Jacob Tells His Sons Gather Yourselves and Be Purified

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayechi 11:1

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

[And Jacob called to his sons and said: Gather yourselves (Gen. 49:1).] Rabbi Pinhas the Priest bar Hama and Rabbi Judah the Levite bar Shallum said: What is the meaning of "Gather yourselves"? Be purified, just as you say, "Let her be shut up seven days outside the camp, and afterward let her be gathered in" (Numbers 12:14).

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