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We have explained in our article
Biblical Formatting located on the world wide web at
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/biblicalformatting.pdf,
that the Biblical Author indicated bullets
by using repeating keywords.
That is, if a modern
author wanted to get a point across using bullets -
a list of similar but contrastive items -
then the Biblical
Author would use repeating keywords.
Today's verse illustrates this principle.
Verse
Gn12-01
discussing
the order of God to Abraham to leave home
states
And the Lord had said to Abram, Get out
- from your country, and
- from your family, and
- from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you;
Rashi comments on the bulleted structure indicated
by the repeating keyword from.
God made a three-fold request of leaving to Abraham.
- He had to leave his father's influence. For example he couldn't e.g. get
a job because he was his father's sons. All influence of his father on him
had to be removed.
- He had to leave the city of his birthplace. For example he couldn't get
jobs and favors because everyone knew him since birth
- He had to leave his country.
We have reformulated this Rashi in terms of receiving favors. Indeed,
Abraham disagreed with the world. He therefore needed time to think for himself.
As long as he lived with his former world and received favors from them he
was being influenced. To blossom fully he had to start over again and be free
from external influences.
Advanced Rashi:
Rashi actually uses two Rashi methods on this verse. Besides the bullet
method Rashi uses the contradiction method:
The verse tells Abraham to leave his birthplace. But in the previous Biblical
chapter we are told he already had left his birthplace. We therefore interpret
the verse to mean besides leaving your birthplace distance yourself farther
and leave your father's influence.
We have additionally added to this use of the contradiction method the
use of the bullet method: God told Abraham to leave a three-some of items.
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