Midrash Aggadah

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Midrash Aggadah texts, a body of rabbinic literature devoted to the narrative, ethical, and homiletical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. These works illuminate Scripture through stories, parables, and theological reflection.

Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 10

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 10

And Isaac trembled very exceedingly (Gen. 27:33). May it please our master to teach us the blessing one pronounces upon tasting oil. Thus do our masters teach us: One who tastes oi...

Sacrifice

Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 11

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 11

And Isaac trembled very exceedingly (Gen. 27:33). What is written before this? Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac, his father (ibid., v. 30). This indicates t...

Patriarchs

Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 12

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 12

And Isaac trembled exceedingly (Gen. 27:33). Scripture states elsewhere in allusion to this verse: The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them (Prov. ...

SacrificeDeath

Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 13

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 13

And Isaac trembled very exceedingly (Gen. 27:33). Scripture states elsewhere in allusion to this verse: The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord sh...

Patriarchs

Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 14

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 14

A song of ascents. I will lift up mine eyes to the mountains (Ps. 121:1). Scripture alludes here to the verse Who art thou, O great mountain before. Zerubbabel? Thou shalt become a...

King David

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 1

And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba (Gen. 28:10). May it please our master to teach us where a man who has unintentionally taken the life of another man may take refuge. Thus do our...

Patriarchs

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 2

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 2

He dreamed, and behold, a ladder set upon the earth; and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it (Gen. 28:12). R. Samuel the s...

Dreams

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 3

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 3

And Jacob went out (Gen. 28:10). Scripture states elsewhere in reference to this verse: For He will give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways (Ps. 91:11). R. M...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 4

And the Lord saw that Leah was hated (Gen. 29:31). May our master teach us: May a man pronounce a blessing over the fragrance of spices employed in idolatrous worship? Our masters ...

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