Righteous Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible : Ancient Role Models for Sacred Relationships EPUB
by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
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Now more than ever, gentiles are an integral part of the Jewish community.
But they are not new to the Jewish story. In fact, righteous gentiles go back to Abraham. The story of the Jewish people can't be told without them. RIGHTEOUS GENTILES IN THE HEBREW BIBLE is an informative and inspiring look at the sympathetic non-Israelite characters of the Hebrew Bible and the redemptive relationships they had with the Jewish people.
Relying on biblical and extra-biblical sources, it introduces each character, drawing lessons from the life of each that will be relevant to the reader, whether Jewish or Christian.
They include:· Melchizedek, king and priest of Salem· Hagar and Ishmael, castaways of Abraham's family· Tamar, seducer and moral tutor of Judah· Asnat, wife of Joseph· Shifra and Puah, midwives of Egypt· Batya, daughter of Pharoah and foster mother of Moses· Jethro, father-in-law of Moses· Balaam, heathen prophet· Rahav, sympathetic prostitute· King Hyram of Tyre, who helped build the First Temple· The sailors and Ninevites in the book of Jonah· Ruth, "mother" of all Jews-by-Choice· King Cyrus of Persia, restorer of Jewish nationalism
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- Publisher:JEWISH LIGHTS PUBLISHING E-BOOK ACCOUNT
- Publication Date:01/10/2008
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:JEWISH LIGHTS PUBLISHING E-BOOK ACCOUNT
- Publication Date:01/10/2008
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- ISBN:9781580235785
