Israel's Flocks Were Spared While Egypt's Herds Died

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelWhat Reward Accrued to the Tribe of Judah, Who Stoned HimThus said the Holy One Blessed be He: What reward will accrue to the sons of Benjamin, who went down first into the sea? The reposing of the Shechinah in his po

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThey Saw Waves and Wind, Not the Hand of GodAs the walls of water began crashing down upon the Egyptian army, a debate erupted among the soldiers trapped in the seabed. The Torah records that "Egypt said:

Ein Yaakov, BerakhotRabbi Yochanan in Berakhot[It is written] (Ps. 66:1) A prayer of David, preserve my soul, for I am pious. R. Levi and R. Isaac both explain this passage. One said : "Thus said David befo

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusNo Swarms in Goshen The Ruler Inside the LandWith the fourth plague, God introduces a distinction that will repeat for the remaining plagues: that day in the land of Goshen where My people dwell, there no

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusStoned With Hailstone or Pierced With Arrows of FireThe Targum Pseudo-Jonathan intensifies the penalty for trespass at Sinai: "Touch it not with the hand; for he will be stoned with hailstone, or be pierced with

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusThe Terror God Sends Ahead of Israel's ArmiesBefore a single Israelite sword is drawn in the Land, God goes ahead. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on Exodus (Exodus 23:27) says: My terror will I send before thee, a

Israel's Flocks Were Spared While Egypt's Herds Died

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