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Numbers 33:1-36:13
Jeremiah 2:4-28, and 3:4

Zelophehad’s Daughters Challenge the Law and Moses is Speechless

Zelophehad’s Daughters Challenge the Law and Moses is Speechless

Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah skillfully structure their petition to inherit land not by confronting the patriarchy, but by couching their request as an attempt to preserve their father’s name.

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Nehama Aschkenasy
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Revising the Laws of Murder to Accommodate Blood Vengeance

Revising the Laws of Murder to Accommodate Blood Vengeance

The author of Numbers 35 uses an existing set of laws that distinguish between murder and manslaughter to determine what kind of killer may escape to a city of refuge. This creates confusion about what it means to be a rotzeach (“murderer” or “killer”) and who executes the murderer: the assembly or the blood avenger?

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Itamar Kislev
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Blood Vengeance in Ancient Near Eastern Context

Blood Vengeance in Ancient Near Eastern Context

The Torah allows kin to take vengeance on a murderer; in cases of manslaughter, the killer is offered sanctuary at a refuge city. These laws highlight the struggle to limit clan justice in ancient Israel, a challenge found centuries earlier among the northern Amorites, as detailed in several letters to King Zimri-Lim of Mari.

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Yigal Bloch
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Ironing Out Israel’s Itinerary Through the Transjordan

Ironing Out Israel’s Itinerary Through the Transjordan

The itinerary notes in Numbers 21 is a hodgepodge of styles and directions. Nevertheless, once we isolate each style, we find three separate itinerary lists, each from one of the standard Pentateuchal sources.

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David Ben-Gad HaCohen
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Does the Torah Differentiate Between Murder and Killing?

Does the Torah Differentiate Between Murder and Killing?

What does the root רצח actually mean: to kill or to murder? A look at Rashbam’s attempted (and failed?) solution highlights the ethical ramifications of Bible translation.

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Marty Lockshin
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Mapping Ideologies

Mapping Ideologies

What biblical maps teach us about Israel, identity, and vision of the land

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Rachel Havrelock
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The Three Biblical Maps of Israel: Small, Medium, and Large

The Three Biblical Maps of Israel: Small, Medium, and Large

The land God promises to Abraham, the land Moses is commanded to conquer, and the land upon which the Israelites actually dwelt.

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Yigal Levin
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מסעי

Numbers 33:1-36:13

אֵלֶּה מַסְעֵי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם בְּיַד מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן׃

במדבר לג:א

These were the marches of the Israelites who started out from the land of Egypt, troop by troop, in the charge of Moses and Aaron.

Num 33:1

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