Hagar

This chapter focuses on Hagar and her mourning in the wilderness of Beersheba (Gen. 21). Although Gen. 21:14–21 does not contain a case of child death proper, a few lexemes utilize...

The chapter discusses representations of Hajar and Mariya, two prominent female figures from the early Islamic tradition, widely treated in Arabic-Islamic biographical dictionaries...

This chapter explores the relevance of semantics and the art of verbal and literary expression for interpreting Old Testament narratives. Texts from Genesis 16 and 38, and more ext...