A Commentary on the Book of Genesis · From Noah to Abraham (Umberto Cassuto Biblical Commentaries) by Cassuto, Umberto -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title page___III COPYRIGHT___IV TRANSLATOR’S FOREWORD___VII KEY TO THE TRANSLITERATION___IX CONTENTS___XI PREFACE___1 THE FLOOD___3

INTRODUCTION___3 RUBRIC OF SECTION___47 ACT ONE___48 THE PUNISHMENT___48

FIRST PARAGRAPH___48 THE CORRUPTION OF ALL FLESH AND THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE GOOD MAN___48 SECOND PARAGRAPH___55 NOAH IS TOLD OF THE COMING DOOM AND IS ENJOINED TO MAKE THE ARK___55 THIRD PARAGRAPH___71 THE COMMAND TO ENTER THE ARK___71 FOURTH PARAGRAPH___77 THE FULFILMENT OF THE INJUNCTION TO ENTER THE ARK___77 FIFTH PARAGRAPH___82 THE BEGINNING OF THE FLOOD___82 SIXTH PARAGRAPH___92 WATER UPON THE EARTH___92

ACT TWO___98 THE DELIVERANCE___98

SEVENTH PARAGRAPH___98 THE FIRST RAYS OF LIGHT___98 EIGHTH PARAGRAPH___114 THE COMMAND TO LEAVE THE ARK___114 NINTH PARAGRAPH___116 THE EXIT FROM THE ARK___116 TENTH PARAGRAPH___124 GOD’S BLESSING TO NOAH AND HIS SONS___124 ELEVENTH PARAGRAPH___129 THE DIVINE PROMISE TO FULFIL AND EXTEND THE COVENANT___129 TWELFTH PARAGRAPH___133 THE SIGN OF THE COVENANT___133

THE SONS OF NOAH___141

GENERAL INTRODUCTION___141 OPENING VERSES OF SECTION___148 A. THE STORY OF NOAH’S INTOXICATION (IX 20-29)___149

INTRODUCTION___149 FIRST PARAGRAPH___158 THE INCIDENT___158 SECOND PARAGRAPH___163 BLESSING AND CURSE___163 CONCLUDING VERSES___170 DEATH OF NOAH___170

B. THE HISTORY OF THE SONS OF NOAH (x 1-32)___172

INTRODUCTION___172 THE RUBRIC___188 INTRODUCTORY WORDS___189 FIRST PARAGRAPH___190 DESCENDANTS OF JAPHETH___190 SECOND PARAGRAPH___197 DESCENDANTS OF HAM___197 THIRD PARAGRAPH___216 THE DESCENDANTS OF SHEM___216 CONCLUSION OF CHAPTER___224

C. THE STORY OF THE GENERATION OF DIVISION (XI 1-9)___225

INTRODUCTION___225 FIRST PARAGRAPH___238 MANY ARE THE PLANS IN THE MIND OF A MAN___238 SECOND PARAGRAPH___244 IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE LORD THAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED___244

THE HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF SHEM___250

INTRODUCTION___250 RUBRIC OF SECTION___260 FIRST PARAGRAPH___260 SHEM___260 SECOND PARAGRAPH___261 ARPACHSHAD___261 THIRD PARAGRAPH___262 SHELAH___262 FOURTH PARAGRAPH___263 EBER___263 FIFTH PARAGRAPH___264 PELEG___264 SIXTH PARAGRAPH___264 REU___264 SEVENTH PARAGRAPH___265 SERUG___265 EIGHTH PARAGRAPH___265 NAHOR___265 NINTH PARAGRAPH___266 TERAH___266 TENTH PARAGRAPH___268 THE HISTORY OF TERAH___268

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES___284 ABRAHAM AND THE PROMISED LAND___289

GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE PENTATEUCHAL STORIES ABOUT ABRAHAM___291 ABRAM COMES TO THE LAND OF CANAAN___301

INTRODUCTION___301 FIRST PARAGRAPH___309 THE LORD’S COMMAND AND PROMISES___309 SECOND PARAGRAPH___318 ABRAM’S JOURNEYS IN THE LAND OF CANAAN___318

ABRAM GOES DOWN TO EGYPT___334

INTRODUCTION___334 FIRST PARAGRAPH___345 THE JOURNEY DOWN TO EGYPT___345 SECOND PARAGRAPH___352 DANGER___352 THIRD PARAGRAPH___356 SALVATION___356 FOURTH PARAGRAPH___362 THE RETURN TO THE LAND OF CANAAN___362

LOT PARTS FROM ABRAM___366

INTRODUCTION___366 FIRST PARAGRAPH___369 THE DISPUTES___369

INDEXES*___371

I. BIBLICAL REFERENCES**___371 II. OTHER LITERARY REFERENCES (Ancient and Modern)___379 III. NOTABILIA___382