Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
בית מקרא
Angaben zur Quelle:
סח, א (תשפג) 60-91
Keywords:
Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Exodus, The Biblical teaching
;
Gold Biblical teaching
;
Silver Biblical teaching
Abstract:
The motif of the Israelites leaving Egypt with silver and gold objects, which appears in the book of Exodus (Exod 3: 21-22; 11: 2; 12: 35-36), takes a number of forms in the Bible. Gold and silver are a component of the stories of the patriarchs that foreshadow the Israelites’ descent to and departure from “Egypt” (Gen 13:1-2; 15:13-14b; 31:17-18). They are also part of the “second exodus” as framed in the literature of the exilic and restoration period: a brief mention in Ps 105:37, a more developed treatment in Ezra-Nehemiah, and another brief mention in Isa 52:11-12. Comparison of the treatments of this familiar motif in each source reveals the message that these authors wished to convey to their readers and sheds light on the circumstances in which these works were written. Their reliance on Torah traditions attests to the formation of the Pentateuch and the Torah’s central status in restoration-period Jewish society.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל