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REVELATION
ABRAHAM'S CURSE Child Sacrifice in the Legacies ofthe West
BRUCE CHILTON
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PUBLISHED BY DOUBLEDAY Copyright © 2008 by Bruce Chilton All Rights Reserved Published in the United States by Doubleday, an imprint of The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.doubleday.oom
DOUBLEDAY and the portrayal of an anchor with a dolphin are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Book design by Michael Collica Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chilton, Bruce. Abraham's curse: child sacrifice in the legacies of the West I Bruce Chilton. - 1st ed. p.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Isaac (Biblical patriarch)-Sacrifice. 2. Abraham (Biblical patriarch) 3. Child sacrifice. I. Title. BS1238.524C452008 222'.11064-