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Home THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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The Bible tells us that Isaac was a shepherd living in the semi-arid south of Canaan.
Martin Noth then turned to the 3rd Patriarch, Jacob.
The Biblical text tells us that he had to go to the North, to the site of his original family,
in order to choose a wife.
On his return journey, he entered into battle with an angel, near a river that runs in the northeast of the country. According to the Bible, it was during the combat with God's angel that he received a new name: Israel, he who battles with God.
Other texts relating to him are situated in the mountainous regions of the North of Canaan.
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