1. Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy, 18.10-18.11 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •felix, procurator of judea Found in books: Bloch (2022) 47| 18.11. "וְחֹבֵר חָבֶר וְשֹׁאֵל אוֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִי וְדֹרֵשׁ אֶל־הַמֵּתִים׃", | 18.10. "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,", 18.11. "or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or a familiar spirit, or a necromancer.", |
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2. Hebrew Bible, Exodus, 7.8-7.15, 22.17, 32.11 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •felix, procurator of judea •felix (procurator) Found in books: Bloch (2022) 47; Hidary (2017) 258| 7.8. "וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר׃", 7.9. "כִּי יְדַבֵּר אֲלֵכֶם פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר תְּנוּ לָכֶם מוֹפֵת וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל־אַהֲרֹן קַח אֶת־מַטְּךָ וְהַשְׁלֵךְ לִפְנֵי־פַרְעֹה יְהִי לְתַנִּין׃", 7.11. "וַיִּקְרָא גַּם־פַּרְעֹה לַחֲכָמִים וְלַמְכַשְּׁפִים וַיַּעֲשׂוּ גַם־הֵם חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶם כֵּן׃", 7.12. "וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ אִישׁ מַטֵּהוּ וַיִּהְיוּ לְתַנִּינִם וַיִּבְלַע מַטֵּה־אַהֲרֹן אֶת־מַטֹּתָם׃", 7.13. "וַיֶּחֱזַק לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה׃", 7.14. "וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה כָּבֵד לֵב פַּרְעֹה מֵאֵן לְשַׁלַּח הָעָם׃", 7.15. "לֵךְ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה בַּבֹּקֶר הִנֵּה יֹצֵא הַמַּיְמָה וְנִצַּבְתָּ לִקְרָאתוֹ עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר וְהַמַּטֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נֶהְפַּךְ לְנָחָשׁ תִּקַּח בְּיָדֶךָ׃", 22.17. "מְכַשֵּׁפָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה׃", 32.11. "וַיְחַל מֹשֶׁה אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לָמָה יְהוָה יֶחֱרֶה אַפְּךָ בְּעַמֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּכֹחַ גָּדוֹל וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה׃", | 7.8. "And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying:", 7.9. "’When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying: Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron: Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.’", 7.10. "And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.", 7.11. "Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their secret arts.", 7.12. "For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents; but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.", 7.13. "And Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken.", 7.14. "And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.", 7.15. "Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.", 22.17. "Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.", 32.11. "And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said: ‘LORD, why doth Thy wrath wax hot against Thy people, that Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?", |
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3. Hebrew Bible, Psalms, 106.23 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) Found in books: Hidary (2017) 258| 106.23. "וַיֹּאמֶר לְהַשְׁמִידָם לוּלֵי מֹשֶׁה בְחִירוֹ עָמַד בַּפֶּרֶץ לְפָנָיו לְהָשִׁיב חֲמָתוֹ מֵהַשְׁחִית׃", | 106.23. "Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen stood before Him in the breach, To turn back His wrath, lest He should destroy them.", |
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4. Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities, 8.45-8.46, 20.97-20.99, 20.141-20.144, 20.160, 20.167-20.172, 20.188 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •felix, procurator of judea Found in books: Bloch (2022) 40, 47, 49 | 8.45. God also enabled him to learn that skill which expels demons, which is a science useful and sanative to men. He composed such incantations also by which distempers are alleviated. And he left behind him the manner of using exorcisms, by which they drive away demons, so that they never return; 8.46. and this method of cure is of great force unto this day; for I have seen a certain man of my own country, whose name was Eleazar, releasing people that were demoniacal in the presence of Vespasian, and his sons, and his captains, and the whole multitude of his soldiers. The manner of the cure was this: 20.97. 1. Now it came to pass, while Fadus was procurator of Judea, that a certain magician, whose name was Theudas, persuaded a great part of the people to take their effects with them, and follow him to the river Jordan; for he told them he was a prophet, and that he would, by his own command, divide the river, and afford them an easy passage over it; 20.98. and many were deluded by his words. However, Fadus did not permit them to make any advantage of his wild attempt, but sent a troop of horsemen out against them; who, falling upon them unexpectedly, slew many of them, and took many of them alive. They also took Theudas alive, and cut off his head, and carried it to Jerusalem. 