King David

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Explore 2,141 Jewish texts related to the theme of King David, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Kingdom of David and Unto

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, offers a powerful insight into this very idea. Rabbi Chiyah bar Abba, a sage of the Talmudic era,...

Esau's Legacy and Gehenna

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Midrash, for those unfamiliar, is a way of interpreting the Hebrew Bible, digging deep to uncover hidden meanings and moral lessons. And in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interp...

David and the Fires of Gehenna

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The Midrash opens with a simple plea: “I call to You, O Lord, to you I raise my voice.” It’s a moment of connection, a reminder that even in the midst of life’s complexities, we ca...

Absalom and the Origins of the World

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King David certainly did. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, we find David crying out, "I call to You, O Lord, my rock, do not be deaf t...

Abraham and the Origins of the World

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Specifically, we're diving into Psalm 29 today. The psalm begins, "Give to the Lord, O sons of the mighty, give to the Lord glory and strength." But who are these "sons of the migh...

Heart of David and Temple

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into this idea. In one particular passage (Midrash Tehillim 30), it explores the connec...

David's Song

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The ancient rabbis grappled with this too. And they found a beautiful answer in a seemingly simple verse from Job: “Who preceded Me, that I should repay?” (Job 41:3). This verse, e...

He's Transgression and Isaiah

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to one particularly beautiful and comforting perspective from Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 30, connected to Psalm 30. The verse we're looking at is Psalm 149:5: ...

David Faces Judgment and Hanina

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Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Nehemiah suggest a fundamental principle: punishment, at its core, is unproductive. It doesn't bear good fruit. Goodness, on the other hand, does generate mo...