essay

The family in First Temple Israel

Families in ancient Israel, Leo G. Perdue ... [et alLouisville, Ky.Published In 1997 • Pages: 48-103

By: Blenkinsopp, Joseph.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This account of the Israelite family—based primarily on biblical texts with some consideration of the archaeological record—covers the family and household organization, marriage, gender relations, family religion, and the ancestral cult. The author addresses the effect of state centralization on the family, highlighting the realignment of allegiance from the lineage to the state with its imposed burden of military service, forced labor, taxes, appropriation of land to reward state retainers, and division of territory into administrative districts.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Real property
Gender status
Marriage
Family
Clans
Districts
Form and rules of government
Offenses against life
Sex and marital offenses
Cult of the dead
Status of children
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
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
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
5: Excellent Primary 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 specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1000–586 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
Joseph Blenkinsopp
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
96041778
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Families--Palestine--History