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GENESIS through the lens of Anthropology (Founded 21 March 2007)

Showing posts with label Leah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leah. Show all posts
Saturday, June 6, 2026

The Hebrew Selection of Marriage Partners

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Newlywed Christian Bedouins Beirut, 1923 Dr. Alice C. Linsley The Hebrew ruler-priests selected marriage partners only from their widely dis...
Friday, August 1, 2014

Were Rachel and Leah half-sisters?

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Diagram of Genesis 11:16-27 Alice C. Linsley Analysis of the Genesis king lists reveals that the Horite ruler-priest lines interma...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Jacob's Ninth Son

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With the name Issachar we find layers of meaning. Alice C. Linsley God listened to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a f...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Jacob Leaves Beersheba

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Genesis 28:10-17 Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. He came to a certain place and stayed there for the night, because the su...
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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Grasping at Mandrakes

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Alice C. Linsley The idea that the physical properties of a plant indicate its uses is very ancient. In the Middle Ages this was calle...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Why Rachel Didn't Trust Laban

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Alice C. Linsley Rachel had the misfortune of having a father who few people trusted. Even Leah, Laban's other daughter, didn't tr...
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Alice C. Linsley
My book "The First Lords of the Earth: An Anthropological Study" is available on Amazon. The book identifies the social structure and religious beliefs of the early Hebrew ruler-priest caste (6000-4000 years ago), their dispersion out of Africa, their territorial expansion, trade routes, and influence on the populations of the Fertile Crescent and Ancient Near East.
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