Those Who Speak and Set Aside the Man of Ramathaim

Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 76:9

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Those who speak and set aside [the matter], as it is written, "Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim" (1 Samuel 1:1) (this is written in remez [reference] nineteen).

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