Genesis 25

Genesis 25:20

"Abraam begot Isaac. And Isaac was forty years old when he took as wife Rebecca, daughter of Bathuel the Syrian, out of Syrian Mesopotamia, sister of Laban the Syrian."
Manuscripts (4)
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4Q Reworked Pentateuch b (Scan 1) showing Genesis 25:20 from c. 75–50 BC found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
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4Q Reworked Pentateuch b (Scan 1)

1 of 44Q364
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~75 BC (c. 75–50 BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

This ancient Hebrew parchment scroll contains portions of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Housed at the Rockefeller Museum, it represents an important early witness to the Torah and reflects the vibrant scribal techniques used during the late Hasmonean period.

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4Q Reworked Pentateuch b (Scan 2) showing Genesis 25:20 from c. 75–50 BC found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
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4Q Reworked Pentateuch b (Scan 2)

2 of 44Q364
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~75 BC (c. 75–50 BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

This ancient Hebrew parchment scroll contains portions of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Housed at the Rockefeller Museum, it represents an important early witness to the Torah and reflects the vibrant scribal techniques used during the late Hasmonean period.

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Papyrus Chester Beatty V showing Genesis 25:20 from 3rd Century AD found in Egypt, currently housed at Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Papyrus

Papyrus Chester Beatty V

3 of 4962
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 200 (3rd Century AD)
Current LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Found LocationEgypt
Scribal Context & Details

Dating to the 3rd century AD, this manuscript is one of the oldest surviving substantial copies of the Book of Genesis in Greek. It contains portions of sixteen chapters, providing an important early look at how the Scriptures were read and copied by early Christian communities.

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Codex Alexandrinus showing Genesis 25:20 from 5th Century (c. 400-440 CE) found in Alexandria, Egypt, currently housed at British Library, London
Codex

Codex Alexandrinus

4 of 4A
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 400 (5th Century (c. 400-440 CE))
Current LocationBritish Library, London
Found LocationAlexandria, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Alexandrinus is one of the four great uncial codices of the Greek Bible. It contains the vast majority of the Septuagint and New Testament, and was the first of the great uncials to become accessible to modern scholars.

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