The Bitter Effect of the Water in the Law of Jealousy (Num 5:11–31): Holiness and Impurity in Conflict
How do we understand the ingredients of water, dust, and a written curse used to make the "water of bitterness" in Num 5:11-31? Often the bitter potion is seen as part of a magic ordeal which causes a spontaneous abortion if a woman has been unfaithful. However, it has also been contended...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Journal of ancient Judaism
Year: 2025, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 301-323 |
| Further subjects: | B
Holiness
B Persian Period B Book of Numbers B Purity B Ritual B Sotah B Zoroastrianism |
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