Odnos Barzilaja Gileađanina prema vlastitoj starosti

Abstract

The figure of Barzillai appears several times in the biblical texts and the two most important are 2 Sam 17:27-29, where Barzillai helps King David during the escape from his son Absalom who rebelled, and 2 Sam 19:32-40, where Barzillai meets King David again and speaks about his old age. This text is the focus of this paper where we observe Barzillai’s attitude towards his old age. There is also mention of several other texts from Jewish non-biblical tradition that help us better understand this biblical figure.

Keywords

• Barzillai
• King David
• old age
• Bible
• Talmud