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asked God what business one born of woman had among them. God told them that Moses had come to receive the Torah. The angels questioned why God was giving to flesh and blood the secret treasure that God had hidden for 974 generations before God created the world. The angels asked, in the words of Psalm 8:8, "What is man, that You are mindful of him, and the son of man, that You think of him?" God told Moses to answer the angels. Moses asked God what was written in the Torah. In Exodus 20:2, God said, "I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the Land of Egypt." So Moses asked the angels whether the angels had gone down to Egypt or were enslaved to Pharaoh. As the angels had not, Moses asked them why then God should give them the Torah. Again, Exodus 20:3 says, "You shall have no other gods," so Moses asked the angels whether they lived among peoples that engage in idol worship. Again, Exodus 20:8 says, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy," so Moses asked the angels whether they performed work from which they needed to rest. Again, Exodus 20:7 says, "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain," so Moses asked the angels whether there were any business dealings among them in which they might swear oaths. Again, Exodus 20:12 says, "Honor your father and your mother," so Moses asked the angels whether they had fathers and mothers. Again, Exodus 20:13 says, "You shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal," so Moses asked the angels whether there was jealousy among them and whether the Evil Tempter was among them. Immediately, the angels conceded that God's plan was correct, and each angel felt moved to love Moses and give him gifts. Even the Angel of Death confided his secret to Moses, and that is how Moses knew what to do when, as Numbers 17:11–13 reports, Moses told Aaron what to do to make atonement for the people, to stand between the dead and the living, and to check the plague.

1716:)," and surely that was a positive thing. Rabbi Samuel replied that the occasion of the princes' gifts did not indicate joy, because it was manifest to God that the princes would join with Korah in his dispute (as reported in Numbers 16:1–3). Rabbi Judah ben Rabbi Simon said in the name of Rabbi Levi ben Parta that the case could be compared to that of a member of the palace who committed a theft in the bathhouse, and the attendant, while afraid of disclosing his name, nevertheless made him known by describing him as a certain young man dressed in white. Similarly, although Numbers 16:1–3 does not explicitly mention the names of the princes who sided with Korah in his dispute, Numbers 16:2 nevertheless refers to them when it says, "They were princes of the congregation, the elect men of the assembly, men of renown," and this recalls Numbers 1:16, "These were the elect of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers . . . ," where the text lists their names. They were the "men of renown" whose names were mentioned in connection with the standards; as Numbers 1:5–15 says, "These are the names of the men who shall stand with you, of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai . . . ." 2272:

lives. Korah asked why, if someone's whole garment was already dyed blue, that person needed to add an extra blue thread to the corner tassel. But this question, ancient interpreters implied, was really a metaphorical version of Korah's complaint in Numbers 16:3: "Everyone in the congregation is holy, and the Lord is in their midst. So why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?" In other words, Korah asserted that all Levites were part of the same garment and all blue, and asked why Moses and Aaron thought that they were special just because they were the corner thread. In saying this, Kugel argued, Korah set a pattern for would-be revolutionaries thereafter to seek to bring down the ruling powers with the taunt: "What makes you better than the rest of us?" Kugel wrote that ancient interpreters thus taught that Korah was not really interested in changing the system, but merely in taking it over. Korah was thus a dangerous

2229:) in Numbers 18:15–16. Maimonides taught that it is a positive commandment for every Jewish man to redeem his son who is the firstborn of a Jewish mother, as Exodus 34:19 says, "All first issues of the womb are mine," and Numbers 18:15 says, "And you shall surely redeem a firstborn man." Maimonides taught that a mother is not obligated to redeem her son. If a father fails to redeem his son, when the son comes of age, he is obligated to redeem himself. If it is necessary for a man to redeem both himself and his son, he should redeem himself first and then his son. If he only has enough money for one redemption, he should redeem himself. A person who redeems his son recites the blessing: "Blessed are You . . . who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us concerning the redemption of a son." Afterwards, he recites the 2033:

veranda (open on one or more sides) with a doorway to the non-sacred part, and there the priests kept watch in a chamber above and the Levites below. The Rabbis noted that Numbers 18:2 speaks of "your service" (and watching was primarily a priestly function). The Gemara rejected the possibility that Numbers 18:2 might have referred to the Levites' service (of carrying the sacred vessels), noting that Numbers 18:4 addresses the Levites' service when it says, "And they shall be joined to you and keep the charge of the Tent of Meeting." The Gemara reasoned that the words of Numbers 18:2, "That they may be joined to you and minister to you," must therefore have addressed the priests' service, and this was to be carried out with the priests watching above and the Levites below.

