Besnijdenis van jongens: Vruchtbaarheidsritueel of teken van het verbond?

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    Abstract

    The crux in Ex 4 seems to be the apotropaic function of blood of the circumcision to avert death. The most plausible interpretation is that Moses had not been circumcised and that Zippora circumcises her son to save Moses by it. A comparison with the Arabic proves that circumcision and marriage were closely connected (as it still is in Islam) which explains the 'bridegroom of blood'.
    Original languageDutch
    Title of host publicationHebreeuws in het midden
    EditorsArchibald van Wieringen, Bart Koet, Harm van Grol
    Place of PublicationHeeswijk
    PublisherBerne Media / Uitgeverij Abdij van Berne
    Pages119-126
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Print)9789089721044
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • Bible Hebrew

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