Two Sisters & Waters of Ordeal

Midrash Aggadah Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 385

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 3, 2025

Two Sisters & Waters of Ordeal.

Tanh. Numb. Naso, § 6, f. *81 b.

Numb, R. ch. 9 § 9. Tanh. Eccles. § 10. Yalk. II, § 978.

Simhat Hanefesh (the vital soul), f. 30. Yalk. Sip. IV, p. 11. Tendlau, Sagen3, No. 34. Weil, Bibl. Leg. p. 213. Ben Gorion II, p. 118,

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Cod. G. 1380, f. 23 b.

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