Reward in Jewish Mythology

What does Reward mean in Jewish mythology?

Reward in Jewish mythology is documented here through 6 source passages from 3 distinct source names represented in this theme. The strongest clusters come from Rabbinic Midrash (6), with frequent witnesses in Yalkut Shimoni on Torah (4), Mekhilta DeRabbi Shimon Ben Yochai (1), and Yalkut Shimoni on Nach (1). These texts preserve how Jewish writers, sages, and mystics described reward across biblical interpretation, rabbinic storytelling, medieval compilation, and kabbalistic teaching.

This page is a topic hub, not a single article. Use it to compare how different Jewish sources treat reward: where the theme appears in narrative, how it changes across source families, which figures or symbols recur, and which passages are most useful for citation. Representative entries include Israel Rewarded for the Going as Much as for the Doing, Eglon Rises for God's Honor and Solomon Springs From Him, The Firstborn Beast Treated Like the Firstborn Son for Reward, Reward for the Deed and the Teaching of Rabbi Elazar at Yavneh, and Rewards Promised for Keeping the First Sabbath. For synthesized anthology narratives, start with Why Atik Lifts Even Small Acts to the World of Reward, Why Joseph's Installation and Pharaoh's Trick Each Show the Design, and Joseph Kept the Sabbath Before the Law Was Given.