She named him Moses (מֹשֶׁה) explaining, “I drew him (מְשִׁיתִהוּ) out of the water” (Exod 2:10).
Dr. Rabbi
David J. Zucker
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The character of Tamar draws on a botanical motif—the tamar, the date palm—to evoke a recurring trope of female family members whose beauty and presence have the power to destroy or save the family.
Dr.
Jacqueline Vayntrub
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A biblical metaphor for God’s relationship with Israel first found in the prophet Hosea
Prof.
Carl S. Ehrlich
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Genesis Rabbah surprisingly portrays Lot’s daughters and their choices in a decidedly positive light, while exacerbating Lot’s culpability.
Dr.
Shayna Sheinfeld
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Betuel, Rebekah’s father, mysteriously appears and disappears in the negotiations over Rebekah’s marriage.
Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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Rabbi
Daniel M. Zucker
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Who gets to name the child? Priestly and non-Priestly texts give two different answers.
Dr. Hacham
Isaac S. D. Sassoon
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