Abraham's Midnight War and the Pursuit to Hovah in Midrash Aggadah

Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 14:15

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"And he divided himself against them by night, etc." (Genesis 14:15). Abraham made war with them until the middle of the night, and the Holy One, blessed be He, [made war] with the Egyptians from the middle of the night onward, and slew their firstborn. "And he pursued them as far as Hovah" (Genesis 14:15) — he pursued after them as far as the place of the guilt of his sons.

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AbrahamWarTribesGadWisdom

Biblical References

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