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      8. RASHI METHOD: DATABASES
      BRIEF EXPLANATION:Rashi makes inferences from Database queries. The precise definition of database query has been identified in modern times with the 8 operations of Sequential Query Language (SQL).
      This example applies to Rashis Nu25-11a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1224.htm
      Brief Summary: Pinchas, son of Elazar, son of AARON THE PRIEST: Rashi: He was a priest even though his maternal grandfather was a former idolater.

Today we ask the database query: What is the normal way to reference a person's name and ancestors? The reader is encouraged to perform the query using a standard Biblical Konnkordance or search engine. These database queries yield the list below. The list justifies the following Rashi inference: 1) Normal genealogies typically have 2 generations (e.g. X son of Y). 2) When more genealogies are given there is emphasis. The list below presents the results of the database query and show examples

Verse Text of verse # Genealogies Reason for deviance
Nu13-04 Shamua son of Zaccur 2 NA
Nu13-05 Shafat son of Chori 2 NA
Nu01-05 EliZur son of Shdayur 2 NA
Nu01-06 Shlumiel son of ZuriShaddai 2 NA
Nu25-11 Pinchas, son of Elazar, son of Aaron the Priest 3 Pinchas was a priest even though his maternal grandfather was a former idolater
Nu16-01 Korach, son of Yitzhar, son Kehath, son of Levi 4 Korach's genealogy does not go to Jacob but only to Levi. Because he was a disgrace to his Jewish ancestry, the name of Jacob, the Patriarchal founder of the Jews, is omitted.

Advanced Rashi: There are less than a 100 examples of generalogies with more than 2 names in the Bible. In the Torah there are only 3 (The 3rd is Zelaphchad's daughters). This is certainly a rich hunting ground for those eager to do a Midrashic project.


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