JÁKÓB, LÁBÁN ÉS AZ ELŐ-ÁZSIAI NOMÁDOK VILÁGA
JACOB, LABAN, AND THE WORLD OF THE NEAR EASTERN NOMADS

Summary/Abstract: Jacob, Laban, and the World of the Near Eastern Nomads. The following study looks at a well-known story from the Book of Genesis. Jacob is a central figure in the narratives describing the traditions of early Israel. The relevant text (Gen 29–31) tells the progenitor’s enrichment and growth from a solitary figure into an extensive clan. Our paper draws on the conceptual framework of the social dynamics of ancient Near Eastern nomadism to analyse some of the narrative’s features.

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