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Lineage and law in pre-exilic Israel

Revue biblique (1946-)107 (2)Published In 2000 • Pages: 175-204

By: Tappy, Ron E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is description of the segmentary social organization of the Israelites, from the household and lineage up to the clan and tribe. The juridical rights of each are considered.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Settlement patterns
Basis of marriage
Regulation of marriage
Household
Nuclear family
Extended families
Lineages
Clans
Tribe and nation
Community structure
Informal in-group justice
Judicial authority
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Israelites
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Historian
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2020
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
2000–600 BC
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Israel; Palestinian territories
NotesAdditional notes
by Ron E. Tappy
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Jews--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.