20.99. This was what befell the Jews in the time of Cuspius Fadus’s government. 20.141. 2. But for the marriage of Drusilla with Azizus, it was in no long time afterward dissolved upon the following occasion: 20.142. While Felix was procurator of Judea, he saw this Drusilla, and fell in love with her; for she did indeed exceed all other women in beauty; and he sent to her a person whose name was Simon one of his friends; a Jew he was, and by birth a Cypriot, and one who pretended to be a magician, and endeavored to persuade her to forsake her present husband, and marry him; and promised, that if she would not refuse him, he would make her a happy woman. 20.143. Accordingly she acted ill, and because she was desirous to avoid her sister Bernice’s envy, for she was very ill treated by her on account of her beauty, was prevailed upon to transgress the laws of her forefathers, and to marry Felix; and when he had had a son by her, he named him Agrippa. 20.144. But after what manner that young man, with his wife, perished at the conflagration of the mountain Vesuvius, in the days of Titus Caesar, shall be related hereafter. 20.160. 5. Now as for the affairs of the Jews, they grew worse and worse continually, for the country was again filled with robbers and impostors, who deluded the multitude. 20.167. 6. These works, that were done by the robbers, filled the city with all sorts of impiety. And now these impostors and deceivers persuaded the multitude to follow them into the wilderness, 20.168. and pretended that they would exhibit manifest wonders and signs, that should be performed by the providence of God. And many that were prevailed on by them suffered the punishments of their folly; for Felix brought them back, and then punished them. 20.169. Moreover, there came out of Egypt about this time to Jerusalem one that said he was a prophet, and advised the multitude of the common people to go along with him to the Mount of Olives, as it was called, which lay over against the city, and at the distance of five furlongs. 20.170. He said further, that he would show them from hence how, at his command, the walls of Jerusalem would fall down; and he promised them that he would procure them an entrance into the city through those walls, when they were fallen down. 20.171. Now when Felix was informed of these things, he ordered his soldiers to take their weapons, and came against them with a great number of horsemen and footmen from Jerusalem, and attacked the Egyptian and the people that were with him. He also slew four hundred of them, and took two hundred alive. 20.172. But the Egyptian himself escaped out of the fight, but did not appear any more. And again the robbers stirred up the people to make war with the Romans, and said they ought not to obey them at all; and when any persons would not comply with them, they set fire to their villages, and plundered them. 20.188. So Festus sent forces, both horsemen and footmen, to fall upon those that had been seduced by a certain impostor, who promised them deliverance and freedom from the miseries they were under, if they would but follow him as far as the wilderness. Accordingly, those forces that were sent destroyed both him that had deluded them, and those that were his followers also. |
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5. Mishnah, Avot, 1.15 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) Found in books: Hidary (2017) 258| 1.15. "שַׁמַּאי אוֹמֵר, עֲשֵׂה תוֹרָתְךָ קֶבַע. אֱמֹר מְעַט וַעֲשֵׂה הַרְבֵּה, וֶהֱוֵי מְקַבֵּל אֶת כָּל הָאָדָם בְּסֵבֶר פָּנִים יָפוֹת: \n", | 1.15. "Shammai used to say: make your [study of the] Torah a fixed practice; speak little, but do much; and receive all men with a pleasant countece.", |
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6. New Testament, Acts, 1.22, 2.1-2.5, 13.4-13.12, 24.1-24.21 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) •felix, procurator of judea Found in books: Bloch (2022) 47; Hidary (2017) 258, 270| 1.22. ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ βαπτίσματος Ἰωάνου ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ἧς ἀνελήμφθη ἀφʼ ἡμῶν, μάρτυρα τῆς ἀναστάσεως αὐτοῦ σὺν ἡμῖν γενέσθαι ἕνα τούτων. 2.1. Καὶ ἐν τῷ συνπληροῦσθαι τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς πεντηκοστῆς ἦσαν πάντες ὁμοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό, 2.2. καὶ ἐγένετο ἄφνω ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἦχος ὥσπερ φερομένης πνοῆς βιαίας καὶ ἐπλήρωσεν ὅλον τὸν οἶκον οὗ ἦσαν καθήμενοι, 2.3. καὶ ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς διαμεριζόμεναι γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ πυρός, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐφʼ ἕνα ἕκαστον αὐτῶν, 2.4. καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν πάντες πνεύματος ἁγίου, καὶ ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις καθὼς τὸ πνεῦμα ἐδίδου ἀποφθέγγεσθαι αὐτοῖς. 