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give it to the Cohen with the resolution that he is giving him a present without any reservations. Cohens and Levites are exempt from the redemption of their firstborn, as they served as the redemption of the Israelites' firstborn in the desert. One born to a woman of a priestly or Levite family is exempt, for the matter is dependent on the mother, as indicated by Exodus 13:2 and Numbers 3:12. A baby born by Caesarian section and any subsequent birth are exempt: the first because it did not emerge from the womb, and the second, because it was preceded by another birth. The obligation for redemption takes effect when the baby completes 30 days of life, as Numbers 18:16 says, "And those to be redeemed should be redeemed from the age of a month."

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near was to be put to death." Abaye argued that the "stranger" in Numbers 3:38 could not mean a non-priest, for Numbers 3:10 had mentioned that rule already (and Abaye believed that the Torah would not state anything twice). Rather, reasoned Abaye, Numbers 3:38 must mean a "stranger" to a particular job. It was told, however, that Rabbi Joshua ben Hananyia once tried to assist Rabbi Joḥanan ben Gudgeda (both of whom were Levites) in the fastening of the Temple doors, even though Rabbi Joshua was a singer, not a door-keeper.

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Abiram. Numbers 3:29 reports that the descendants of Kohath, among whom Korah was numbered, lived on the south side of the Tabernacle. And Numbers 2:10 reports that the descendants of Reuben, among whom Dathan and Abiram were numbered, lived close by, as they also lived on the south side of the Tabernacle. Similarly, a midrash taught that because Reuben, Simeon, and Gad were close to Korah, they were all quarrelsome men; and the sons of Gad and the sons of Simeon were also contentious people.

1976: 2050: 1527:. The Gemara asked why Numbers 16:1 did not say "the son of Jacob," and Rabbi Samuel bar Isaac answered that Jacob had prayed not to be listed amongst Korah's ancestors in Genesis 49:6, where it is written, "Let my soul not come into their council; unto their assembly let my glory not be united." "Let my soul not come into their council" referred to the spies, and "unto their assembly let my glory not be united" referred to Korah's assembly. As the name Dathan ( 288: 1819:

innocent and the guilty—because the king would not know who rebelled and who did not. But God knows the hearts and thoughts of every person, knows who sinned and who did not, and knows who rebelled and who did not. That is why Moses and Aaron asked God in Numbers 16:22, "Shall one man sin, and will You be wrath with all the congregation?" The midrash taught that God replied that they had spoken well, and God would make known who had sinned and who had not.

6281: 6337: 296: 2298:). Plaut wrote that the Korah story appears to reflect a struggle for priestly privilege in which Korah's people, originally full priests and singers, were after a power struggle reduced to doorkeepers. The story of the rebellion of Dathan, Abiram, and members of the tribe of Reuben, Plaut wrote, may represent the memory of an intertribal struggle in which the originally important tribe of Reuben was dislodged from its original preeminence. 2084: 2316:) in Numbers 16:21. If it means Korah's faction, then in Numbers 16:22, Moses and Aaron pleaded that only the ringleaders be punished, not all 250 rebels. But subsequent occurrences of "community" seem to point to the whole Israelite people, so Alter suggested that Moses and Aaron may have feared that God was exhibiting another impulse to destroy the entire Israelite population and start over again with the two brothers. Nili Fox and 2041:

duties in the altar service. It was also taught that the words of Numbers 18:3, "That they do not die, neither they, nor you ," mean that priests would incur the death penalty by engaging in Levites' work, and Levites would incur the death penalty by engaging in priests' work, although neither would incur the death penalty by engaging in another's work of their own group (even if they would so incur some penalty for doing so). But

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Similarly, Fretheim reported that Moses and Aaron interceded arguing that not all should bear the consequences for one person. And Fretheim also saw the phrase "the God of the spirits of all flesh" in Numbers 16:22 (which also appears in Numbers 27:16) to appeal to God as Creator, the One who gives breath to all. In Fretheim's view, God responded positively, separating the congregation from the rebels and their families.

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plates for a covering of the altar, for they have become sacred because they were brought before the Lord, that they may be a sign to the children of Israel." At first, the coal pans had the status of articles used in the service of the altar, as they contained the incense, but when they were made into a covering for the altar, their status was elevated to that of the altar itself.

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say, "And there descended fire from heaven," but "And there came forth fire from before the Lord." This was the same fire that came forth and consumed the sons of Aaron, as Leviticus 10:2 says, "And there came forth fire from before the Lord." And that same fire came forth and consumed the company of Korah, as Numbers 16:35 says, "And fire came forth from the Lord." And the

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the wool was singed. The Arab told Rabbah bar bar Hana to listen, and he heard them saying, "Moses and his Torah are true, but Korah's company are liars." The Arab told Rabbah bar bar Hana that every 30 days Gehinnom caused them to return for judgment, as if they were being stirred like meat in a pot, and every 30 days they said those same words.

