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Prof. Rabbi
David Frankel
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Dr. Rabbi
Tzemah Yoreh
The names and numbers of Jacob’s descendants differ between the Masoretic Text (MT) and the Septuagint (LXX). Which tradition is more original, and what prompted the change?
Prof.
Itamar Kislev