2.5. Ἦσαν δὲ [ἐν] Ἰερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν· 13.4. Αὐτοὶ μὲν οὖν ἐκπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος κατῆλθον εἰς Σελευκίαν, ἐκεῖθέν τε ἀπέπλευσαν εἰς Κύπρον, 13.5. καὶ γενόμενοι ἐν Σαλαμῖνι κατήγγελλον τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς τῶν Ἰουδαίων· εἶχον δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννην ὑπηρέτην. 13.6. Διελθόντες δὲ ὅλην τὴν νῆσον ἄχρι Πάφου εὗρον ἄνδρα τινὰ μάγον ψευδοπροφήτην Ἰουδαῖον ᾧ ὄνομα Βαριησοῦς, 13.7. ὃς ἦν σὺν τῷ ἀνθυπάτῳ Σεργίῳ Παύλῳ, ἀνδρὶ συνετῷ. οὗτος προσκαλεσάμενος Βαρνάβαν καὶ Σαῦλον ἐπεζήτησεν ἀκοῦσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ· 13.8. ἀνθίστατο δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἐλύμας ὁ μάγος, οὕτως γὰρ μεθερμηνεύεται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, ζητῶν διαστρέψαι τὸν ἀνθύπατον ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως. 13.9. Σαῦλος δέ, ὁ καὶ Παῦλος, πλησθεὶς πνεύματος ἁγίου ἀτενίσας εἰς αὐτὸν εἶπεν 13.10. Ὦ πλήρης παντὸς δόλου καὶ πάσης ῥᾳδιουργίας, υἱὲ διαβόλου, ἐχθρὲ πάσης δικαιοσύνης, οὐ παύσῃ διαστρέφων τὰς ὁδοὺς τοῦ κυρίου τὰς εὐθείας; καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ χεὶρ Κυρίου ἐπὶ σέ, 13.11. καὶ ἔσῃ τυφλὸς μὴ βλέπων τὸν ἥλιον ἄχρι καιροῦ. παραχρῆμα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ἀχλὺς καὶ σκότος, καὶ περιάγων ἐζήτει χειραγωγούς. 13.12. τότε ἰδὼν ὁ ἀνθύπατος τὸ γεγονὸς ἐπίστευσεν ἐκπληττόμενος ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ τοῦ κυρίου. 24.1. Μετὰ δὲ πέντε ἡμέρας κατέβη ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἁνανίας pb n="304"/ μετὰ πρεσβυτέρων τινῶν καὶ ῥήτορος Τερτύλλου τινός, οἵτινες ἐνεφάνισαν τῷ ἡγεμόνι κατὰ τοῦ Παύλου. 24.2. κληθέντος δὲ [αὐτοῦ] ἤρξατο κατηγορεῖν ὁ Τέρτυλλος λέγων Πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντες διὰ σοῦ καὶ διορθωμάτων γινομένων τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ διὰ τῆς σῆς προνοίας 24.3. πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας. 24.4. ἵνα δὲ μὴ ἐπὶ πλεῖόν σε ἐνκόπτω, παρακαλῶ ἀκοῦσαί σε ἡμῶν συντόμως τῇ σῇ ἐπιεικίᾳ. 24.5. εὑρόντες γὰρ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον λοιμὸν καὶ κινοῦντα στάσεις πᾶσι τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τοῖς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην πρωτοστάτην τε τῆς τῶν Ναζωραίων αἱρέσεως, 24.6. ὃς καὶ τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπείρασεν βεβηλῶσαι, 24.7. 24.8. ὃν καὶ ἐκρατήσαμεν, παρʼ οὗ δυνήσῃ αὐτὸς ἀνακρίνας περὶ πάντων τούτων ἐπιγνῶναι ὧν ἡμεῖς κατηγοροῦμεν αὐτοῦ. 24.9. συνεπέθεντο δὲ καὶ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι φάσκοντες ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχειν. 24.10. Ἀπεκρίθη τε ὁ Παῦλος νεύσαντος αὐτῷ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος λέγειν Ἐκ πολλῶν ἐτῶν ὄντα σε κριτὴν τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ ἐπιστάμενος εὐθύμως τὰ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ἀπολογοῦμαι, 24.11. δυναμένου σου ἐπιγνῶναι, ὅτι οὐ πλείους εἰσίν μοι ἡμέραι δώδεκα ἀφʼ ἧς ἀνέβην προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, 24.12. καὶ οὔτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ εὗρόν με πρός τινα διαλεγόμενον ἢ ἐπίστασιν ποιοῦντα ὄχλου οὔτε ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς οὔτε κατὰ τὴν πόλιν, 24.13. οὐδὲ παραστῆσαι δύνανταί σοι περὶ ὧν νυνὶ κατηγοροῦσίν μου. 24.14. ὁμολογῶ δὲ τοῦτό σοι ὅτι κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἣν λέγουσιν αἵρεσιν οὕτως λατρεύω τῷ πατρῴῳ θεῷ, πιστεύων πᾶσι τοῖς κατὰ τὸν νόμον καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς προφήταις γεγραμμένοις, 24.15. ἐλπίδα ἔχων εἰς τὸν θεόν, ἣν καὶ αὐτοὶ οὗτοι προσδέχονται, ἀνάστασιν μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι δικαίων τε καὶ ἀδίκων· 24.16. ἐν τούτῳ καὶ αὐτὸς ἀσκῶ ἀπρόσκοπον συνείδησιν ἔχειν πρὸς τὸν θεὸν καὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους διὰ παντός. 24.17. διʼ ἐτῶν δὲ πλειόνων ἐλεημοσύνας ποιήσων εἰς τὸ ἔθνος μου παρεγενόμην καὶ προσφοράς, 24.18. ἐν αἷς εὗρόν με ἡγνισμένον ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, οὐ μετὰ ὄχλου οὐδὲ μετὰ θορύβου, 24.19. τινὲς δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀσίας Ἰουδαῖοι, οὓς ἔδει ἐπὶ σοῦ παρεῖναι καὶ κατηγορεῖν εἴ τι ἔχοιεν πρὸς ἐμέ,— 24.20. ἢ αὐτοὶ οὗτοι εἰπάτωσαν τί εὗρον ἀδίκημα στάντος μου ἐπὶ τοῦ συνεδρίου 24.21. ἢ περὶ μιᾶς ταύτης φωνῆς ἧς ἐκέκραξα ἐν αὐτοῖς ἑστὼς ὅτι Περὶ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν ἐγὼ κρίνομαι σήμερον ἐφʼ ὑμῶν. | 1.22. beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection." 2.1. Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2.2. Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 2.3. Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and it sat on each one of them. 2.4. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. 2.5. Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky. 13.4. So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus. 13.5. When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They had also John as their attendant. 13.6. When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus, 13.7. who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God. 13.8. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith. 13.9. But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him, 13.10. and said, "Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 13.11. Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!"Immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 13.12. Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. 24.1. After five days, the high priest, Aias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul. 24.2. When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation, 24.3. we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. 24.4. But, that I don't delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words. 24.5. For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. 24.6. He even tried to profane the temple. We arrested him. 24.7. 24.8. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him." 24.9. The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so. 24.10. When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, "Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense, 24.11. seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem. 24.12. In the temple they didn't find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city. 24.13. Nor can they prove to you the things whereof they now accuse me. 24.14. But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets; 24.15. having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. 24.16. Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men. 24.17. Now after some years, I came to bring gifts to the needy to my nation, and offerings; 24.18. amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult. 24.19. They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me. 24.20. Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council, 24.21. unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, 'Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!'" |
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| 7. Pliny The Elder, Natural History, 30.2 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •felix, procurator of judea Found in books: Bloch (2022) 47 |
8. Anon., Genesis Rabba, 8.3, 44.15, 49.14, 73.12 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) Found in books: Hidary (2017) 258| 8.3. וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם (בראשית א, כו), בְּמִי נִמְלָךְ, רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי לֵוִי אָמַר, בִּמְלֶאכֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ נִמְלָךְ, מָשָׁל לְמֶלֶךְ שֶׁהָיוּ לוֹ שְׁנֵי סַנְקְלִיטִים, וְלֹא הָיָה עוֹשֶׂה דָבָר חוּץ מִדַּעְתָּן. רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָן אָמַר בְּמַעֲשֵׂה כָּל יוֹם וָיוֹם נִמְלַךְ, מָשָׁל לְמֶלֶךְ שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ סַנְקַתַּדְרוֹן, וְלֹא הָיָה עוֹשֶׂה דָבָר חוּץ מִדַּעְתּוֹ. רַבִּי אַמֵּי אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ נִמְלַךְ, מָשָׁל לְמֶלֶךְ שֶׁבָּנָה פָּלָטִין עַל יְדֵי אַרְדְּכָל, רָאָה אוֹתָהּ וְלֹא עָרְבָה לוֹ, עַל מִי יֵשׁ לוֹ לְהִתְרַעֵם לֹא עַל אַרְדְּכָל, אֶתְמְהָא, הֱוֵי וַיִּתְעַצֵּב אֶל לִבּוֹ. אָמַר רַב אַסֵּי מָשָׁל לְמֶלֶךְ שֶׁעָשָׂה לוֹ סְחוֹרָה עַל יְדֵי סַרְסוּר וְהִפְסִיד, עַל מִי יֵשׁ לוֹ לְהִתְרָעֵם לֹא עַל הַסַּרְסוּר, אֶתְמְהָא, הֱוֵי וַיִּתְעַצֵּב אֶל לִבּוֹ. 44.15. דָּבָר אַחֵר, קְחָה לִי עֶגְלָה מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת, זוֹ בָּבֶל, שֶׁהֶעֱמִידָה שְׁלשָׁה מְלָכִים, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַר וֶאֱוִיל מְרוֹדַךְ וּבֵלְשַׁצַּר. וְעֵז מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת, זוֹ מָדַי, שֶׁהָיְתָה מַעֲמִידָה שְׁלשָׁה מְלָכִים, כּוֹרֶשׁ וְדָרְיָוֶשׁ וַאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ. וְאַיִל מְשֻׁלָּשׁ, זוֹ יָוָן, רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר וְרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן, רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר כָּל הָרוּחוֹת כָּבְשׁוּ בְּנֵי יָוָן וְרוּחַ מִזְרָחִית לֹא כָבָשׁוּ, אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן וְהָכְתִיב (דניאל ח, ד): רָאִיתִי אֶת הָאַיִל מְנַגֵּחַ יָמָּה וְצָפוֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה וְכָל חַיּוֹת לֹא יַעַמְדוּ לְפָנָיו וְאֵין מַצִּיל מִיָּדוֹ וְעָשָׂה כִרְצֹנוֹ וְהִגְדִּיל, הוּא דַעְתֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר דְּלָא אֲמַר מִזְרָחִית. וְתֹר וְגוֹזָל, זוֹ מַלְכוּת אֱדוֹם, תּוֹר הוּא אֶלָּא שֶׁגַּזְלָן הוּא. