“And also that nation that they will serve, I will judge and after that they will go out with great property” (Genesis 15:14). “And also that nation that they will serve, I will judge” – it could have said: “Also.” Why “and also”? The explanation is, “also” refers to Egypt, “and also” is to include the Four Kingdoms.78The four kingdoms who would subjugate Israel throughout the ages, as foretold by Daniel (chapters 2 and 7). “[That nation] that they will serve, I will judge [dan]” – Rabbi Elazar in the name of Rabbi Yosei bar Zimra: Through these two letters79Dan – dalet, nun. the Holy One blessed be He promised Abraham our patriarch that He would redeem his descendants [in any event], but if they repent, He will redeem them through the [Name of] seventy-two letters,80God’s name of seventy-two letters actually consists of seventy-two group of letters, each group being three letters.
The letters dalet nun appear in the fiftieth group. Israel would be redeemed through an incomplete name of God if they would not repent, but through repentance they would experience redemption through the full name of seventy-two. as Rav Yudan said: From “to come and take for Himself a nation from the midst of a nation” until “with great awesome deeds” (Deuteronomy 4:34),81The verse describes the redemption from Egypt. there you find seventy-two letters alluding to the Holy One blessed be He.
And if someone says to you: There are seventy-five, exclude from them the second [instance of the word] goy, which is not included in the tally.82The second goy refers to the Egyptians and are not part of God’s name. Rabbi Avin said: He redeemed them [from Egypt] through His name, as the name of the Holy One blessed be He consists of seventy-two letters.83Since the Israelites repented before the Exodus, they were redeemed through the full seventy-two letter name.