Contested Kingship
Joseph, Jehoiachin, and Judah in Genesis 49
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21408293 |
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| Authors | Coleen L Crouch (0000-0002-9569-5727, Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 137 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 185-211 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-2526 • E-ISSN: 1613-0103 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/zaw-2025-2001 |
| OpenAlex | W4410532632 |
| Language | EN |
The so-called blessings of Jacob in Gen 49 are full of textual and interpretive difficulties. The concentration of these difficulties in the verses concerning Judah (Gen 49:8–12) and Joseph (Gen 49:22–26) points to their origin in conflict over the locus of legitimate kingship. This article argues that a number of these problems are a result of disputes between the descendants of those deported to Babylon with Jehoiachin in 597 BCE and the descendants of those left behind with Zedekiah in the homeland. The high concentration of textual problems in Gen 49 is consistent with similar textual difficulties in other texts concerned with this conflict
Ancient history · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Development, Ethics, and Society · History · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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