LEADER 02840nam 22005893u 450 001 9910808333503321 005 20210114110544.0 010 $a0-8276-1180-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000179612 035 $a(EBL)1730845 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001262143 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12416079 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262143 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11211836 035 $a(PQKB)11211476 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1730845 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000179612 100 $a20140714d2014|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Lost Matriarch$b[electronic resource] $eFinding Leah in the Bible and Midrash 210 $aLincoln $cJPS$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (401 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8276-1207-9 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Note on the Sources; The Family of Jacob and Leah (chart); Introduction; 1. Waiting for Leah; 2. What Really Happened on Leah's Wedding Night?; 3. Leah Begins Married Life in Conflict; 4. Leah Continues the Conflict; 5. Leah and the Family Leave Haran; 6. Leah Comes to the Promised Land; 7. The Deaths of Rachel, Leah, and Jacob; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Names and Definitions; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About Jerry Rabow; Other Works by Jerry Rabow 330 $aThe Lost Matriarch offers a unique response to the sparse and puzzling biblical treatment of the matriarch Leah. Although Leah is a major figure in the book of Genesis, the biblical text allows her only a single word of physical description and two lines of direct dialogue. The Bible tells us little about the effects of her lifelong struggles in an apparently loveless marriage to Jacob, the husband she shares with three other wives, including her beautiful younger sister, Rachel. Fortunately, two thousand years of traditional and modern commentators have produced many fascinating int 606 $aJacob (Biblical patriarch) 606 $aLeah (Biblical matriarch) 606 $aLeah (Biblical matriarch) -- In rabbinical literature 606 $aReligion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 606 $aChristianity$2HILCC 615 4$aJacob (Biblical patriarch). 615 4$aLeah (Biblical matriarch). 615 4$aLeah (Biblical matriarch) -- In rabbinical literature. 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 615 7$aChristianity 676 $a222.11092 676 $a222/.11092 700 $aRabow$b Jerry$01654326 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808333503321 996 $aThe Lost Matriarch$94006074 997 $aUNINA