Eve’s Voice Is the Inclusio to the Cain and Abel Story – Maybe It’s Her Story Too
A mother’s joy, loss, and recovery serves as an etiology of human grief.
Did Pharaoh’s Daughter Name Moses? In Hebrew?
She named him Moses (מֹשֶׁה) explaining, “I drew him (מְשִׁיתִהוּ) out of the water” (Exod 2:10).
Jacob Is Renamed Israel (Twice): Why Does the Name Jacob Remain?
The different usages of the names Jacob and Israel reflect a geographic divide between the northern and southern kingdoms’ stance toward this patriarch.
What’s in a Name? The Bible vs. the Middle Ages
Naming practices in the biblical and ancient Near Eastern cultures differed significantly from those of medieval Jews in Fatimid Egypt (7th-12th cent. CE) as evidenced by the genizah findings. Examining these names presents us with important historical and anthropological data.
Baby Naming: Biblical Rites and Mother’s Rights
Who gets to name the child? Priestly and non-Priestly texts give two different answers.