Exempla of the Rabbis, Tale 206

Midrash Aggadah Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 206

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 16, 2025

f. 141a. R. Shimeon b. Yohai and son hid in a cavern for 13 years fearing Roman persecution. One da}f •they saw a fowler catching birds, who was successful only after a voice from Heaven had pronounced the decree upon the birds. So they relied on Providence and left the cavern, knowing that unless their death had been decreed from Heaven, the Romans could not hurt them. They were fed in the cave by a Harub-tree and a water fountain which sprang up in the cave. Shimeon b. Yohai went to Tiberias and cleansed the place of dead bodies, which at his bidding rose from under the ground. Afterwards a Kuthaean buried in the street a corpse which R. Shimeon had cleansed, and then mocked at him. R. Shimeon b. Yohai caused the dead man to rise and walk, and the Kuthaean died.

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