By Jerry Rabow
The misplaced Matriarch deals a distinct reaction to the sparse and confusing biblical therapy of the matriarch Leah. even if Leah is an important determine within the ebook of Genesis, the biblical textual content permits her just a unmarried be aware of actual description and strains of direct discussion. The Bible tells us little concerning the results of her lifelong struggles in an it sounds as if loveless marriage to Jacob, the husband she stocks with 3 different better halves, together with her attractive more youthful sister, Rachel. thankfully, thousand years of conventional and sleek commentators have produced many desirable interpretations (midrash) that exhibit the a long way richer tale of Leah hidden in the textual content.
Through Jerry Rabow’s weaving of biblical textual content and midrash, readers examine the teachings of the striking Leah, who triumphed over adversity and difficulty through residing a lifetime of ethical heroism. The misplaced Matriarch unearths Leah’s complete tale and invitations readers into the pleasant, provocative international of inventive rabbinic and literary observation. via experiencing those midrashic insights and methods for interpreting “between the lines,” readers are brought to what for lots of can be a thrilling new approach to own Bible interpretation.
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