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וַיִּקַּח לוֹ אֶת כָּל אֵלֶּה, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה וְרַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אָמַר שָׂרֵי עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים הֶרְאָה לוֹ. רַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה אָמַר שָׂרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֶרְאָה לוֹ, עַל דַּעְתֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה קָתֶדְרִין דְּדֵין לָקֳבֵל קָתֶדְרִין דְּדֵין. עַל דַּעְתֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה שֶׁשָּׁם הָיוּ סַנְהֶדְּרֵי גְדוֹלָה שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל יוֹשֶׁבֶת וְחוֹתֶמֶת דִּינֵיהֶם שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְאֶת הַצִּפֹּר לֹא בָתָר, רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי לֵוִי אָמַר הֶרְאָה לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא כָּל מִי שֶׁהוּא מַעֲמִיד פָּנִים בַּגַּל, הַגַּל שׁוֹטְפוֹ, וְכָל מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַעֲמִיד פָּנִים בַּגַּל, אֵין הַגַּל שׁוֹטְפוֹ. 49.14. וַיֵּלֶךְ ה' כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר אֶל אַבְרָהָם (בראשית יח, לג), הַדַּיָּן הַזֶּה כָּל זְמַן שֶׁהַסָּנֵיגוֹר מְלַמֵּד הוּא מַמְתִּין, נִשְׁתַּתֵּק הַסָּנֵיגוֹר עָמַד לוֹ הַדַּיָּן, כָּךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ ה' כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר אֶל אַבְרָהָם, הַסָּנֵיגוֹר הַזֶּה כָּל זְמַן שֶׁהַדַּיָּן מַסְבִּיר לוֹ פָּנִים הוּא מְלַמֵּד, עָמַד לוֹ הַדַּיָּן נִשְׁתַּתֵּק הַסָּנֵיגוֹר, כָּךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ ה' כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר אֶל אַבְרָהָם, וּכְתִיב (בראשית יח, לג): וְאַבְרָהָם שָׁב לִמְקֹמוֹ. הַקָּטֵיגוֹר הַזֶּה כָּל זְמַן שֶׁהַסָּנֵיגוֹר מְלַמֵּד וְהַדַּיָּן מַסְבִּיר לוֹ פָּנִים מַמְתִּין, עָמַד לוֹ הַדַּיָּן נִשְׁתַּתֵּק הַסָּנֵיגוֹר וְהַמְקַטְרֵג הוֹלֵךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת שְׁלִיחוּתוֹ, כָּךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ ה', וּכְתִיב (בראשית יט, א): וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים סְדֹמָה בָּעֶרֶב. 73.12. וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת דִּבְרֵי בְנֵי לָבָן (בראשית לא, א), חִזְקִיָּה אָמַר עַד שֶׁלֹא יָרַד יַעֲקֹב אָבִינוּ לְשָׁם לֹא נִפְקַד בִּזְכָרִים, וְכֵיוָן שֶׁיָּרַד יַעֲקֹב אָבִינוּ לְשָׁם נִפְקַד בִּזְכָרִים, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב: וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת דִּבְרֵי בְנֵי לָבָן. (בראשית לא, א): אֵת כָּל הַכָּבֹד הַזֶּה, רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ דְּסִכְנִין בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי לֵוִי אָמַר אֵין כָּבוֹד אֶלָּא כֶּסֶף, הֵיךְ מָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (נחום ב, י): בֹּזּוּ כֶסֶף בֹּזּוּ זָהָב וְאֵין קֵצֶה לַתְּכוּנָה כָּבֹד מִכֹּל כְּלִי חֶמְדָּה. (בראשית לא, ב): וַיַּרְא יַעֲקֹב אֶת פְּנֵי לָבָן, בַּר סִירָא אָמַר לֵב אָדָם יְשַׁנֶּה פָנָיו בֵּין לְטוֹב וּבֵין לְרָע, אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא חָמִיךָ אֵינוֹ מַסְבִּיר לְךָ פָנִים וְאַתְּ יוֹשֵׁב כָּאן, (נחום ב, ג): שׁוּב אֶל אֶרֶץ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ וְאֶהְיֶה עִמָּךְ. | 8.3. "Let us make a human”—with whom did He rule/nimlokh? R’ Yehoshua in the name of R’ Levi said: With the work/m’la’khah of the heavens and the earth . . . R’ Shmuel bar Nachman said: With the work/ma`aseh of each and every day...", |
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| 9. Anon., Sifre Deuteronomy, 343 (2nd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) Found in books: Hidary (2017) 258 |
| 10. Palestinian Talmud, Yoma, 6.1 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) Found in books: Hidary (2017) 258 |
11. Babylonian Talmud, Berachot, None (3rd cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) Found in books: Hidary (2017) 258| 63b. ואמרו לאחינו שבגולה אם שומעין מוטב ואם לאו יעלו להר אחיה יבנה מזבח חנניה ינגן בכנור ויכפרו כולם ויאמרו אין להם חלק באלהי ישראל,מיד געו כל העם בבכיה ואמרו חס ושלום יש לנו חלק באלהי ישראל,וכל כך למה משום שנאמר (ישעיהו ב, ג) כי מציון תצא תורה ודבר ה' מירושלים,בשלמא הוא מטהר והם מטמאין לחומרא אלא הוא מטמא והם מטהרין היכי הוי והא תניא חכם שטמא אין חברו רשאי לטהר אסר אין חברו רשאי להתיר קסברי כי היכי דלא נגררו בתריה:,תנו רבנן כשנכנסו רבותינו לכרם ביבנה היו שם רבי יהודה ורבי יוסי ור' נחמיה ור' אליעזר בנו של רבי יוסי הגלילי פתחו כולם בכבוד אכסניא ודרשו,פתח רבי יהודה ראש המדברים בכל מקום בכבוד תורה ודרש (שמות לג, ז) ומשה יקח את האהל ונטה לו מחוץ למחנה והלא דברים קל וחומר ומה ארון ה' שלא היה מרוחק אלא שנים עשר מיל אמרה תורה (שמות לג, ז) והיה כל מבקש ה' יצא אל אהל מועד תלמידי חכמים שהולכים מעיר לעיר וממדינה למדינה ללמוד תורה על אחת כמה וכמה,(שמות לג, יא) ודבר ה' אל משה פנים אל פנים אמר ר' יצחק אמר לו הקדוש ברוך הוא למשה משה אני ואתה נסביר פנים בהלכה איכא דאמרי כך אמר לו הקדוש ברוך הוא למשה כשם שאני הסברתי לך פנים כך אתה הסבר פנים לישראל והחזר האהל למקומו,(שמות לג, יא) ושב אל המחנה וגו' אמר רבי אבהו אמר לו הקדוש ברוך הוא למשה עכשו יאמרו הרב בכעס ותלמיד בכעס ישראל מה תהא עליהם אם אתה מחזיר האהל למקומו מוטב ואם לאו יהושע בן נון תלמידך משרת תחתיך,והיינו דכתיב ושב אל המחנה אמר רבא אף על פי כן לא יצא הדבר לבטלה שנאמר (שמות לג, יא) ומשרתו יהושע בן נון נער לא ימיש מתוך האהל:,ועוד