The Blood of the Prophet Zechariah That Would Not Stop Boiling

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 194

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

194. Blood Boiling.

Gittin, f. 54.

Pesikta R. ch. 25.

Deut. R. ch. 2.

Lament. R. sect. I. Yalk. Sip. I, p. 44.

cf Blood of Zechariah.

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