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Exodus 16:33 with regard to the manna and "there" in Exodus 30:6 with regard to the Ark, "to be kept" in Exodus 16:33 with regard to the manna and "to be kept" in Numbers 17:25 with regard to Aaron's rod, and "generations" in Exodus 16:33 with regard to the manna and "generations" in Exodus 30:31 with regard to the anointing oil.

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knew that one man—Korah—alone sinned and caused the others to sin. But Ibn Ezra wrote that he believed that the words "Separate yourselves from among this congregation" in Numbers 16:21 refer to Korah and his congregation—and not to the entire congregation of Israel—and that God destroyed Korah's congregation.

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blessing. The father may pay the redemption in silver or in movable property that has financial worth like that of silver coins. If the Cohen desires to return the redemption to the father, he may. The father should not, however, give it to the Cohen with the intent that he return it. The father must

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the son of David, King of Israel, built; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders; now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel.' Rabbi Eleazar deduced that Josiah hid the anointing oil and the other objects at the same time as the Ark from the common use of the expressions "there" in

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A midrash expanded on the plea of Moses and Aaron to God in Numbers 16:22 and God's reply in Numbers 16:24. The midrash taught that Moses told God that a mortal king who is confronted with an uprising in a province of his kingdom would send his legions to kill all the inhabitants of the province—both

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compared the words of Numbers 16:22, "Shall one man sin, and will You be wrathful with all the congregation?" to the case of men on a ship, one of whom took a borer and began boring beneath his own place. His shipmates asked him what he was doing. He replied that what he was doing would not matter to

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sent the Israelites as a gift along with the Ark and concerning which the priests said in 1 Samuel 6:8, "And put the jewels of gold, which you returned Him for a guilt offering, in a coffer by the side thereof ; and send it away that it may go." Having observed that Deuteronomy 28:36 predicted, "The

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read Numbers 16:12 and 16:16 to teach requirements for judicial procedure. Rava deduced from Numbers 16:12 that a court must send an agent to summon a defendant to appear before the court before the community can ostracize the defendant. And Rava deduced from Numbers 16:16 that the court summons the

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46:10), "declar the end from the beginning," and provides beforehand for things that have not yet occurred. God foresaw that Korah, who would descend from the families of Kohath, would oppose Moses (as reported in Numbers 16:1–3) and that Moses would beseech God that the earth should swallow them up

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In the fourth reading, God told Moses to remove himself and Aaron from the community, so that God might annihilate them, and they fell on their faces. Moses told Aaron to take the fire pan, put fire from the altar and incense on it, and take it to the community to make expiation for them and to stop

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In the third reading, the Presence of the Lord appeared to the whole community, and God told Moses and Aaron to stand back so that God could annihilate the others. Moses and Aaron fell on their faces and implored God not to punish the whole community. God told Moses to instruct the community to move

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Plaut read the words "Korah gathered the whole community" in Numbers 16:19 to indicate that the people did not necessarily side with Korah but readily came out to watch his attack on the establishment. Plaut noted, however, that Numbers 17:6 indicates some dissatisfaction rife among the Israelites.

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taught that the words "God of the spirits" just explain the word "God," indicating that God could destroy the congregation because God had their spirits in God's hand. Ibn Ezra acknowledged that some say that "God of the spirits" means that God has the power to investigate human souls, and that God

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taught that because God showed special goodness to a certain family among families in the appointment of the priesthood and the Levites, God charged them with additional duties. But whoever among them rebels against God falls from those high degrees in this world, and will suffer severe pain in the

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In the fifth reading, God told Moses to collect a staff from the chieftain of each of the 12 tribes, inscribe each man's name on his staff, inscribe Aaron's name on the staff of Levi, and deposit the staffs in the Tent of Meeting. The next day, Moses entered the Tent and Aaron's staff had sprouted,

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that if the injunction applied to all (non-priestly) Israelites, whom in Exodus 4:22 God had called "my firstborn," how much more so would the injunction apply to a mere convert, who came among the Israelites with just his staff and bag. Then the convert returned to Shammai, quoted the injunction,

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Rabbi Jonathan found evidence for the Levites' singing role at Temple services from the warning of Numbers 18:3: "That they do not die, neither they, nor you ." Just as Numbers 18:3 warned about priestly duties at the altar, so (Rabbi Jonathan reasoned) Numbers 18:3 must also address the Levites'

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read Numbers 17:3 to teach that in matters of sanctity, one always elevates to a higher level. Numbers 17:3 states with regard to the coal pans that the men of Korah's assembly used to burn incense: "The coal pans of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and let them be made beaten

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Rabbi Judah taught that the same fire that descended from heaven settled on the earth and did not again return to its former place in heaven, but it entered the Tabernacle. That fire came forth and devoured all the offerings that the Israelites brought in the wilderness, as Leviticus 9:24 does not

