Goren-haʿatad, at the southwestern border of Canaan, is situated near a crossing point of Abel-Mitzrayim, the Brook of Egypt. It is named Yardan/Jordan Pass, after an obscure village in this region mentioned by Pharaoh Shishak, Josephus, and the Madaba map. A Syriac text describes a battle of Arab armies against Christians, Jews, and Samaritans that took place there in 634 C.E., and which likely ended in the village’s destruction.
Prof.
Aaron Demsky
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Was Jacob buried in the Cave of Machpelah, where Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, as well as his wife Leah, were buried, or at Goren-ha-atad, in a grave Jacob dug for himself?
Dr.
David Ben-Gad HaCohen
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Esau’s attempt to block Jacob’s burial at the Cave of Machpelah ends in his gruesome death.
Dr.
Malka Z. Simkovich
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Does the Torah end with Deuteronomy or Joshua? The answer depends on whether we view the Torah as a law collection or as a narrative about a promise fulfilled.
Prof.
Marc Zvi Brettler
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How was ancient mummification carried out? What does it say about Jacob and Joseph that their remains were handled in accordance with Egyptian burial practices?
Dr.
Rachel P. Kreiter
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Why was Jacob’s funeral procession across the Jordan?
Dr.
David Ben-Gad HaCohen
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