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VERSE: Gn31-04a

=================== Gn31-04a =======================================


SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis goals is to make broad database queries exposing
patterns. We call this the method of DATABASES.

EXAMPLE
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QUERY: What is the ORDER of RACHEL-LEAH when they occur in verses
together. In this QUERY we first obtain a list of all verses
that contain mention of RACHEL and LEAH. We then examine the
order in which RACHEL-LEAH occur. We discover the following

PATTERN:
- Before their marriage--Leah is listed first-She is oldest)
- After their marriage--Rachel is listed first-She is favorite wife
The fact that Rachel is the favorite wife is explicitly stated
in the Bible: Gn29-18 and Gn29-31
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW                LIST606f
Query of                 Ordering of Rachel/Leah in verses
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======================== LIST606f ===============================
Query of                 Ordering of Rachel/Leah in verses
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VERSE    NAMED/DESIGNATED FOR FUTURE EVENT           FUTURE EVENT
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Gn29-16  Leah Rachel Introduction to Labans daughter Oldest 1st
Gn28-17  Leah Rachel Beauty features of girls        Oldest 1st
Gn31-04a Rachel Leah Jacob seeks advice from wives   Favorite wife 1st
Gn31-14  Rachel Leah Wives give Jacob advice         Favorite wife 1st
Ru04-11  Rachel Leah Blessing: Be like Rachel/Leah   Favorite wife 1st

NOTES
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*1 The fact that Rachel was favorite can be inferred from a
   a variety of sources. The clearest are
   - Gn29-18 Jacob loved Rachel (vs Leah)--wanted her for wife
   - Gn29-31 God saw that Leah was the hated one
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============== OVERVIEW OF HILIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE ===========
              Whats new and hot in this issue?
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ITEM          WHATS NEW & HOT IN THIS ISSUE
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Rashi couldnt Rashi says NO PROOF IN SCRIPTURE--we give proof
Jacobs sticks Why did the WHITE PATCHED sticks arouse sheep*2

NOTES
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*2 In posting Gn31-10b Rashi explains that
   - BRD = patched and streaked
   We derive this from the principle of NAMING BY APPEARANCE
   -- thus PATCHES & STREAKS look like HAIL(brd) and
   -- lightning.
   Rashi states
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   We cannot prove this meaning from verses
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   But we just gave a proof!

   The punchline is not that we knew something Rashi did
   not know...rather the punchline is that Rashi said
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   You cannot prove this meaning by examining OTHER VERSES
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   But we hold that
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   You can prove this meaning using other principles
   such as the principle of APPEARANCE
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   This is an important idea---there are many Rashi
   principles; when one doesnt work use another.

*2 White patched sticks do not arouse sheep.
   Jacob fixed the sticks in water--thus the reflections
   of the white patched sticks were bobbing. Hence they
   resembled live sheep. It was these bobbing white patched
   reflections that aroused the female sheep since they
   appeared as male sheep.
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