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      9. RASHI METHOD: SPREADSHEETS
      BRIEF EXPLANATION: The common denominator of the 3 submethods of the Spreadsheet method is that inferences are made from non textual material. The 3 submethods are as follows:
      • Spreadsheet: Rashi makes inferences of a numerical nature that can be summarized in a traditional spreadsheet
      • Geometric: Rashi clarifies a Biblical text using descriptions of geometric diagrams
      • Fill-ins: Rashi supplies either real-world background material or indicates real-world inferences from a verse. The emphasis here is on the real-world, non-textual nature of the material.
      This example applies to Rashis Nu33-01a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w34n4.htm
      Brief Summary: The Jews in the wilderness spent most of the 40 years making 20 stops - about 1 stop every 2 years - thus the wandering was not excessively burdensome.

Chapter Nu33 speaking about the punishment of wanderings for fourty years in the wilderness before entering Israel describes the 42 towns where they stoped. Rashi offers the following spreadsheet analysis:

Sequence # Place Event Verse-Event Year Verse-Year
13 ChaTzayRoth Miriam's slander/punishment Nu12-14:16 Year 2 Nu01-01,Nu09-01
14 Rithmah Spy incident Nu13 Year 2 of 40 Nu13-01
34 Hor HaHar Death of Aaron Nu33-37:38 Year 40 of 40 Nu33-37:38

    Based on the above spreadsheet we have the following charming Rashi:
  • There were 42 stops during 40 years
  • There were 14 stops during year 1, till the spy incident.
  • There were 8 stops during year 40, (#34-#42), after Aaron's death.
  • --------------------------------------------------
  • There remains 20 stops during the remaining years 2-39
  • Hence the Jews spent about 2 years per stop on average
  • Hence we see God's mercy; he did not overburden the Jews in His punishment of wandering. They had sufficient time to stop in each place 


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