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VERSE: Gn23-02a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn23-02a Gn23-02b Gn23-09a Gn23-15a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- Many Rashis provide explanations and further details by citing material from OTHER VERSES. EXAMPLE 1 --------- Gn23-02 states that ABRAHAM CAME TO MOURN FOR SARAH This COMING is illuminated by the previous chapters Gn21, Gn22, where we are told that Abraham was in Beer Sheva, stayed there (left briefly for the Akaydah and came back). Cf. Gn21-33:34, Gn22-19) EXAMPLE 2 --------- The Bible calls CHEVRON by several other names such as THE CITY OF 4(Gn23-02) or the DOUBLE CAVE (Gn23-09). The meaning of the CITY of 4 can be illuminated either by Ju01-10, Nu13-22 which refers to the 3 GIANTS (and their father making 4 GIANTS). Or, the meaning of the CITY OF 4 can be illuminated by Gn49-29:31 which refers to the 4 couples buried there (Abraham and Sarah, Isaac & Rivkah, Jacob and Leah (and possibly a 4th--probably Adam and Chava). EXAMPLE 3 --------- In Gn23-09 Eprohn says to Abraham, WHAT IS $400 BETWEEN PEOPLE LIKE US. Rashi illuminates the meaning of PEOPLE LIKE US by citing Gn23-06 and Gn23-10 which shows that both Abraham and Eprohn were distinguished people | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | OTHER VERSES | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | FURTHER DETAILS | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #1 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST210a | |
List of verse pairs with | one verse sheding light on others |
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We present a list of verses where further details of the verse are presented from other verses. The classical example is the Passover Hagaddah example: The verse Dt26-05d, ONLY A FEW JEWS WENT DOWN TO EGYPT, is illumined by Gn46-27 which states that 70 PEOPLE WENT DOWN TO EGYPT. Thus the technique of OTHER VERSES teaches us that A FEW JEWS(Dt26-05d) means 70(Gn46-27) | ||||
VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE | OTHER VRSE | DETAILS | |
Gn23-02a | Abraham CAME | Gn21-33:34 | CAME from BeerShva | |
Gn23-02b | Chevron=CITY OF 4 | Ju01-10*12 | City of 4 Giants | |
Gn23-09a | Chevron=Cave of Doubles | Gn49-29:31 | Doubles=Couples*12 | |
Gn23-15a | $400 between US?So what? | Gn23-06 | Abe distinguishd*6 | |
Gn18-04c | Guests rest under TREE | Gn21-33 | Shady fruit tree*5 | |
Dt32-12a | Gd by himself gave peace | Ju11-23*4 | Conquest=gODS act | |
Dt32-12b | No other gods with Him | 2K18-33*4 | Conquest=gODS act | |
Dt29-09b | All Jews here, TRIBES,*3 | Nu02-02 | Each Jew has tribe | |
Lv01-12a | the THANK YOU OFFERING | Ps127-01 | 4 Thank Yous | |
Lv01-05a | Slaughter Sacrifice | 2Chr30-17 | A Levite Can | |
Dt26-05d | A FEW Jews came to Egypt | Gn46-27 | 70 people came | |
Gn21-23b | I treated you NICELY | Gn20-15 | I gave you LAND | |
Dt25-13b | Dont have big STONES | Lv19-36 | Big STONE WEIGHTS | |
Gn26-05e | because ABRAHAM OBEYED | Gn22-18 | He offered Isaac | |
Nu24-07c | Jews greater than AGAG | 1S15-33*2 | AGAG,King Amalayk | |
Lv21-18a | Blemish priests no-serve | Mal01-08 | It is disgusting*1 | |
Ex13-17c | Jews afraid of war | Nu14-42 | Defeat of Jews | |
Ex17-10b | Chur | 1Ch2-18:19 | Kalevs son | |
Ex35-30a | Chur | 1Ch2-18:19 | Kalevs son | |
Ex24-14c | Chur | 1Ch2-18:19 | Kalevs son | |
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*1 Lv21-18 says - Blemished priests dont serve BECAUSE blemished - priests dont serve Mal01-08 amplifies this - Would you give a blemished animal to your governor? - Would he like it? Would he grant your favor? *2 Rashis approach to the verse is literal--Bilam was a prophet and he foresaw the defeat of Amalayk by the Jews. Therefore the next phrase in the verse-- --------------------------------------- His(Jewish) Kingdom will be higher than AGAG and his (Jewish) reign will go higher --------------------------------------- This next phrase (GO HIGHER) would refer to the Kings after Shaul--to David and Solomon who had greater Kingdoms and greater victories than Shaul*10 *3 So the point of the verse is that not only were the nation of individual Jews there but that each Jew had his/her very own tribe. Already the Patriarch Jacob laid down the modern idea that Jews must be able to live with people they are compatable with. In fact the layout of tribes given by Jacob (Gn49) and Moses (Nu02) are basically the same (See http://www.rashiyomi.com/gn50-13a.htm) Thus Rashi borrowed the idea of JEWS BY TRIBE and applied it to Dt29-09 *4 Thus we see these other verses as indicating that reference to gOD should be interpreted as CONQUEST BY gOD. Hence the verse reads --------------------------------- God by Himself gave the Jews rest There were no other gods --------------------------------- In other words the Jews did not lose battles and achieved prosperity without political alliances.*11 *5 We could also refer to Gn18-01 THE HEAT OF THE DAY Thus a requirement for guests was to have SHADY trees where they could rest. Gn21-33 describes Abrahams trees as being of the AYSHEL variety which indicates peace and tranquility (from adequate food and shade) *6 Gn23-06 states about Abraham YOU ARE A PRINCE OF GOD Gn23-10 states about Eprohn HE WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY So the two verses indicate that Both Eprohn and Abraham were distinguished people. And it is normal when distinguished people bargain that they make light of large sums. | ||||
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*10 It is also possible to have a poetic approach to these verses. Thus - AGAG from GAG would refer to the ROOF nations, that is, nations who think that they are self sufficient (Their own ROOF) and dont need God. The ROOF nations include AMALAYK under King AGAG They would also include the MAGOG kingdom under king GOG (See Ez38) which the Jews will defeat in Messianic times. The second phrase in the verse --------------------------------------- His(Jewish) Kingdom will be higher than AGAG and his (Jewish) reign will go higher --------------------------------------- would therefore refer to King Messiah *11 The use of words to refer to RELATED ITEMS is a literary device call SYNECHDOCHE or METONOMY *12 Actually Ju01-10 and Nu13-22 speak about the 3 children of THE GIANT. So Rashi suggests that the 3 children+ father=4 giants. Rashi however cites Gn49-29:31 showing that 3 couples were buried in Chevron (Abe-Sarah, Isaac-Rivkah,Jacob-Leah) Rashi conjectures (reasonably) that Adam-Chava were also buried there making the total 4. How are we to take this second explanation of Rashi? After all isnt the explicit reference to the 4 giants sufficient? It would appear to me that the simplest explanation is that - The cities name was Chevron - It was known for the 4 giants and was nicknamed DURING THEIR LIFETIME as the CITY OF 4 - However (and this is Rashis point) there would be no need to retain the name of CITY OF 4 after their death - The fact that 4 important couples were buried there facilitated keeping the name CITY OF 4 In summary - CITY OF 4 was a sort of joke nickname because of 4 giants - but the name CITY OF 4 LATER became an important name because of the 4 couples Additional support to this explanation is that the city is also called the CAVE OF DOUBLES (referring to the couples buried there). |