JACOB GOES TO BETHEL, WHERE ELOHIM APPEARS TO HIM AS EL SHADDAI AND
GIVES HIM THE NAME ISRAEL. This section is mainly from E and P. To P
belong Genesis 35:6_ a_, Genesis 35:9; Genesis 35:15, the rest to E,
though some assign Genesis 35:14 to J. Genesis 35:5 is the close of
the Dinah story; the neigh... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS 35:16 A. RACHEL DIES AT THE BIRTH OF BENJAMIN.
Genesis 35:16 is assigned by some to J and by some to E. There is no
decisive reason for either. Genesis 35:21_ a_ is from J. The use of
Israel as Jacob's name is characteristic of J. The pathetic story of
Rachel's death is often explained to me... [ Continue Reading ]