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THE INVOCATION OF DECEASED ANCESTORS IN PSALM 49:12c.

The article presents analysis of an alleged invocation of dead ancestors found in the Biblical passage of Psalm 49:12. Topics addressed include the Hebrew text of the psalm pertaining to an idiom for summoning deceased ancestors, a proposed translation of the passage, and comparative information on...

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Published in:Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 112; no. 1; pp. 105 - 108
Main Author: Smith, Mark S.
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Society of Biblical Literature Spring93
Subjects:
Invocation
Bible. Psalms
Assyro-Babylonian literature & the Old Testament
Assyro-Babylonian incantations
Dead > Religious aspects
Ancestors
Ancient (Literary period)
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Summary:The article presents analysis of an alleged invocation of dead ancestors found in the Biblical passage of Psalm 49:12. Topics addressed include the Hebrew text of the psalm pertaining to an idiom for summoning deceased ancestors, a proposed translation of the passage, and comparative information on an Akkadian phrase for the invocation of the dead.