The Five Possessions the Holy One Acquired in His World

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 74:4

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And there are those who say: five acquisitions. Torah; and heaven and earth; and Israel; Abraham; and the Holy Temple, as it is written, "And He brought them to His holy border, this mountain His right hand acquired" (Psalms 78:54).

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TorahTempleHoly Land

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