1. RASHI METHOD: REFERENCES BRIEF EXPLANATION: Commentary on a verse is provided thru a cross-reference to another verse. The cross references can either provide (1a) further details, (1b) confirm citations, or (1c) clarify word meaning. This examples applies to Rashis Gn04-04b URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1310.htm Brief Summary: God TURNED to Hevel's offering (Gn04-04) means A (prophetic) fire came down from heaven (to the offerer)(Lv09-24)

Verse Gn04-04 discussing God's relationship with Hevel's offering states And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And HaShem turned unto Abel and to his offering; Rashi notes that the underlined words, turned references verses Lv09-24 discussing the fire that came from down from the Lord connected with a sacrifice procedure. Hence the Rashi comment The statement Gn04-04 that God turned to Abel's offering means that fire descended from Heaven to consume the offering as indicated in Lv09-24. [We would interpret this to mean a prophetic fire vision descended to the offerer of the sacrifices. Indeed, we have argued that the purpose of sacrifices were to induce prophetic fire dreams (See my article on Genesis 1 on the Rashi website located at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gen-1.htm ]

Text of Target Verse Gn04-04	Text of Reference Verse Lv09-24
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And HaShem turned unto Abel and to his offering;	And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat; which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Rashi comments: The statement Gn04-04 that God turned to Abel's offering means that fire descended from Heaven to consume the offering as indicated in Lv09-24. [We would interpret this to mean a prophetic fire vision descended to the offerer of the sacrifices. Indeed, we have argued that the purpose of sacrifices were to induce prophetic fire dreams (See my article on Genesis 1 on the Rashi website located at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gen-1.htm ]