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Rashi observes that Geographically, Israel is perceived
on top of the world; Consequently verses always speak
about going up to Israel vs. going down from
Israel. The verses listed below exemplify this usage.
We have classified this as the spreadsheet method
since Rashi clarifies the meaning of a word using diagrams.
In the following verses the underlined words up,down
indicate relative position to Israel and confirm the above Rashi
comment:
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Dt01-25a, discussing the bringing of fruit, by the spies, from Israel
to the desert
states
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us back word, and said: 'Good is the land which HaShem our G-d giveth unto us.'
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Gn45-09a
discussing the requested journey of the patriarch Jacob from Israel
to Egypt, states
Hasten ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him:
Thus saith thy son Joseph: G-d hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, tarry not.
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Ex33-01a
discussing the journey from the desert to Israel, states
And HaShem spoke unto Moses: 'Depart, go up hence, thou and the people that thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land of which I swore unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying: Unto thy seed will I give it--
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Dt32-13b
discussing the gift of Israel by God to the Jews states
states
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he did eat the fruitage of the field; and He made him to suck honey out of the crag, and oil out of the flinty rock;
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Gn46-03:04
presenting a prophecy that Jacob must journey from Israel to Egypt, states
And He said: 'I am G-d, the G-d of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.
I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.'
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Dt17-08f
discussing the requirement to journey to Jerusalem
for legal inquiry from the Sanhedrin in complex cases, states
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Note that in the last example we supplement our basic thesis that
the word up is used when going to Israel while
down is used when going from Israel by extending
the up-down metaphor for journey to or from
Jerusalem relative
to the rest of Israel.
Sermonic Points:
Traditionally up symbolizes heavenly maters while
down symbolizes hellish earthly matters. This symbolism
is valid in all languages. By associating Israel and Jerusalem
with up the Bible symbolically affirms Israel's spiritual
values.
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