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told that once when he was travelling, an Arab showed him where the earth swallowed Korah's congregation. Rabbah bar bar Hana saw two cracks in the ground from which smoke issued. He took a piece of wool, soaked it in water, attached it to the point of his spear, and passed it over the cracks, and

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reported a tradition that a singing Levite who did his colleague's work at the gate incurred the death penalty, as Numbers 3:38 says, "And those who were to pitch before the Tabernacle eastward before the Tent of Meeting toward the sun-rising, were Moses and Aaron, . . . and the stranger who drew

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explained how, as Numbers 17:11–13 reports, Moses knew what to tell Aaron what to do to make atonement for the people, to stand between the dead and the living, and to check the plague. Rabbi Joshua ben Levi taught that when Moses ascended on high (as Exodus 19:20 reports), the ministering angels

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6:11, "I went down into the garden of nuts," to apply to Israel, a midrash taught that just as when one takes a nut from a stack of nuts, all the rest come toppling over, so if a single Jewish person is smitten, all Jewish people feel it, as Numbers 16:22 says, "Shall one man sin, and will You be

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wrote that Korah was an Israelite of principal account, both by family and wealth, who was able to speak well and could easily persuade the people. Korah envied the great dignity of Moses, as he was of the same tribe as Moses and he thought he better deserved honor on account of his great riches.

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for anything which went wrong in the performance of their priestly duties. God assigned the Levites to Aaron to aid in the performance of these duties. God prohibited any outsider from intruding on the priests as they discharged the duties connected with the Shrine, on pain of death. And God gave

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read Numbers 16:27 to teach how inexorably destructive dispute is. For the Heavenly Court usually does not impose a penalty until a sinner reaches the age of 20. But in Korah's dispute, even one-day-old babies were consumed by the fire and swallowed up by the earth. For Numbers 16:27 says, "with

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A midrash taught that Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On all fell in together in their conspiracy, as described in Numbers 16:1, because they lived near each other on the same side of the camp. The midrash thus taught that the saying, "Woe to the wicked and woe to his neighbor!" applies to Dathan and

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of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, and they did so, while Dathan, Abiram, and their families stood at the entrance of their tents. Moses told the Israelites that if these men were to die of natural causes, then God did not send Moses, but if God caused the earth to swallow them up, then these men had

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in Numbers 15:37–40 with the story of Korah's rebellion in Numbers 16:1–3 a subtle hint as to how Korah might have enlisted his followers. Forcing people to put a special blue tassel on their clothes, ancient interpreters suggested Korah must have argued, was an intolerable intrusion into their

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The Rabbis derived from the words of Numbers 18:2, "That they may be joined to you and minister to you," that the priests watched from upper chambers in the Temple and the Levites from lower chambers. The Gemara taught that in the north of the Temple was the Chamber of the Spark, built like a

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Noting Moses' displeasure in Numbers 16:15 with Dathan and Abiram for their failure to meet with him, the Midrash Tanḥuma compared this to a person who argues with a companion and reasons with the companion. When the companion answers, the person has peace of mind; but if the companion does not

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brought together 72 elders and placed them in 72 separate rooms, without telling them why he had brought them together, and asked each of them to translate the Torah. God then prompted each of them to conceive the same idea and write a number of cases in which the translation did not follow the

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explained that On's wife saved him, arguing to him that no matter whether Moses or Korah prevailed, On would remain just a disciple. On replied that he had sworn to participate. So On's wife got him drunk with wine, and laid him down in their tent. Then she sat at the entrance of their tent and

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Josephus wrote that Moses called on God to punish those who had endeavored to deal unjustly with the people, but to save the multitude who followed God's commandments, for God knew that it would not be just that the whole body of the Israelites should suffer punishment for the wickedness of the

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in Numbers 15:37–40 together with the story of Korah's rebellion that follows immediately after in Numbers 16:1–3. The Jerusalem Talmud told that after hearing the law of tassels, Korah made some garments that were completely dyed blue, went to Moses, and asked Moses whether a garment that was

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shared the latter view. Fox wrote that God was apparently ready to annihilate Israel, but Moses and Aaron appealed to God as Creator of humanity in Numbers 16:22a and appealed to God's sense of justice in Numbers 16:22b, arguing that sin must be punished individually rather than communally.

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Reading the words of Numbers 16:2, "And they arose before Moses, with men from the children of Israel, 250 princes of the congregation, the elect men of the assembly, men of renown," the Talmud taught that these men were the distinctive people of the assembly. "The elect men of the assembly

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to remind the Israelites that no one other than Aaron's offspring should presume to offer incense to God. The next day, the whole Israelite community railed against Moses and Aaron for bringing death upon God's people. A cloud covered the Tabernacle and the God's Presence appeared.

