Scripture Praises the Righteous and Disgraces the Wicked by Their Lineage

Rabbi Shimon said: They mention and praise; they mention and disgrace. They mention and praise, and they mention and disgrace. They mention and praise: "And Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah" (Exodus 31:2). They mention and disgrace: "And Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken" (Joshua 7:18). They mention and praise: "And with him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan" (Exodus 31:6). They mention and disgrace: "And his mother's name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan" (Leviticus 24:11). They mention and praise: "Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam" (Deuteronomy 24:9). They mention and disgrace: "Remember what Amalek did to you" (Deuteronomy 25:17). They mention and praise: "And the Lord remembered Sarah" (Genesis 21:1). They mention and disgrace: "Thus says the Lord of Hosts: I have remembered that which Amalek did to Israel" (1 Samuel 15:2). They mention and praise: "There was a Jewish man in Shushan the capital, etc." (Esther 2:5). They mention and disgrace: "An adversary and enemy, this wicked Haman" (Esther 7:6). They mention and praise: "For Mordecai the Jew" (Esther 10:3). They mention and disgrace: "For Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite" (Esther 9:24). They mention and praise: "And David was the son of that Ephrathite man" (1 Samuel 17:12). They mention and disgrace: "And Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephrathite" (1 Kings 11:26). They mention and disgrace: "And there was a man from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Micah" (Judges 17:1). They mention and praise: "And there was a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, etc." (1 Samuel 1:1).