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VERSE: Gn29-01a

==================== Gn29-01a ===================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain
Grammar the same way modern textbooks do.
One class of grammar rules deal with
style--eg how paragraphs should be organized.

Rashi knew 4 methods of connecting consecutive
paragraphs
- CAUSE
- ENABLEMENT
- CONTRAST
- UNIFYING THEME

EXAMPLE Gn29-01a
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-In Gn28 God states that he will be WITH Jacob
-Gn29-01 states that Jacob travelled smoothly
Rashi notes that SMOOTH travels is FACILITATED
by prior GOOD NEWS
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMAR
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS:     CONSECUTIVE CHAPTERS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW                LIST061a
A list of paragraphs     having CAUSAL connection
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================= LIST061a ================================
A list of paragraphs     having CAUSAL connection
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VERSE    TOPIC IN 1st CHAPTER  TOPIC IN 2nd CHAPTER
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Gn29-01a God WITH Jacob        Jacob travelled SMOOTHLY*5
Nu06-02a Adulterous wife rite  Nazaarite from wine*1
Gn38-01a Brothers sell Joseph  Judah leaves brothers*1
Gn23-03c Abraham offers Isaac  Sarah dies*1
Gn02-20a Adam Eve are Naked    Snake gives Eve Apple*2
Lv10-02a Non-allowed sac       Death of Aarons sons*3
Lv10-02a Death of Aarons sons  No wine to serving priest*3
Lv10-03d Death of Righteous    God honored*4

NOTES
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*1 Thus "whoever see the humiliating Adulterous wife rite"
   will be so shocked that he will abstain from wine

   Similarly "Judah advised his brothers to sell Joseph"
   and so when they regretted it they blaimed him and he
   had to "separate from them."

   Similarly "Sarah died" from the shock that "Abraham
   offered Isaac."

*2 In other words because the snake saw Adam and Eve naked
   therefore he became Jealous and wanted Adam killed so
   he could marry Eve.

   ALthough this sounds a bit wild there is strong supporting
   evidence. Gn04-01 uses the past perfect form
        "And Adam HAD BEEN FAMILIAR with his wife & they had
        a child"
   So the sequence of chapters is
        "Adam was lonely"
        "God makes Eve"
        "Adam and Eve are naked"
        ------------------------"Snake tempts Eve"
        "Adam has a child with Eve"
   Thus the sequence of chapters (Naked--->child) is
   clearly interrupted by the Snake story.

*3 As explained above Rashi sees these two views as
   complementary
   - First they drank wine and got drunk
   - While drunk they thought it permissable to offer
     sacrifices which should not be offered
   Hence they died for both crimes

*4 Rashi explains the Causal connection
   - when the masses see that God EVEN kills the righteous
     for sins
   - then they are aware how they must also observe
     Gods commandments
   - This leads to more honor for God

*5 So GOOD NEWS facilitates/causes SMOOTH TRAVEL(Rashi)
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