Why the Angels Were Banished Until Jacob's Ladder

Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 19:13

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"For we are destroying this place" (Genesis 19:13). And because they revealed the secret of the Holy One, blessed be He, they were banished from their enclosure until Jacob came. And concerning them it is said, "And behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it" (Genesis 28:12) — those who had been banished from their enclosure.

Themes

AngelsDivine SecretsBanishmentJacobs LadderDestruction Of Sodom

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