Moses at the Sanhedrin Gate - Who Fears the Lord

Hebraic Literature (1901)Moses Sits on a Stone While Israel Fights AmalekDuring the war with Amalek, the Israelites were losing whenever Moses's hands grew heavy and fell. Aaron and Hur took a stone and placed it under him so he coul

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Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusDescend From the Greatness of Thine HonourThe moment the calf was made, the voice on the mountain changed. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan preserves the chilling command God gave to Moses: "Descend from the grea

Moses at the Sanhedrin Gate - Who Fears the Lord

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