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taught that Numbers 16:1 traces Korah's descent back only to Levi, not to Jacob, because Jacob said of the descendants of Simeon and Levi in Genesis 49:5, “To their assembly let my glory not be united,” referring to when they would assemble against Moses in Korah's band.

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Plaut reported that most Reform Jews have abandoned the ceremony of redemption of the firstborn as inconsistent with Reform Judaism's rejection of matters relating to priestly privilege and special status based upon one's parentage or sibling birth order.

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18:23, when Abraham asked God whether God would "sweep away the righteous with the wicked." Similarly, in Numbers 16:22, Moses raised the question of collective responsibility: If one person sins, will God punish the entire community? And similarly, in

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to be kept as a lesson to rebels to end their mutterings against God. But the Israelites cried to Moses, "We are doomed to perish!" God spoke to Aaron and said that he and his dynasty would be responsible for the Tent of Meeting and the priesthood and

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in Israel as their share in return for the services of the Tent of Meeting, but they too would have no territorial share among the Israelites. God told Moses to instruct the Levites to set aside one-tenth of the tithes they received as a gift to God.

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Rav Ashi read the repetitive language of Leviticus 22:9, "And they shall have charge of My charge"—which referred especially to priests and Levites, whom Numbers 18:3–5 repeatedly charged with warnings—to require safeguards to God's commandments.

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Reading Numbers 16:20, a midrash taught that in 18 verses, Scripture places Moses and Aaron (the instruments of Israel's deliverance) on an equal footing (reporting that God spoke to both of them alike), and thus there are 18 benedictions in the

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spurned God. Just as Moses finished speaking, the earth opened and swallowed them, their households, and all Korah's people, and the Israelites fled in terror. And a fire consumed the 250 men offering the incense. God told Moses to order

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ruled that women are now equally responsible for observing commandments as men have been. The Committee thus concluded that mothers and fathers are equally responsible for the redemption of their firstborn sons and daughters.

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read the listing of places in Deuteronomy 1:1 to allude to how God tested the Israelites with ten trials in the Wilderness—including Koraḥ's rebellion—and they failed them all. The words "In the wilderness" allude to the

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The Mishnah in Pirkei Avot taught that the opening of the earth's mouth in Numbers 16:32 was one of ten miracles that God created at the end of the first week of creation at the eve of the first Sabbath at twilight.

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already completely blue nonetheless had to have a blue corner tassel. When Moses answered that it did, Korah said that the Torah was not of Divine origin, Moses was not a prophet, and Aaron was not a high priest.

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Reading the words of Numbers 16:1, "And Korah took," a midrash asked what caused Korah to oppose Moses. The midrash answered that Korah took issue with Moses because Moses had (as Numbers 3:30 reports) appointed

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deduced that the controversy of Korah and his followers was not for the sake of Heaven, and thus was destined not to result in permanent change. The Mishnah contrasted Korah's argument to those between

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interpreted the words "Korah . . . took" in Numbers 16:1 to teach that Korah took a bad bargain for himself. As the three Hebrew consonants that spell Korah's name also spell the Hebrew word for "bald"

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blessing and then gives the redemption money to the Cohen. If a man redeems himself, he should recite the blessing: "Blessed . . . who commanded us to redeem the firstborn" and he should recite the

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wrote that Moses called God "God of the spirits" in Numbers 16:22 as if to say that God knew the spirits and the minds of the rest of the people, and thus knew that they had not sinned. But

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this congregation," referring to Korah and his followers. Just as Numbers 16:21, which refers to a congregation, implies a number of at least ten, so Leviticus 22:32 implies at least ten.

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taught that no person departs from this world until some of that fire, which rested among humanity, passes over that person, as Numbers 11:2 says, "And the fire rested."

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18:4 and 20 answer that God will punish only the individual who sins, and Ezekiel 18:30 affirms that God will judge every person according to that person's acts.

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The description of the Aaronic covenant as a "covenant of salt" in Numbers 18:19 is mirrored by the description in 2 Chronicles 13:5 of God's covenant with the

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deduced that he was called Korah because he caused a bald spot to be formed among the Israelites when the earth swallowed his followers. As the name Izhar (

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in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Jerusalem Talmud interpret the laws of tithes in Leviticus 27:30–33, Numbers 18:21–24, and Deuteronomy 14:22–29 and 26:12–14.

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For more on medieval Jewish interpretation, see, e.g., Barry D. Walfish, "Medieval Jewish Interpretation," in Adele Berlin and Marc Brettler, editors,

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For more on early nonrabbinic interpretation, see, e.g., Esther Eshel, "Early Nonrabbinic Interpretation," in Adele Berlin and Marc Brettler, editors,

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reported that source-critics saw two traditions in Numbers 16, a Korah rebellion directed against Aaron and Levitical privilege (assigned to the

1783:). Rabinai the brother of Rabbi Hiyya bar Abba taught that we derive this by drawing an analogy between the two occurrences of the word "among" ( 1609:

loosened her hair, so that whoever came to summon him saw her and retreated at the sight of her immodestly loosened hair. The Gemara taught that

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and Maurice Simon, volume 1, pages 149, 189–90, 217–19, 358–59; volume 2, pages 528, 656–57, 817, 899, 952–53, 980. London: Soncino Press, 1939.

