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of their father Joseph (chap. xlviii.). He deprives his first-
born son of his birthright and accords the blessing to Judah,
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his fourth son, because the former had lain with Bilha,
Jacobs's "concubine," who is the mother of his two sons Dan
and Nephthali; and deprives the latter because he was no
better than the other, inasmuch as he committed adultery
with his own daughter-in-law Thamar, who bore a son who
became an ancestor of David and of Jesus Christ (chap.
xxv. 22, chap. xxxviii.)!
It is indeed incredible that the author, or at least the
final editor, of this book was "inspired by the Holy Spirit,"
as the Jews and Christians allege. Jacob is reported to have
married two sisters simultaneously, an action condemned by
born son of his birthright and accords the blessing to Judah,
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his fourth son, because the former had lain with Bilha,
Jacobs's "concubine," who is the mother of his two sons Dan
and Nephthali; and deprives the latter because he was no
better than the other, inasmuch as he committed adultery
with his own daughter-in-law Thamar, who bore a son who
became an ancestor of David and of Jesus Christ (chap.
xxv. 22, chap. xxxviii.)!
It is indeed incredible that the author, or at least the
final editor, of this book was "inspired by the Holy Spirit,"
as the Jews and Christians allege. Jacob is reported to have
married two sisters simultaneously, an action condemned by