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This is as it is written there: “Thus said YHWH: Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house” (II Samuel 12:11), and this prophecy was fulfilled through Absalom. Similarly, you can say about Joseph, who was sent by his father to inquire as to the well-being of his brothers, where
The Talmud continues its discussion of Absalom. The verse states concerning Absalom: “For he said: I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom’s monument to this day” (II Samuel 18:18). The Talmud asks: And did Absalom not have
§ The Mishnah teaches: And the same is so with regard to the reward for good deeds. Miriam waited for the baby Moses for one hour at the shore of the Nile; therefore, the Jewish people delayed their travels in the desert for 7 days to wait for her when she was smitten with tzara'at. The Talmud asks:
Rava said to him: But the tanna taught in the Mishnah: And the same is so with regard to the reward of good deeds. Rather, Rava said: This is what the Mishnah is teaching: And the same is so with regard to the reward of good deeds. It is rewarded with the same measure, i.e., a person is rewarded in
With regard to Miriam’s deed the verse states: “And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him” (Exodus 2:4). R' Yitzḥak says: This entire verse is stated in reference to the Shekhina, i.e., each phrase alludes to the Shekhina watching over Moses. “And his sister stood”; as it is