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a plague that had begun, and Aaron did so. Aaron stood between the dead and the living and halted the plague, but not before 14,700 had died.

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deduced from the words "the sons of Korah did not die" in Numbers 26:11 that Providence set up a special place for them to stand on high in

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In Numbers 18:1 and 18:8, God spoke directly to Aaron, whereas more frequently in the Torah, God spoke "to Moses" or "to Moses and Aaron."

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The Women's Haftarah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Haftarah Portions, the 5 Megillot & Special Shabbatot

4960:; Pesachim 42b, 58a; Yoma 11a; Yevamot 51b–52a, 65b, 73b–74a; Ketubot 36a; Gittin 27b; Sanhedrin 11a, 60b, 62b, 68a–b; Avodah Zarah 27b. 7274: 5825:. Translated by William G. Braude and Israel J. Kapstein, pages 150, 172, 183, 233, 256. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1981. 1960:

Rav taught that anyone who persists in a quarrel transgresses the commandment of Numbers 17:5 that one be not as Korah and his company.

1511:), the Gemara deduced from "son of Izhar" that Korah was a son who brought upon himself anger hot as the noon sun. As the name Kohath ( 7058:"Restraining Ambition: How can we each fulfill the uniqueness of our potential, while doing so with humility and a spirit of service?" 606:

sent their servants to collect uncooked meat from the people, instead of taking their entitlement in accordance with Numbers 18:8–18.

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in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Jerusalem Talmud, interpreted the laws related to produce where one is not sure if it has been properly

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hid away Aaron's rod with its almonds and blossoms referred to in Numbers 17:23, the Ark referred to in Exodus 37:1–5, the jar of

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Tithes, which are addressed in Numbers 18:21–24, are also addressed in Leviticus 27:30–33, and Deuteronomy 14:22–29 and 26:12–14.

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of the Kohathites from among the Levites," Rabbi Abba bar Aibu noted that it would have been enough for the text to mention the

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In the second reading, the next day, Korah and his band took their fire pans and gathered the whole community against Moses and

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Numbers 16:1–2 reports that the Reubenite On son of Peleth joined Korah's conspiracy, but the text does not mention On again.

1583:), the Gemara deduced from the reference to On as a "son of Reuben" in Numbers 16:1 that On was a son who saw and understood. 7267: 6366:. Translated by Isidore Grunfeld, pages 189–95, 261–65. London: Soncino Press, 1962. Reprinted 2002. Originally published as 5956: 5759:. Edited by Yisroel Simcha Schorr, Chaim Malinowitz, and Mordechai Marcus, 72 volumes. Brooklyn: Mesorah Publications, 2006. 6551:. Adapted by Abraham R. Besdin, pages 139–49. Jerusalem: Department for Torah Education and Culture in the Diaspora of the 6031: 5981: 4931:; Maaser Sheni 3:11; Challah 2:7, 9; Shabbat 15:7; Chagigah 3:19; Sotah 7:4; Sanhedrin 13:9; Bekhorot 1:5. Land of Israel, 4901:, pages 36–49, 93–120, 148, 157, 329, 345–53, 604–05, 686, 688, 806. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988. And in, e.g., 1807:

them, as he was boring under his own place. And they replied that the water would come up and flood the ship for them all.

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of theirs" (substituting "valuable" for "donkey" to prevent the impression that Moses may have taken any other items).

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defendant, the summons must set a date for the appearance, and the defendant must personally appear before the court.

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Lord will bring you and your king . . . to a nation that you have not known," Josiah ordered the Ark hidden away, as

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Mishneh Torah: Hilchot De'ot: The Laws of Personality Development: and Hilchot Talmud Torah: The Laws of Torah Study

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Edited, translated, and annotated by Michael Carasik, pages 115–37. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2011.

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Sefer Bamidbar: From the Five Books of the Torah: Chumash: Targum Okelos: Rashi: Sifsei Chachamim: Yalkut: Haftaros

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Translated and annotated by Avrohom Davis, edited by Yaakov Y.H. Pupko, volume 7 (Bamidbar volume 2), pages 1–56.

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And similarly, some Jews refer to the 24 priestly gifts deduced from Leviticus 21 and Numbers 18 as they study

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said one out of 30. The average person was to give one out of fifty. A stingy person would give one out of 60.

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identified Dathan as the Israelite who asked Moses in Exodus 2:14, "Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?"

