Sarah the gevirah: A comparison of Sarah and the queen mothers, of matriarchs in the dynastic succession of sons and nations

Abraham's and Sarah's struggle to produce a child is the first of the ancient Israelites' struggles to claim the divine promise, individually and collectively. This struggle of the first patriarch and matriarch begins with Sarah's barrenness and her resolve to find other means to...

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Main Author: Brewer-Boydston, Ginny 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2018, Volume: 115, Issue: 4, Pages: 500-512
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
HB Old Testament
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Athaliah
B Hamutal
B gevirah
B Maacah
B Sarah
B Hagar
B Jezebel
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