David's 'Hatred' for the Lame and the Blind (2 Sam. 5.8A)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10326970 |
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| Authors | John C Poirier (0000-0001-9228-225X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 138 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-33 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Palestine Exploration Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-0328 • E-ISSN: 1743-1301 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/003103206x92103 |
| OpenAlex | W1976157767 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Scholars have often dismissed the rendering of veyigga' batsinnor (2 Sam. 5.8) as 'get up the water shaft' or 'get up the water canal' on the grounds that it has no natural connection with David's expressed 'hatred' for 'the lame and the blind'. This article argues that such a dismissal is perhaps hasty, and that David's reference to the physically afflicted alludes to the custom of their gathering at pools and springs (which were widely held to possess healing powers)
Dismissal · Hatred · Political science · Rendering (computer graphics · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Artificial Intelligence · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · Development, Ethics, and Society · History · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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