פתח ר' יהודה בכבוד תורה ודרש (דברים כז, ט) הסכת ושמע ישראל היום הזה נהיית לעם וכי אותו היום נתנה תורה לישראל והלא אותו יום סוף ארבעים שנה היה אלא ללמדך שחביבה תורה על לומדיה בכל יום ויום כיום שנתנה מהר סיני,אמר ר' תנחום בריה דר' חייא איש כפר עכו תדע שהרי אדם קורא קריאת שמע שחרית וערבית וערב אחד אינו קורא דומה כמי שלא קרא קריאת שמע מעולם,הסכת עשו כתות כתות ועסקו בתורה לפי שאין התורה נקנית אלא בחבורה כדר' יוסי ברבי חנינא דאמר ר' יוסי ברבי חנינא מאי דכתיב (ירמיהו נ, לו) חרב (על) הבדים ונואלו חרב על שונאיהם של תלמידי חכמים שיושבים בד בבד ועוסקים בתורה ולא עוד אלא שמטפשים כתיב הכא ונואלו וכתיב התם (במדבר יב, יא) אשר נואלנו ולא עוד אלא שחוטאים שנאמר ואשר חטאנו,איבעית אימא מהכא (ישעיהו יט, יג) נואלו שרי צוען,דבר אחר הסכת ושמע ישראל כתתו עצמכם על דברי תורה כדאמר ריש לקיש דאמר ריש לקיש מנין שאין דברי תורה מתקיימין אלא במי שממית עצמו עליה שנאמר (במדבר יט, יד) זאת התורה אדם כי ימות באהל,דבר אחר הסכת ושמע ישראל הס ואחר כך כתת כדרבא דאמר רבא לעולם ילמוד אדם תורה ואחר כך יהגה,אמרי דבי ר' ינאי מאי דכתיב (משלי ל, לג) כי מיץ חלב יוציא חמאה ומיץ אף יוציא דם ומיץ אפים יוציא ריב,במי אתה מוצא חמאה של תורה במי שמקיא חלב שינק משדי אמו עליה,ומיץ אף יוציא דם כל תלמיד שכועס עליו רבו פעם ראשונה ושותק זוכה להבחין בין דם טמא לדם טהור,ומיץ אפים יוציא ריב כל תלמיד שכועס עליו רבו פעם ראשונה ושניה ושותק זוכה להבחין בין דיני ממונות לדיני נפשות דתנן ר' ישמעאל אומר הרוצה שיתחכם יעסוק בדיני ממונות שאין לך מקצוע בתורה יותר מהן שהן כמעין נובע,אמר ר' שמואל בר נחמני מאי דכתיב (משלי ל, לב) אם נבלת בהתנשא ואם זמות יד לפה כל המנבל עצמו על דברי תורה סופו להתנשא ואם זמם יד לפה:,פתח ר' נחמיה בכבוד אכסניא ודרש מאי דכתיב (שמואל א טו, ו) ויאמר שאול אל הקיני לכו סורו רדו מתוך עמלקי פן אוסיפך עמו ואתה עשיתה חסד עם כל בני ישראל והלא דברים קל וחומר ומה יתרו שלא קרב את משה אלא לכבוד עצמו כך המארח תלמיד חכם בתוך ביתו ומאכילו ומשקהו ומהנהו מנכסיו על אחת כמה וכמה:,פתח ר' יוסי בכבוד אכסניא ודרש (דברים כג, ח) לא תתעב אדומי כי אחיך הוא לא תתעב מצרי כי גר היית בארצו והלא דברים קל וחומר ומה מצריים שלא קרבו את ישראל אלא לצורך עצמן שנאמר (בראשית מז, ו) ואם ידעת ויש בם אנשי חיל ושמתם שרי מקנה על אשר לי כך המארח תלמיד חכם בתוך ביתו ומאכילו ומשקהו ומהנהו מנכסיו על אחת כמה וכמה:,פתח ר' אליעזר בנו של ר' יוסי הגלילי בכבוד אכסניא ודרש (שמואל ב ו, יא) ויברך ה' את עובד אדום (הגתי) בעבור ארון האלהים והלא דברים ק"ו ומה ארון שלא אכל ושתה אלא כבד ורבץ לפניו כך המארח תלמיד חכם בתוך ביתו ומאכילו ומשקהו ומהנהו מנכסיו עאכ"ו,מאי היא ברכה שברכו אמר רב יהודה בר זבידא זו חמות וח' כלותיה שילדו ששה ששה בכרס אחד | 63b. b And /b in order to underscore this, b tell our brethren in exile: If they obey /b the Sages of Eretz Yisrael to excommunicate Ḥanina, b fine; and if /b they do b not /b obey us, it is as if they are seceding from the Jewish people. b They should climb a mountain; Aḥiya, /b one of the leaders of the Babylonian Jewish community, b will build an altar, Ḥaya, /b son of Rabbi Yehoshua’s brother, who was a Levite, b will play the lute, and all will /b proclaim b heresy and say that they have no portion in the God of Israel. /b ,This message had a profound impact on the people, and b immediately the entire nation burst into tears, saying: God forbid. We do have a portion in the God of Israel. /b They reconsidered their plans to establish Babylonia as the center of the Jewish people.,The Gemara asks: b Why /b did the Sages of Eretz Yisrael go b to that extent /b to stop Ḥanina? The Gemara answers: b Because it is stated: “For out of Zion shall go forth the Torah, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem” /b (Isaiah 2:3).,The Gemara considers the details of this event: b Granted, /b Ḥanina would rule an item b pure and /b the Sages from Eretz Yisrael would rule it b impure; /b they ruled b stringently. But /b in a case where b he /b ruled an item b impure and they /b ruled it b pure, what are /b the circumstances? How could they rule pure that which he ruled impure? b Was it not taught /b in a i baraita /i : b If a Sage /b ruled an item b impure, his colleague is not permitted /b to rule it b pure; /b if he b prohibited /b it, b his colleague may not permit /b it? The Gemara explains: b They held /b that they must do so in this case, b so that people would not be drawn after him; /b due to the exigencies of the time they overturned his rulings., b The Sages taught: When our Rabbis, /b the Sages of the Mishna, b entered the vineyard, /b the academy, b in Yavne, Rabbi Yehuda, Rabbi Yosei, Rabbi Neḥemya, and Rabbi Eliezer, son of Rabbi Yosei HaGelili, were there /b presiding over the Sages. b They all began /b to speak b in honor of /b their b hosts, /b the local population hosting them and their students as guests, b and they taught. /b , b Rabbi Yehuda, head of the speakers in every place, opened /b his speech b in honor of Torah, and taught: /b It is stated: b “Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, /b far off from the camp; and he called it the Tent of Meeting. And it came to pass, that every seeker of God went out unto the Tent of Meeting, which was outside the camp” (Exodus 