Bible Review

Joshua 15:20–63; see especially verse 49.

Joshua 15:13–19=Judges 1:11–15.

The New Jewish Publication Society translation contains a footnote that indicates “rested” is only an alternative translation of sûaµbat, the primary meaning being “to cease.”

The verbs describing what God did on the seventh day vary somewhat. In the Fourth Commandment, we are told that on the seventh day God “rested” (wayyaµnah); in Genesis 2:2 it literally says he “ceased” (wayyishbot) on the seventh day, although many English translations translate the word as “rested.” In Exodus 31:17, we are told God “ceased and was refreshed” (shabat wayyinnafash).

See “Have Sodom and Gomorrah Been Found?” BAR 06:05.

See “BAR’s Bicentennial Salute—The United States Navy Explores the Holy Land” by Emanuel Levine, BAR 02:04.

More precisely, astronomers estimate that there are 40 billion trillion stars in the universe.

On this passage, see Ronald Hendel, “When the Sons of God Cavorted with the Daughters of Men,” BR 03:02.

According to source criticism, the Pentateuch or Five Books of Moses comprises four sources that have been combined, or redacted. These sources have been designated J (the Yahwist), E (the Elohist), P (the Priestly code) and D (the Deuteronomist).