Did Elijah Show Respect to Royalty?
At the end of the description of the dramatic event at Mount Carmel, Kings relates that after the heavy downpour began Elijah ran before the king to Jezreel. Elijah’s running was already understood in the Tannaitic sources as a gesture meant to show respect to royalty. This interpretation, which is...
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Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2015, Volume: 46, Issue: 3, Pages: 403-429 |
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Elijah
biblical figures
Mekilta
Rabbis
Roman Empire
royalty
political thought
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