A Min asked the Rabbi whether the Creator of the mountains

Midrash Aggadah Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 176

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 23, 2025

A Min asked the Rabbi whether the Creator of the mountains was also the Creator of the winds (verse in Amos IV. 13). Before the Rabbi could answer the man fell from the roof and died.

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