And one more: if you track uses of 40 and multiples vs. 7 and multiples, you'll find that in general the former is used negatively (for example, Noach's flood) and the latter positively (Shabbat, Shavu`ot, Yoveil (+1), 70 elders) — so the author/redactor (depending on approach) of Shof'tim was arguably encoding condemnation of the Jews' behavior into even the peaceful parts.
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Date: 2008-10-11 03:58 pm (UTC)