“Our skin burns like an oven due to fear of famine”

Midrash Rabbah Eikhah Rabbah 5:10

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 22, 2025

“Our skin burns like an oven due to fear of famine” (Lamentations 5:10).“Our skin burns like an oven.” Two amora’im, one said: Like those sun-withered dates; and one said: Like an oven that was not sufficiently heated.12In such a case the bread does not get evenly baked, but rather the outer layer gets dried out and cracked while the inside remains undercooked.

Themes

Wisdom Heresy Tragedy

Biblical References

Lamentations 5:10

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