S DREAM (GENESIS 20.1-18); Chapter 2 JACOB'S DREAM AT BETHEL (GENESIS 28.10-22); Chapter 3 JACOB AND THE SPECKLED FLOCKS (GENESIS 31.10-13); Chapter 4 LABAN'S DREAM (GENESIS 31.24); Chapter 5 THE COVENANT OF THE PIECES (GENESIS 15.1-21); Chapter 6 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors 330 $aAn intriguing and subtle study of five Genesis dreams: Abimelech's (20.1-18), Jacob's (28.10-22; 31.10-13), Laban's (31.24) and Abraham's (15.1-21). Like many of their ancient Near Eastern counterparts, all occur at times of uncertainty, concern status, and emphasize divine involvement in human affairs. At a deeper level, they also address doubts arising from God's promise of land, descendants and a unique role for Israel among the nations. Their particular treatment of relations between Israelites and non-Israelites and of Israel's absence from the land points to the Babylonian Exile as the b 410 4$aThe Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies 606 $aDreams in the Bible 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDreams in the Bible. 676 $a222.1106 676 $a222/.1106 700 $aLipton$b Diana$0864933 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453690603321 996 $aRevisions of the night$91930503 997 $aUNINA