Israel in Egypt : : the land of Egypt as concept and reality for Jews in antiquity and the early medieval period / / edited by Alison Salvesen, Sarah Pearce, Miriam Frenkel ; with the assistance of Daniel J. Crowther.

• Superior document: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; Volume 110
• TeilnehmendeR: Salvesen, Alison,; Pearce, Sarah,; Frenkel, Miriam,; Crowther, Danny,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2020]; 2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; Volume 110.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Includes index.

In Israel in Egypt scholars in different fields explore what can be known of the experiences of the many and varied Jewish communities in Egypt, from biblical sources to the medieval world. For generations of Jews from antiquity to the medieval period, the land of Egypt represented both a place of d...