Life of an Unborn in Old Testament
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https://doi.org/10.15633/ps.349Keywords:
Old Testament, conception, unborn, foetusAbstract
The article aims to analyze the Old Testament’s idea of life before birth. Firstly, I examine some expressions describing sexual intercourse. Secondly, I study the meaning of the word הרה hārāh “to conceive”. Thirdly, I analyze some crucial texts (ad es. Rdz 25, 21– 24; Wj 21, 22–25; Hi 10; Ps 139). At the end, I offer a brief synthesis of the Old Testament’s idea about life between conception and birth.
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2013-07-12
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Węgrzyniak, W. (2013). Life of an Unborn in Old Testament. Polonia Sacra, 17(1), 17–34. https://doi.org/10.15633/ps.349