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For more on inner-Biblical interpretation, see, e.g., Benjamin D. Sommer, "Inner-biblical Interpretation," in

6216:. Translation and explanatory notes by Raphael Pelcovitz, pages 730–45. Brooklyn: Mesorah Publications, 1997. 2647: 1795:

the children of Israel") and in Numbers 16:21, in which God tells Moses and Aaron: "Separate yourselves from

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The Mishnah taught that the Torah set no fixed amount for the firstfruits that the Israelites had to bring.

2074: 1912:) sin that you have committed with the Calf!" But Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya'akov said it means "Terrible enough ( 1724: 1394: 160: 6023:. Translated by Eliyahu Touger, pages 154–55, 196–499, 600–715, 834–35. New York: Moznaim Publishing, 2005. 7134: 7026: 6967:

The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha: An Ecumenical Study Bible

6915: 6676: 6544: 6074: 5988: 5836: 5017: 4829:, pages 815–17, 828, 965. Clifton, New Jersey: Tughra Books, 2015. (In the Qur'an, Korah is called Qarun.) 4766: 4520: 4428:: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature 4401:

The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha: An Ecumenical Study Bible

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Plaut concluded that by not backing Moses and Aaron, the people exposed themselves to divine retribution.

1941: 5994: 1539:), the Gemara deduced from Dathan's name that he violated God's law. The Gemara related the name Abiram ( 125:

The parashah comprises Numbers 16:1–18:32. It is made up of 5,325 Hebrew letters, 1,409 Hebrew words, 95

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referred to in Exodus 16:33, the anointing oil referred to in Exodus 30:22–33, and the coffer that the

7188: 6241:. Translated and annotated by Eliyahu Munk, volume 3, pages 865–74. New York, Lambda Publishers, 2000. 6181:. Translated and condensed by Eliyahu Munk, volume 2, pages 728–41. New York, Lambda Publishers, 2001. 1975: 7290: 7110:

The Heart of Torah, Volume 2: Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion: Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

7061: 6896: 6892: 6569: 6265: 6098:. Translated and annotated by Eliyahu Munk, volume 4, pages 933–50. Jerusalem: Ktav Publishers, 2013. 4818: 4416: 2550: 2384: 197: 99: 5887:. Edited and translated by Martin I. Lockshin, pages 225–46. Providence: Brown Judaic Studies, 2001. 1547:) and deduced from Abiram's name that he stoutly refused to repent. The Gemara related the name On ( 7632: 7602: 7574: 7554: 7519: 7306: 7238: 7223: 6962: 6400: 6273: 6080: 5818: 5769: 4456: 3991: 3128: 2594: 2317: 2012: 1932: 1868: 1736: 1697: 1586: 580: 336: 2049: 7582: 7476: 7466: 7456: 7418: 6712: 6408: 4814: 4028:

on the Torah (mid-12th century), in, e.g., H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver, translator,

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Numbers: The Wilderness Years: Covenant & Conversation: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible

6665:. Edited by Kassel Abelson and David J. Fine, pages 166–70. New York: Rabbinical Assembly, 2002. 6594:. Edited by Kassel Abelson and David J. Fine, pages 171–74. New York: Rabbinical Assembly, 2002. 6129:

Translated by Charles B. Chavel, volume 4, pages 158–93. New York: Shilo Publishing House, 1975.

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Proceedings of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Movement: 1986–1990

287: 6828: 6615:. Edited by Kassel Abelson and David J. Fine, pages 163–65 New York: Rabbinical Assembly, 2002. 6135: 2114:) of their gift.” The Mishnah taught that a generous person would give one part out of 40. The 349:

and firstfruits as a perquisite for all time for them and their families to eat. God gave them

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Ezekiel 7:10 (rod blossomed); 8:9–12 (elders burning incense); 18 (individual responsibility).

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The Schottenstein Edition Siddur for the Sabbath and Festivals with an Interlinear Translation

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The Schottenstein Edition Siddur for the Sabbath and Festivals with an Interlinear Translation

4539:. Translated by Charles Wengrov, volume 4, pages 119–59. Jerusalem: Feldheim Publishers, 1988. 4460: 3480: 3145: 2122: 1857: 1803: 1765: 1559:) and deduced from On's name that he sat in lamentations. The Gemara related the name Peleth ( 1487: 378: 362: 326: 41: 3267: 1920:) is this sin that Israel was punished to last from now until the resurrection of the dead." 1739:

3:26 to repay Moses measure for measure for when Moses told Korah "enough!" in Numbers 16:3.

