20) "And they journeyed from Succoth and they encamped in Eitam

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Vayehi Beshalach 1:20

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(Ibid. 20) "And they journeyed from Succoth and they encamped in Eitam." Just as Eitam is a place, so, Succoth. R. Akiva said "Succoth" refers to the clouds of glory, viz. (Isaiah 4:5-6) "For all the glory shall it cover. And a succah shall it be for shade by day." This tells me only of the past. Whence do I derive (the same for) time to come? From "And a succah shall it be for shade by day," and (Ibid. 35:10) "And the redeemed of the L–rd will return, and they will come to Zion with song, the joy of the world over their heads."

Themes

Prophecy Holy Land Redemption

Biblical References

Isaiah 4:5-6

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