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OBJECTS NAMED FOR FUTURE |
RASHIS COVERED: Gn01-14e Gn02-14c Items named because of future
Gn10-25a Gn14-07a Dt01-24a
COMMENT:
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This posting is repeated verbatim from Volume 12 Number 17
with the additional Rashi on Dt01-24a. You can see the original
at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/Ex03-01b.htm and
http://www.RashiYomi.com/h12n17.htm
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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When God created the Garden of Eden He created 4 rivers. The
Bible explains that these rivers surrounded the countries of
CUSH and ASSYRIA. But CUSH and ASSYRIA werent even born for
over a 1000 years (See Gn10-07:11)
Rashi is Simple: The OBJECTS were named by what they would BE
RADACK gives an example of this: You name cookie dough based
on what WILL happen to it--it will be COOKED. So this is a
Rashi rule that words can be named on what they will become
(In some cases the items were named by prophets)
THE LIST
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The list below gives examples of Rashis where things are
named because of future events. The last item in the list
is new.
REFERENCE
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See http://www.RashiYomi.Com/gn10-25a.htm in this issue
for a more thorough explanation.
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| VERSE |
NAMED/DESIGNATED FOR FUTURE EVENT |
FUTURE EVENT |
| Gn01-14e |
Moon designated for holidays |
Ex12-02*1 |
| Gn02-03a |
Sabbath |
Ex16-23*2 |
| Gn02-14c |
Rivers surrounded KUSH & ASSHUR |
Gn10-07:11*3 |
| Gn10-25a |
His name was SPLIT because world SPLIT UP |
Gn11-01:09*4 |
| Gn14-07a |
Place where people are judged |
Nu20-12*5 |
| Ex03-01b |
Mountain of God |
Ex19-18*6 |
| Dt01-24a |
The GRAPE CLUSTER RIVER |
Nu13-23 |
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COMMENTS |
*1 God designated the Moon for holidays even though holidays were
not proclaimed till Ex12
*2 God blesses the Sabbath at creation even though the double
manna blessing doesnt happen till Ex16
*3 The rivers surrounded the countries of KUSH and ASSHUR.
But these countries werent so named for another 1000 years
(See Gn10-07:11 where the people founding these countries were
born)
*4 See http://www.RashiYomi.Com/gn10-25a.htm which
discusses how the grammar of the verses indicates that
SPLIT was named by what happened at the end of his life*10
*5 Moses and Aaron were judged at this place several 100
years later. (Rashi cites Oonkelos who suggests that
it was not necessary to cite the prophecy of future
judgement since it is reasonable that this was a place
of courts where people came for judgement cases)
*6 It says that Moses came to the mountain of God even though
the 10 commandments and the revelation of God on this
mountain did not happen for several years.
*7 The spies cut a cluster of grapes to bring back to the
Jews as an example of Israeli fruit. Hence the river is
named by what the spies WOULD DO--they would cut a CLUSTER
OF GRAPES
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*10 Roughly speaking the text says as follows
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His name was SPLIT because the world was split up(eg Gn11-09)
But his brother had ALREADY HAD children who lived in the
EAST (home of the tower of Babel which caused the split up)
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The past perfect(HAD ALREADY HAD) suggests that the
SPLITTING up happened after the tower of Babel (In other
words SPLIT was named by what happened at the end of his
life) See the url cited above for more details.
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