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200 10$aRevisions of the night $epolitics and promises in the patriarchal dreams of Genesis /$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.
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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
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615  0$aDreams in the Bible.
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