Do Not Go Down to Egypt but Settle and Sow the Land

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 111:7

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"Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land" (Genesis 26:2). [The verb "dwell" is read as] make a settlement in the land: be one who sows, be one who plants. Another interpretation: "dwell" [means] cause the Shekhinah to dwell in the land.

Themes

Holy LandShekhinahDivine Promise

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