genesis rabba (a verse-by-verse commentary
1Genesis Rabba — (Bereshit Rabba in Hebrew: בראשית רבה) is a religious text from Judaism s classical period. It is a midrash comprising a collection of ancient rabbinical homiletical interpretations of the book of Genesis ( Bereshit in Hebrew). It is expository… …
2Genesis Rabbah — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy)… …
3Genesis creation narrative — Part of a series on Creationism History of creationism Neo creationism …
4GENESIS RABBAH — (Heb. בְּרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה), aggadic Midrash on the Book of Genesis, the product of Palestinian amoraim. Title The earlier title of the Midrash was apparently Bereshit de Rabbi Oshaya Rabbah (Genesis of R. Oshaya Rabbah) so named after its opening… …
5BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …
6Cave of the Patriarchs — Southern view of the enclosure …
7Bereishit (parsha) — Bereishit, Bereshit, Bereishis, B reshith, Beresheet, or Bereshees (בראשית Hebrew for in beginning,” the first word in the parshah) is the first weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Jews in the Diaspora… …
8Talmud and Midrash — ▪ Judaism Introduction commentative and interpretative writings that hold a place in the Jewish religious tradition second only to the Bible (Old Testament). Definition of terms The Hebrew term Talmud (“study” or “learning”) commonly… …
9Binding of Isaac — For the video game by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl, see The Binding of Isaac (video game). The Sacrifice of Isaac by Caravaggio, in the Baroque tenebrist manner The Binding of Isaac Akedah [1] (עקדה) o …
10Shem — (Hebrew Name|שֵׁם|Šem|Šēm ; Greek: Σημ, Sēm ; Arabic: ar. سام ; Ge ez: ሴም, Sēm ; renown; prosperity; name ) was one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second …
