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Article: Themes of betrayal and deception in Genesis.(Old Testament)
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- September 1, 2001
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There is nothing more devastating than being betrayed by one's family and friends. Even love, though it can help to forgive, cannot erase the memory of such cruelty. Betrayal lingers like a curse, haunting its way into consciousness, injecting its poison of despair and loneliness. Betrayal undermines a fundamental trust in others and in self because it raises doubts: How could I have made such a mistake to trust this person? What's wrong with my own ability to evaluate the trustworthiness of another? It strangles one's essential self-confidence.
It is curious that the Bible highlights what seem to be (at least superficially) themes of betrayal and deception, ...
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