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Very often a symbolic interpretation will use a single motif
to explain a variety of items and procedures. In the example below we symbolically
interpret the prince gifts presented when the Temple was consecrated. The single motif
used is the important events in human history leading up to the giving of the Torah. This motif is used to symbolically
interpret the prince gifts, brought at the consecration of the Temple. These gifts
as a whole symbolize
the progression of important events in human history leading to the giving of the Torah. The Table below gives details.
Rashi
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Item
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Symbolizes
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Symbolic association
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Is association strong?
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Nu07-19b
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1 Silver Bowl
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Adam
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One father of human race
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No
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Nu07-19c
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Weight of 130
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Age Adam began producing
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Numerical association
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Yes
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Nu07-19d
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1 Bowl
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Noah
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1 Ark
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No
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Nu07-19e
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weight 70
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70 nations
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70 grandchildren of Noah
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Yes - numerical
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Nu07-20a
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1 scoop
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1 Torah
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No
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Nu07-20b
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weight of 10 golden
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10 commandments
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Numerical association
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Strong
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Nu07-20c
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Incense
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Sweet offerings and sweet laws
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Weak
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Advanced Rashi:
We have not reviewed all the prince gifts. Also at times we have deviated from Rashi's
associations which use numerical values of letters (There is nothing wrong with this
in a symbolic context but we preferred to give the strongest associations).
As the table shows there is a natural historical sequence from the beginning of human history, Adam, till the
reception of the Torah. Some of the numerical associations are quite strong based
on numerical identity. The other associations can then be justified in context
because they fill in the gaps in the missing sequence.
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