1567:) and deduced from Peleth's name that God performed wonders for him. And as the name Reuben ( 7549: 7311: 6863:

Torah Through Time: Understanding Bible Commentary, from the Rabbinic Period to Modern Times

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The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions

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Responsa: 1991–2000: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Movement

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Responsa: 1991–2000: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Movement

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Responsa: 1991–2000: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Movement

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Responsa: 1991–2000: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Movement

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The JPS Torah Commentary: Numbers: The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation

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1:15; 19:1; 26:4; 24:7; 32:1; 45:1, 4; 46:3; 49:3; 90:5; 132:1, 3. 10th century. In, e.g.,

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The JPS Torah Commentary: Numbers: The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation

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Jane Rachel Litman. "Torah and Its Discontents: Parashat Korach (Numbers 16:1–18:32)." In

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Sabbath Queen: Fifty-four Bible Talks to the Young Based on Each Portion of the Pentateuch

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and remarked on how absurd it had been for him to ask Shammai to appoint him High Priest.

1991: 1515:‎) in Numbers 16:1 derived from the same Hebrew root as the word for "set on edge" ( 1464: 588: 576: 571: 391: 270:

to remove the fire pans—as they had become sacred—and have them made into plating for the

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shall you redeem," and as the baby must be redeemed, it follows that the baby is viable.

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who taught all Israel, that were holy to the Lord, 'Put the Holy Ark into the house that

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Rav Adda bar Abahah taught that a person praying alone does not say the Sanctification (

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When the parashah coincides with Shabbat Rosh Chodesh, the haftarah is Isaiah 66:1–24.

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In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings, or

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interpreted Numbers 16:33 to teach that Korah's assembly will have no portion in the

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The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan: An Analytical Translation and Explanation.

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Budding of Aaron's Staff (woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld from the 1860

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19:3:2; 43:1:13; 46:2:4; 79:4:2; 84:1:9. Land of Israel, 5th century. In, e.g.,

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Datan and Abiram Devoured by the Earth (illumination by Hesdin of Amiens from a

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Destruction of Korah Dathan and Abiram (illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible)

135: 7069: 6495: 6447:, pages 243–48. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1998. Reprinted 2012. 1503:‎) in Numbers 16:1 derived from the same Hebrew root as the word "noon" ( 624:

The parashah has parallels or is discussed in these early nonrabbinic sources:

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Chanukas HaTorah: Mystical Insights of Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heschel on Chumash

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Masoretic Text, including reading Numbers 16:15 to say, "I have taken not one

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1 Samuel 2:12–17 describes how (out of greed) priests who were descended from

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taught that the verbs used in the laws of the redemption of a firstborn son (

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closeup of Torah scroll showing portions of Numbers 18:27–30 regarding tithes

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taught that any baby who lives 30 days is not a nonviable, premature birth (

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14:1 refers to On's wife when it says: "Every wise woman builds her house."

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Abarbanel: Selected Commentaries on the Torah: Volume 4: Bamidbar/Numbers

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Translated by Judah Goldin, page 149. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1955.

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119:176 said: "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant."

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Like Pseudo-Philo (see "In early nonrabbinic interpretation" above), the

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The Torah: With Rashi's Commentary Translated, Annotated, and Elucidated

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Nili S. Fox, "Numbers," in Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler, editors,

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The Wicked Being Swallowed Up in the Ground (illustration from the 1897

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of Torah reading read the parashah according to the following schedule:

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Rashbam's Commentary on Leviticus and Numbers: An Annotated Translation

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Rashbam's Commentary on Leviticus and Numbers: An Annotated Translation

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Torah Lights: Bemidbar: Trials and Tribulations in Times of Transition

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Hilchot Shemita V'Yovel (The Laws of the Sabbatical and Jubilee Years)

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Exodus 13:1–2 (firstborn); 13:12–13 (firstborn); 22:28–29 (firstborn).

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of Pirkei Avot on another Sabbath between Passover and Rosh Hashanah.

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The parashah has parallels or is discussed in these Biblical sources:

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wrote that early interpreters saw in the juxtaposition of the law of

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In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers

6517:, page 55. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Originally published as 5848: 5740: 5736: 5424: 5268: 5264: 5144: 4007:(Troyes, early 12th century), in, e.g., Martin I. Lockshin, editor, 3739: 675: 6865:, pages 132–60. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2007. 6541:. Supp. volume, pages 336–37. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon, 1976. 5260: 5256: 5140: 5136: 5132: 5128: 5124: 5120: 4751:

The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition

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World To Come, as was seen from what befell Korah and his company.

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taught that every time Scripture uses the expression "and it was" (

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Dancing in the White Spaces: The Yearly Torah Cycle and More Poems

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Exodus 30:13; Leviticus 27:25; Numbers 3:47; 18:16; Ezekiel 45:12

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Aaron's Rod Has Sprouted (illumination by Hesdin of Amiens from a

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In Numbers 16:22, Moses interceded on behalf of the community, as

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Akeydat Yitzchak: Commentary of Rabbi Yitzchak Arama on the Torah

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Aaron's Rod that Budded (illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible)

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