I based my Masters Thesis in 1997 on that very idea, that she was portrayed in such a negative light because "barak" has always been translated as "curse" rather than "bless". It was titled "Bless God and Die..." and focused on her telling her husband to be thankful and bless God, not hateful and curse him. I enjoyed researching and writing it very much.
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I based my Masters Thesis in 1997 on that very idea, that she was portrayed in such a negative light because "barak" has always been translated as "curse" rather than "bless". It was titled "Bless God and Die..." and focused on her telling her husband to be thankful and bless God, not hateful and curse him. I enjoyed researching and writing it very much.