The Daughters Victorious

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Gefen Publishing House Ltd, 2001 - Religion - 456 pages
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Based on the biblical story, Rabbi Wexler takes us on a fictional journey into the lives of five brave and determined sisters who transformed Judaism and women's rights when they fought for their property and educational rights, the results of which can be seen in Judaism's laws of inheritance. All of this happening 3,000 years before the most advanced Western civilizations acted in a similar manner.

 

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I'm generally not such a fan of bible-based literature. However, this book surprised me. Based on talmudic sources, the bible and the writer's imagination, this book stays pretty true to the original ... Read full review

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Contents

CHAPTER ONE
23
CHAPTER TWO
46
CHAPTER THREE
69
CHAPTER FOUR
91
CHAPTER FIVE
115
CHAPTER SIX
138
THE DESERT
167
CHAPTER SEVEN
169
THC SECOND TRIAL
309
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
311
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
335
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
359
IN CANAAN
379
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
381
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
401
GENERAL NOTES
421

CHAPTER EIGHT
193
CHAPTER NINE
214
CHAPTER TEN
239
CHAPTER ELEVEN
263
CHAPTER TWELVE
286
DETAILED NOTES
426
BIBLIOGRAPHY
445
GLOSSARY
449
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TitleThe Daughters Victorious
AuthorShlomo Wexler
PublisherGefen Publishing House Ltd, 2001
ISBN9652292559, 9789652292551
Length456 pages
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