How God Balanced Water and Blood to Form a Whole Human

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Tazria 8:2

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

Another interpretation of "Who has split a channel for the flood" (Job 38:25): When the Holy One, blessed be He, created the human, He created him with wisdom. How so? Had He created him mostly water and a little blood, he would have become an istenis (a frail, fastidious person); had He created him mostly blood and a little water, he would have become a leper. Half water and half blood — [behold, this is] a whole human.

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ViolenceAdam EveWisdomNoahJob

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