The Cave of Moses and Elijah Filled With Light

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 396:2

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"For no human can see Me and live" (Exodus 33:20). Rabbi Yochanan said: Had there remained in the cave where Moses and Elijah stood even as much empty space as the eye of a fine sewing needle, they would not have been able to stand in the cave because of the light.

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