33:7). He said: b Isn’t this an i a fortiori /i inference? Just as the Torah says /b of b the ark of God, which was only twelve i mil /i from the camp: “Every seeker of God went out unto the Tent of Meeting”; all the more so /b should b Torah scholars, /b who wander great distances and b go from city to city and country to country to study Torah, /b be called seekers of God.,The Gemara continues: It is stated: b “And the Lord spoke unto Moses, face to face” /b (Exodus 33:11). b Rabbi Yitzḥak said: The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Moses: Moses, you and I will show cheerful faces in /b the study of b i halakha /i /b to those who come to study. b Some say /b that b the Holy One, Blessed be He, told Moses: Just as I showed you a cheerful face, so too you will show Israel a cheerful face and restore the tent to its place /b in the camp.,It is said: b “And he would return into the camp; /b but his minister, Joshua bin-Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent” (Exodus 33:11). b Rabbi Abbahu said: The Holy One, Blessed be He, told Moses: Now, /b they will say: b The Master, /b God, b is angry and /b the b student, /b Moses, is also b angry, and what will happen to Israel? /b Rather, you must restore the tent to its place among the people. b If you restore the tent to its place, fine; and if not, Joshua bin-Nun, your student, /b will b serve /b as Israel’s leader b in your place. /b , b And that is what is written: “And he would return into the camp; /b but his minister, Joshua bin-Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent.” b Rava said: Nevertheless, /b though Moses obeyed and restored the tent, b the statement /b written with regard to the role of Joshua b was not uttered for naught. /b Joshua bin-Nun remained as deputy to Moses, and ultimately served in his place, as it is stated: b “But his minister, Joshua bin-Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent.” /b , b And Rabbi Yehuda again began /b to speak b in honor of Torah and taught: /b When Moses took leave of Israel on his last day in this world, he said: b “Keep silence [ i hasket /i ] and hear, Israel; this day you have become a people /b unto the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy 27:9). This is surprising: b Was the Torah given to Israel on that day? Wasn’t that day at the end of forty years /b since the Torah was given? b Rather, /b it comes b to teach that each and every day the Torah is as dear to those who study it, as /b it was b on the day it was given from Mount Sinai. /b , b Rabbi Tanḥum, son of Rabbi Ḥiyya, of the village of Akko, said: Know /b that the Torah is indeed beloved, b as one who recites i Shema /i , morning and evening, /b for his entire life, and b does not recite it one evening, it is as if he never recited i Shema /i . /b He cannot compensate for what he missed.,The Gemara interprets the word b i hasket /i /b in this verse homiletically, as an acronym of the words i as /i , make, and i kat /i , group. b Form [ i asu /i ] many groups [ i kitot /i ] and study Torah, for the Torah is only acquired /b through study b in a group. /b This is b in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Ḥanina; as Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Ḥanina, said: What is /b the meaning of b that which is written: “A sword is upon the boasters [ i habaddim /i ], and they shall become fools [ i noalu /i ]” /b (Jeremiah 50:36)? This verse can be interpreted homiletically: b A sword upon the enemies of Torah scholars, /b a euphemism for the Torah scholars themselves, b who sit alone [ i bad bevad /i ] and study Torah. And furthermore, /b those who study alone b grow foolish, as it is written here, i noalu /i , and elsewhere it is written /b that after Miriam was afflicted with leprosy, Aaron told Moses: b “For that we have done foolishly [ i noalnu /i ]” /b (Numbers 12:11). b And furthermore, they sin /b due to that ignorance, b as /b at the end of that same verse b it is stated: /b “For that we have done foolishly, b and for that we have sinned.” /b , b If you wish, say /b instead that it is derived b from here: “The princes of Tzoan are become fools [ i noalu /i ]” /b (Isaiah 19:13).,The Gemara offers b an alternative /b explanation of this verse: b “Keep silence [ i hasket /i ] and hear, Israel”; break [ i kattetu /i ] yourselves over words of the Torah. /b This is b in accordance with /b the opinion of b Reish Lakish, as Reish Lakish said: From where /b is it derived b that matters of Torah are only retained by one who kills himself over it? As it is stated: “This is the Torah: When one dies in a tent” /b (Numbers 19:14); true Torah study demands the total devotion of one who is willing to dedicate his life in the tent of Torah.,The Gemara offers yet another b alternative explanation /b of this verse: b “Keep silence [ i hasket /i ] and hear, Israel”; /b first b be silent [ i has /i ] /b and listen and b then /b study intensively in order to b analyze [ i kattet /i ] /b and clarify the details. This is b in accordance with /b the opinion of b Rava, as Rava said: One must always study Torah /b and gain expertise in it, b and /b only b then analyze /b and delve into it., b In the school of Rabbi Yannai they said: What is /b the meaning of b that which is written: “For the churning of milk brings forth curd, and the wringing of the nose [ i af /i ] brings forth blood, so the forcing of wrath [ i appayim /i ] brings forth strife” /b (Proverbs 30:33)?,With regard to the beginning of the verse: For the churning of milk brings forth curd; b in whom do you find the cream of Torah? With one who spits out the milk that he nursed from his mother’s breasts over it; /b one who struggles with all his might to study Torah.,With regard to: b And the wringing of the nose brings forth blood, any student whose rabbi is angry [ i af /i ] with him the first time and he is silent /b and does not react, b will merit /b to be able b to distinguish between blood that is ritually impure and blood that is ritually pure. /b ,As for: b And the forcing of wrath [ i appayim /i ] brings forth strife; any student whose rabbi is angry with him for the first and second times, /b i appayim /i being the plural of i af /i , b and he is silent, merits to distinguish between monetary cases, /b strife, b and capital cases, /b as that is the highest level of learning. b As we learned /b in a mishna: b Rabbi Yishmael says: One who seeks to become wise should engage in monetary laws, as there is no greater discipline in Torah, as they are like a flowing well /b in which innovations constantly spring forth.,Similarly, b Rabbi Shmuel bar Naḥmani said: What is /b the meaning of b that which is written: “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have planned devices [ i zamota /i ], lay your hand over your mouth” /b (Proverbs 30:32)? b Anyone who abases himself over matters of Torah, /b asking questions despite the shame he feels for his ignorance, b will ultimately be exalted. And if he muzzles [ i zamam /i ] himself /b due to embarrassment, he will end up with his b hand over /b his b mouth, /b unable to answer.,The Gemara returns to the homilies offered by the Sages in the vineyard of Yavne. b Rabbi Neḥemya began /b to speak b in honor of the hosts and taught: What is /b the meaning of b that which is written: “And Saul said unto the Kenites: Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites lest I destroy you with them, for you showed kindness to all the Children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt” /b (I Samuel 15:6)? b Isn’t this an i a fortiori /i inference: Just as Jethro, /b the forbearer of the Kenite tribe, who b only befriended Moses for his own honor, /b is treated b in this way /b and rewarded that his merit would protect his descendants; b all the more so /b should b one who hosts a Torah scholar in his home, providing him with food and drink and availing him of his possessions, /b be rewarded with that protection., b Rabbi Yosei began /b to speak b in honor of the hosts, and taught: /b It is said: b “You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land” /b (Deuteronomy 23:8). b Isn’t this an i a fortiori /i inference: Just as the Egyptians, who only befriended Israel, /b even when they hosted them, b for their own benefit, /b as Pharaoh said to Joseph, b as it is stated: “And if you know any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle” /b (Genesis 47:6), are treated b this way, all the more so /b should b one who hosts a Torah scholar in his home, providing him with food and drink and availing him of his possessions /b without concern for personal gain, be treated this way., b Rabbi Eliezer, son of Rabbi Yosei HaGelili, began /b to speak b in honor of the hosts, and taught: /b It is stated: b “The Lord has blessed the house of Oved-edom…because of the ark of God” /b (II Samuel 6:12). b Isn’t this an i a fortiori /i inference: Just as in reward for honoring the ark, which neither ate nor drank, but before which /b Oved-edom simply b swept and sprinkled /b water to settle the dust, he was treated b this way /b and merited a blessing, b all the more so /b should b one who hosts a Torah scholar in his home, providing him with food and drink and availing him of his possessions /b without concern for his personal gain, be rewarded with such a blessing.,The Gemara asks: b What is /b that b blessing with which /b Oved-edom b was blessed? Rav Yehuda bar Zevida said: This is Ḥamot and her eight daughters-in-law, each of whom bore six in a single womb, /b |
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| 12. Anon., Exodus Rabbah, 43 (4th cent. CE - 9th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) Found in books: Hidary (2017) 258 |
| 13. Anon., V. Pach. Sahidic3, None Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) Found in books: Hidary (2017) 258 |
| 14. Anon., V. Thaisis, None Tagged with subjects: •felix (procurator) Found in books: Hidary (2017) 258 |
