Samson’s conception story may be read subversively as the result of a union between a divine being and a mortal woman, making Samson a demi-god with superhuman characteristics. At the same time, the text keeps open the more mundane possibility that his father is Manoah and his powers are simply a gift from God.
Dr.
Naphtali Meshel
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How the conflation of Kiryat-arba and Hebron created a new mythic character, Arba, father of the giants.
Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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The conflation of two cities over time
Prof.
Jacob L. Wright
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Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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Inserting the Amorites into Transjordan to manage a Conflict between Cousins
Dr.
Rachel Havrelock
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