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, Vayakhel 9

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayakhel 9

And he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood (Exod. 36:20). R. Tahlifa of Caesarea said: The Holy One, blessed be He, taught man correct behavior. If a man desired to b...

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayakhel 10

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayakhel 10

And Bezalel made the ark (Exod. 37:1). You find that everything constructed for the Tabernacle was made in its proper order. First he made the boards and joined them together. Afte...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 1

These are the accounts of the tabernacle (Exod. 38:21). It is written elsewhere in allusion to this verse: Thou throne of glory, on high from the beginning, thou place of our Sanct...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 2

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 2

These are the accounts of the tabernacle (Exod. 38:21). Scripture states elsewhere: Lord, I love the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth (Ps. 26:8). Thi...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 3

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 3

For example, Bezalel, who built the ark, was extolled before the Holy One, blessed be He, and the angels. He was praised in the upper regions and in the terrestrial regions, as it ...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 4

A new vessel filled with old wine. Another explanation of The Tabernacle of the testimony (Exod. 38:21). R. Simeon the son of Yohai said: There is no testimony other than the Torah...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 5

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 5

These are the accounts of the Tabernacle (Exod. 38:21). Scripture states elsewhere: A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unp...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 6

These are the accounts of the tabernacle, even the tabernacle of the testimony (Exod. 38:21). The Tabernacle bears testimony to the entire world that He forgave them for the episod...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 7

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 7

These are the accounts of the tabernacle (Exod. 38:21). Scripture states elsewhere: Thou hast also delivered Me from the contentions of My people (II Sam. 22:44), and it is written...