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Chris Weimer · 05-21-2005, 11:09 PM

Here's a question for you all to chew on - Genesis 31. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops New American Bible has a footnote about verses 43-54

Quote:

In this account of the treaty between Laban and Jacob, the Yahwist and Elohist sources are closely interwoven. The mound or cairn of stones comes from the Yahwist source, the memorial stone or stele comes from the Elohist one.

But Friedman lists the whole thing as E only. Furthermore, what would be the significance of the Aramaic name found in verse 47?

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