The Exiles Sing from Mount Amana by the Merit of the Patriarchs

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Beshalach 11:3

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

[“You shall sing from the top of Amana.”] (Song of Songs 4:8) Rabbi Yose ben Shunem said: It is a mountain, and its name is Amana. And when the exiles arrive at this mountain, they recite a song, as it is said, “You shall sing from the top of Amana” — through the merit of Abram. “From the top of Senir” (ibid.) — through the merit of Isaac. “And Hermon” (ibid.) — through the merit of Jacob.

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MusicPatriarchsExileSinFaith

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