Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
מורשת ישראל; כתב-עת ליהדות לציונות ולארץ ישראל
Angaben zur Quelle:
21,1 (תשפג) 86-71
Keywords:
Nahmanides, Criticism and interpretation
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Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish Middle Ages, 600-1500
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History
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Bible. Geography
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Bible. Commentaries
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History and criticism
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Eretz Israel Historical geography
Abstract:
This article deals with geographical aspects of Ramban’s commentary on the Torah, in which he demonstrates independent and original positions. The first of these has to do with the description of the lands of the tribes in the observation made by Moses at the end of the Book of Deuteronomy. An initial reading of Ramban’s interpretation of Moses’ observation from Mount Nevo seems to contradict the description presented in the book of Joshua. On further examination, however, he seems to have described the tribal lands as they were in the first stage after entering the land, before the field of settlement spread towards the Galilee. This insight is consistent with the Book of Chronicles and with archaeological research of the Iron Age I.The second matter examined here is the determination of certain rules for the names of settlements mentioned in the Bible. The first of these rules, contrary to Rashi’s opinion, is that the names of the localities mentioned in the Bible, including in the Book of Genesis, are real names of the period. The second rule, contrary to Ibn Ezra’s opinion, is that a specific place may have a number of different names, but these names must be close in their meaning. While there may be slight differences in place names, such differences do not imply that the names refer to disparate localities. The third rule is that names with a negative meaning may become names with a positive meaning. These three rules have been adopted in the modern study of the Land of Israel to identify ancient sites.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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