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Ramban on Vayeira - Sedom and Pilegesh baGiv'a

Lesson Rabbi Ezra Bick בראשית י"ח:י' - י"ט

Ramban has a lengthy comment comparing the story of Sodom to the story of the Concubine at Giveah. This shiur explores those parallels and raises questions about the various parties involved. Beyond t…

⬇PDF The Assassination of Gedalya

Article Source: Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbi David Sabato ירמיהו מ':א' - מ"א:ט"ו

Yirmiyahu decided to join Gedalya out of religious-prophetic motives, since he saw in his appointment God's desire to rebuild the nation. The military personal decided to join him for political motive…

Shaphan the Scribe's Family and Yirmiyahu The Battle at the Pool at Givon Civil War Avner and Yoav Gedalya's Murder Murder with Guile

⬇PDF Amatzya and the War with Yoash

Article Source: Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbi Alex Israel מלכים ב י"ד:א'-כ"ב

Sefer Melakhim presents Amatzya as a King who is religiously devoted and successful in expanding his empire. His aggression towards Yisrael, possibly generated by overinflated hubris, lead to his demi…

Visiting Sins of the Fathers on the Sons Edom Relationship between Melakhim and Divrei Hayamim Arrogance Yehuda and Israel Civil War

Article Source: Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbi Alex Israel מלכים א ט"ו:א'-כ"ד

Sharp discrepancies between the account of Aviyam in Melakhim and in Divrei Hayamim lead to the conclusion that Aviya served God while concurrently tolerating other religious phenomena - an anathema t…

Yehuda and Israel Civil War Relationship between Melakhim and Divrei Hayamim Midrashic Interpretation Renewal of the Covenant Gedalya's Murder

⬇PDF Yiftah's Legacy

Article Source: Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbi Michael Hattin שופטים י"ב:א'-ט"ו

Yiftah, like Gideon, faces harsh criticism from the tribe of Ephraim due to their lack of inclusion in the battle against Ammon. However, as opposed to Gideon, Yiftah's reaction is violent and destruc…

Yiftah Gideon Ephraim and Menashe Civil War Ivtzan Boaz

Article Rabbi Michael Hattin יהושע כ"ב:א'-ל"ד

This lesson will discuss the settling of the Transjordan by Reuven, Gad, and half of the tribe of Menasheh. We will also address and the consequences of separation: the tension created by their erecti…

Civil War Reuven Gad and Menasheh

Article Dr. Yael Ziegler רות א':א'

A comparison of the book of Shoftim (particularly the story of the Concubine at Giv'ah) and the story of Ruth reveals that the two seem like opposing texts: in the Book of Judges people are stingy, se…

Ruth and the Book of Judges Civil War The Concubine at Giv'ah

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