‘Wealthy women’ in Antiquity: The ‘capable woman’ of Proverbs 31:10–31 and Mibtahiah from Elephantine

This article compares the anonymous ‘capable woman’ of Proverbs 31 with Mibtahiah of Elephantine. Both women are presented as wealthy occupiers of estates with economic success and influence in society. Both literary portraits unfold positive attitudes towards female characters, but present two dive...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Antje Labahn
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2014-12-01
Series:In die Skriflig
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Online Access:https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/1832