Yahweh's blessing at Ketef Hinnom -- Blessing and guarding in West Semitic inscribed amulets -- The priestly blessing in Numbers 6:22-27 -- The face of Yahweh and the temple -- Writing the priestly blessing in the Book of Numbers -- The priestly blessing in inscription and scripture
Summary
Jeremy Smoak presents a synthesis of recent discoveries bearing upon the early history and function of the biblical priestly blessing of Numbers 6:24-26. The book gives special focus to the importance of the discovery of the blessing on two silver amulets from Jerusalem dating to the late Iron Age and several other Iron Age inscriptions containing parallels to the blessing. The analysis of the inscriptions provides a new way to approach the meaning and significance of the instructions for the blessing in the biblical book of Numbers
