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VERSE: Gn18-04c

======================== Gn18-04c ========================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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In Gn18-04 we are told that Abraham asked his guests to
rest under THE TREE. Rashi illumines the meaning of the
Biblical phrase THE TREE by referring us to OTHER VERSES
where the TREES that Abraham used are described as SHADY
trees with much FRUIT for consumption. (In other words
he tried to make his guests feel good) Here Rashi uses the
methods of OTHER VERSES
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      FURTHER DETAIL
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #1
SEE BELOW                LIST210a
List of verse pairs with one verse sheding light on others
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=================== LIST210a ==================================
 We present a list of verses where
 further details of the verse are presented
 from other verses.

 The classical example is the Passover Hagaddah
 example: The verse Dt26-05d, ONLY A FEW JEWS
 WENT DOWN TO EGYPT, is illumined by Gn46-27
 which states that 70 PEOPLE WENT DOWN TO EGYPT.

 Thus the technique of OTHER VERSES teaches
 us that A FEW JEWS(Dt26-05d) means 70(Gn46-27)
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VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE            OTHER VRSE DETAILS
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Gn18-04c Guests rest under TREE   Gn21-33    Shady fruit tree*5
Dt32-12a Gd by himself gave peace Ju11-23*4  Conquest=gODS act
Dt32-12b No other gods with Him   2K18-33*4  Conquest=gODS act
Dt29-09b All Jews here, TRIBES,*3 Nu02-02    Each Jew has tribe
Lv01-12a the THANK YOU OFFERING   Ps127-01   4 Thank Yous
Lv01-05a Slaughter Sacrifice      2Chr30-17  A Levite Can
Dt26-05d A FEW Jews came to Egypt Gn46-27    70 people came
Gn21-23b I treated you NICELY     Gn20-15    I gave you LAND
Dt25-13b Dont have big STONES     Lv19-36    Big STONE WEIGHTS
Gn26-05e because ABRAHAM OBEYED   Gn22-18    He offered Isaac
Nu24-07c Jews greater than AGAG   1S15-33*2  AGAG,King Amalayk
Lv21-18a Blemish priests no-serve Mal01-08   It is disgusting*1
Ex13-17c Jews afraid of war       Nu14-42    Defeat of Jews
Ex17-10b Chur                     1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
Ex35-30a Chur                     1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
Ex24-14c Chur                     1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son

NOTES
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*1 Lv21-18 says
   - Blemished priests dont serve BECAUSE blemished
   - priests dont serve

   Mal01-08 amplifies this
   - Would you give a blemished animal to your governor?
   - Would he like it? Would he grant your favor?

*2 Rashis approach to the verse is literal--Bilam was
   a prophet and he foresaw the defeat of Amalayk by
   the Jews.

   Therefore the next phrase in the verse--
   ---------------------------------------
   His(Jewish) Kingdom will be higher than AGAG
   and his (Jewish) reign will go higher
   ---------------------------------------
   This next phrase (GO HIGHER) would refer to
   the Kings after Shaul--to David and Solomon
   who had greater Kingdoms and greater victories
   than Shaul*10

*3 So the point of the verse is that not only
   were the nation of individual Jews there but
   that each Jew had his/her very own tribe.

   Already the Patriarch Jacob laid down the
   modern idea that Jews must be able to live
   with people they are compatable with.

   In fact the layout of tribes given by
   Jacob (Gn49) and Moses (Nu02) are basically
   the same (See http://www.rashiyomi.com/gn50-13a.htm)
   Thus Rashi borrowed the idea of JEWS BY TRIBE
   and applied it to Dt29-09

*4 Thus we see these other verses as indicating
   that reference to gOD should be interpreted as
   CONQUEST BY gOD. Hence the verse reads
   ---------------------------------
   God by Himself gave the Jews rest
   There were no other gods
   ---------------------------------
   In other words the Jews did not lose battles
   and achieved prosperity without political
   alliances.*11

*5 We could also refer to Gn18-01 THE HEAT OF THE DAY
   Thus a requirement for guests was to have SHADY
   trees where they could rest. Gn21-33 describes
   Abrahams trees as being of the AYSHEL variety
   which indicates peace and tranquility (from
   adequate food and shade)

----------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES -------------------

*10 It is also possible to have a poetic approach to
   these verses. Thus
   - AGAG from GAG would refer to the ROOF nations,
   that is, nations who think that they are self
   sufficient (Their own ROOF) and dont need God.

   The ROOF nations include AMALAYK under King AGAG
   They would also include the MAGOG kingdom under
   king GOG (See Ez38) which the Jews will defeat
   in Messianic times.

   The second phrase in the verse
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   His(Jewish) Kingdom will be higher than AGAG
   and his (Jewish) reign will go higher
   ---------------------------------------
   would therefore refer to King Messiah

*11
   The use of words to refer to RELATED ITEMS is
   a literary device call SYNECHDOCHE or METONOMY



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