"This provocative and wide-ranging study provides a long-overdue systematic treatment of the hitherto unexplained preference for younger siblings in biblical stories.This is a seminal work by an established biblical scholar and belongs in every library with an interest in biblical scholarship."--Choice".an important study of a major motif of Old Testament literature.Greenspahn makes some important discoveries and conclusions.Greenspahn has produced a fine study of an important motif, one that is rich in exegetical and theological insights. His arguments are rooted in concrete evidence and persuasive in their presentation."--The Princeton Seminary Bulletin"Excellent Monograph.

"--Theological Studies"The study is well researched and documented. his arguments deserve careful attention."--Journal of Biblical Literature"The book is lucidly written and provides a fresh and thought-provoking approach to an often neglected area of Old Testament research.the book contains many stimulating insights and interesting observations."--Journal of Theological Studies"This provocative and wide-ranging study provides a long-overdue systematic treatment of the hitherto unexplained preference for younger siblings in biblical stories.This is a seminal work by an established biblical scholar and belongs in every library with an interest in biblical scholarship."--Choice".an important study of a major motif of Old Testament literature.

Greenspahn makes some important discoveries and conclusions.Greenspahn has produced a fine study of an important motif, one that is rich in exegetical and theological insights. His arguments are rooted in concrete evidence and persuasive in their presentation."--The Princeton Seminary Bulletin"Excellent Monograph."--Theological Studies"The study is well researched and documented. his arguments deserve careful attention."--Journal of Biblical Literature"The book is lucidly written and provides a fresh and thought-provoking approach to an often neglected area of Old Testament research.the book contains many stimulating insights and interesting observations.

"--Journal of Theological Studies"This volume is exceedingly well-researched and impressively documented.This volume should become significant for consultation on this subject."--The Catholic Biblical Quarterly.