Motif
Grief-induced loss of sight followed by restoration through a token
grief_induced_loss_of_sight_followed_by_restoration_through_a_token
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Healing Objects and Restorative Tokens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 13568-13695 confidence: high
Jacob rejects the brothers' explanation, grieves for Joseph until his eyes become white, says he pleads his grief to God, and orders his sons to seek Joseph and his brother without despairing of God's mercy.
Jacob's eyes become white with grief; Joseph sends his shirt to be cast on Jacob's face, and Jacob's sight returns.
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