Eliezer, the son of R

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Bachodesh 1:22

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 10, 2025

R. Eliezer, the son of R. Yossi Haglili was wont to say (Ibid. 147:19) "He relates His statutes to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel. He did not do so for any other nation." Now what did these poor nations do that He declined to give them the Torah? (Ibid. 20) "Judgments they would not know"—they declined to accept (the Torah), viz. (Habakkuk 3:3) "G–d came from the south … (4) with a glow like light … (5) "Before Him went a plague … (6) "He stood and measured out the land. He saw and He released the nations" (viz. Avodah Zarah 2b).

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Torah Patriarchs Divine justice Charity Holy Land

Biblical References

Habakkuk 3:3

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