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      8. RASHI METHOD: DATABASES
      BRIEF EXPLANATION:Rashi makes inferences from Database queries. The precise definition of database query has been identified in modern times with the 8 operations of Sequential Query Language (SQL).
      This example applies to Rashis Dt11-17c
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w34n7.htm
      Brief Summary: When God decrees a punishment, if there are no wise men to teach the people God may delay punishment for a long time.

Today we ask the database query: When God decrees a punishment how much lag time does God give in order to give people time to repent? The query uncovers three major examples. An examination of these examples justifies the Rashi assertion that (a) The generation of the flood and Ninveh did not have leaders to learn moral behavior from; hence they were given extra time to repent (b) The Jews had great leaders to learn from and hence their punishment is immediate (Since no further time is needed to learn and repent) The table below presents results of the query along with illustrations of Rashi's comment.

Verse Punishment Time Given to repent
Gn06-03 Noah's Flood 120 years
Yn03-04 Destruction of Ninveh 40 days
Dt11-17 General punishment for non-observance Immediate

Advanced Rashi: I have brought Ninveh as a supplementary example to Rashi. I would argue that Jonah's tribe was both to rebuke them that they would be destroyed as well ##### 


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