The lost matriarch : finding Leah in the Bible and Midrash /

The lost matriarch : finding Leah in the Bible and Midrash /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rabow, Jerry, 1937- author.
Imprint:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press ; Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society, [2014] ©2014
Description:	xvi, 242 pages ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Leah -- (Biblical matriarch) Leah -- (Biblical matriarch) -- In rabbinical literature. Jacob -- (Biblical patriarch) Jacob -- (Biblical patriarch) Leah -- (Biblical matriarch) Leah (Biblical matriarch) in rabbinical literature.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10111428

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ISBN:	9780827612075 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0827612079 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780827611801 (epub) 0827611803 (epub) 9780827611818 (mobi) 0827611811 (mobi) 9780827611795 (pdf) 082761179X (pdf)
Notes:	"Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Note on the Sources
The Family of Jacob and Leah (chart)
Introduction: We Meet Leah
1. Waiting for Leah
2. What Really Happened on Leah's Wedding
3. Leah Begins Married Life in Conflict
4. Leah Continues the Conflict
5. Leah and the Family Leave Haran
6. Leah Comes to the Promised Land
7. The Deaths of Rachel, Leah, and Jacob
Conclusion: Learning from Leah's Story
Acknowledgments
Glossary of Names and Definitions
Notes
Bibliography
Index