Conversion of Onkelos

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 284

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

284. Conversion of Onkelos. Aboda Zara, f. na. Gittin, f. 26b.

Tanh. Exod. Mishpatim, § 5; B. Gen., Lekh §3, Exod. Mishpatim, p. 81.

Gen. R. 70 § 5.

Eccles. R. 87, § 8. Nissim, f. 17 a.

Yalk. § 123.

Maase Buch Nos. 38, 95. B. G. II, p. 91, 342. Cod. G. 184, No. 2.

(See above No. 71.)

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Wisdom Conversion Rome Spirits Adam Eve

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