Rabbi Eliezer and the Dream That Came True as Spoken

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 219

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

219. R. Eliezer & Dream.

J. Maaserot Sheni IV, 6. Gen. R. ch. 89 § 8. Lament. R. ch. 1, § 18. Yalk. Sip. I p. 132.

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