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VERSE: Gn25-26b

======================== Gn25-26b ============================


SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently makes powerful inferences from the ALIGNMENT,
that is, the word by word comparison, of almost identical
verses.The minor variations between these almost similar
verses suggests nuances and differences or even meaning. We
call this the Rashi rule of ALIGNMENT

-When Rashi identifies two cases from the ALIGNMENT we call
this the Rashi subrule of TWO CASES

-When Rashi infers nuances from the variations between the
almost similar verses (or verse phrases) we call this the
Rashi subrule of NUANCES.

-When Rashi infers MEANING from the ALIGNMENT of almost
identical phrases we call this the Rashi SUBRULE of MEANING.

EXAMPLE Gn25-26b
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Gn25-25:26 discusses the naming of the twin brothers,
Esauv and Jacob. Note the ALIGNMENT
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Baby full of hair        THEY named him Esauv (=DONE)
Baby GRABS brothers heel HE   named him Jacob(=HEEL)
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Note the contrast: THEY (the people who witnessed the
birth/baby) named Esauv but only HE(Isaac) named him Jacob.
In both cases the attribute (full of hair, heal) was there.
Yet in one case EVERYONE gave the child the nickname while
in the other case only the Patriarch saw the significance
that the younger brother would be a GRABBER.

It is not difficult to fill in the details. Presumably
as the children grew up Esauv was the DONE/ACCOMPLISHED
person. He would always pave the way. And then as so
often happens the younger brother would come and tag
along. Isaac because he was a patriarch saw this as
archetypical of the national relationship of the Jews and
Esauvites. Hence Isaac alone chose to name him by this
attribute because he as Patriarch and prophet saw this
to be the future relationship of the two nations(Other
people did not so see it). This contrast is also present
in the blessings in Gn27.

LIST309h summarizes this ALIGNMENT.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST309i
Alignment of clauses in  Gn25-25:26 THEY named Esauv;HE named Jacob
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========================= LIST309i ===============================
Alignment of clauses in Gn25-25:26 THEY named Esauv;HE named Jacob
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VERSE     Biblical text               WHO?  Named him The name
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Gn25-25  Baby was full of hair        THEY  named him  ESAUV(DONE)
Gn25-26b Baby grabbed brothers HEEL   HE    named him  JACOB(HEEL)
Differs  *1                           *2    *1         *1

NOTES
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*1
In both cases the attribute (full of hair, heel) was there.
Yet in one case EVERYONE gave the child the nickname while
in the other case only the Patriarch saw the significance
that the younger brother would Tag on the heels.

*2
It is not difficult to fill in the details. Presumably
as the children grew up Esauv was the DONE/ACCOMPLISHED
person. He would always pave the way. And then as so
often happens the younger brother would come and tag
along on the heels of the older brother's success.
Isaac because he was a patriarch saw this as
archetypical of the national relationship of the Jews and
Esauvites. Hence Isaac alone chose to name him by this
attribute because he as Patriarch and prophet saw this
to be the future relationship of the two nations(Other
people did not so see it). This contrast is also present
in the blessings in Gn27.
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