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Midrash Tanchuma, Nasso 18

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Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published March 15, 2026

"And it was on the day that Moses had finished to erect the tabernacle" (Numbers 7:1). Rabbi Simon said, "At the time that the Holy One, blessed be He, told Israel to make the tabernacle, He indicated to the angels that they should also make a tabernacle above. And on the day that it was erected below, it was erected above, as stated, "And it was on the day that Moses had finished to erect the tabernacle (<i>et hamishkan</i>)." As is there nothing to learn to say [from the extra word], <i>et</i>? And what do we learn to say from [the extra word], <i>et</i>? Rather, it is [to include] the tabernacle from above. The Holy One, blessed be He, said, in this world I have commanded Aharon and his sons to bless them. But in the future to come, I will bless them [Myself] in My glory, as stated (Psalms 134:3), "May the Lord bless you from Zion, the Maker of the heavens and the earth."

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