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The Lost Matriarch

Finding Leah in the Bible and Midrash

  • Paperback
  • 264 pages
  • Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
  • 14.1 x 22.3 x 1.7 cm

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"The Lost Matriarch" offers a unique response to the sparse and puzzling biblical treatment of the matriarch Leah. Although Leah is a major figure in the book of Genesis, the biblical text allows her only a single word of physical description and two lines of direct dialogue. The Bible tells us little about the effects of her lifelong struggles in an apparently loveless marriage to Jacob, the husband she shares with three other wives, including her beautiful younger sister, Rachel. Fortunately, two thousand years of traditional and modern commentators have produced many fascinating interpretations (midrash) that reveal the far richer story of Leah hidden within the text.Through Jerry Rabow's weaving of biblical text and midrash, readers learn the lessons of the remarkable Leah, who triumphed over adversity and hardship by living a life of moral heroism. "The Lost Matriarch" reveals Leah's full story and invites readers into the delightful, provocative world of creative rabbinic and literary commentary. By experiencing these midrashic insights and techniques for reading "between the lines," readers are introduced to what for many will be an exciting new method of personal Bible interpretation.
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  • Author

    Jerry Rabow

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Jewish Publication Society

  • Published

    September 2014

  • Weight

    318g

  • Page Count

    264

  • Dimensions

    14.1 x 22.3 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780827612075

  • ISBN-10

    0827612079

  • Eden Code

    4294847

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