A book review that analyses Genesis 26-36

Jacob's life journey is described in this book from both Genesis and the writer's reflective viewpoints. We all know that Jacob is one of those famous fathers and Israel was named after him. The theological perspective describes him as a believer in god's promises as well as in his mortal dilemmas. Koh's reflections explain the symbolic meanings of the verses with standard interpretations of those verses. However, those reflections would be more colorful if Koh could add some of his insights. For example, Issac dug three wells with the names Esek, Sitnah, and Rehoboth respectively. Those names have significance and Koh may describe the significance from his point of view. 

Contextually, Rehoboth means "wide streets" in Hebrew and the Philistines did not claim it. Was nonclaimant connected to the namely significance of the well? A discussion on the same with geographical significance could be exciting. Moreover, Galeed had the same meaning in Aramaic and Hebrew. So, that could be discussed from the periodic and linguistic perspectives. Koh's reflections seem flat interpretations of those verses.

If this was an analysis of Genesis (mentioned in the preface of the book) more dimensions were required. Overall, a smooth interpretation but an average reflection.

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