כמה שנים ישב אברהם בחרן? מסורות על אבי האומה בחיבורים מקומראן

Updated by: 
Atar Livneh
Research notes: 
reader checked 12/01/2012 AL
Reference type: 
Hebrew Book Section;
Author(s): 
Livneh, Atar
year: 
2010
Full title: 

כמה שנים ישב אברהם בחרן? מסורות על אבי האומה בחיבורים מקומראן

Translated title: 
How Long Did Abraham Sojourn in Haran? Traditions on the Patriarch in Compositions from Qumran
Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
מגילות: מחקרים במגילות מדבר יהודה ח־ט [ Meghillot: Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls VIII-IX ]
Volume: 
8-9
Editor(s): 
Bar-Asher, Moshe
Dimant, Devorah
Place of Publication: 
Jerusalem
Publisher: 
Haifa University Press and Bialik Institute
Pages: 
193-209
Work type: 
Essay/Monograph
Abstract: 

Although the Bible is silent regarding the length of Abraham's sojourn in Haran (Gen. 11:31), three exegetical compositions found at Qumran - Jubilees, a copy of the composition known as Pseudo-Jubilees (4Q225), and the Commentary on Genesis A (4Q252) - specify the length of time the patriarch dwelt in the city. Analysis of the chronological data reveals that the disparate number given in each of these texts embodies each composition's specific purposes. This reflects the plurality of attitudes and exegeses exhibited by works belonging to the Qumran library. Comparison of the chronological data in Jubilees and Pseudo-Jubilees is of special interest. Although Milik assigned the latter its title on the grounds that it contains terms and/or motifs familiar from Jubilees, examination of the material relating to Abraham's sojourn in Haran indicates that Pseudo-Jubilees represents a divergent tradition. Given that the two compositions exhibit additional dissimilarities, such as a different selection of reworked biblical passages and significant disparities in their version of Isaac's sacrifice, I suggest that the name “Pseudo-Jubilees” is an inappropriate title for 4Q225.

Language: 
Hebrew
Hebrew bible: 
Book: 
Genesis
Chapter(s): 
11^12
Primary Texts: Judean Desert Documents: 
Scroll / Document: 
4Q225
Section type: 
Fragment
Passage: 
2 i
Scroll / Document: 
4Q252
Section type: 
Column
Passage: 
2
Primary Texts: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: 
Composition / Author: 
Jubilees
Passage: 
12
URL: 
http://www.jstor.org/stable/info/23438300?seq=1
Label: 
07/02/2011
Record number: 
6 779