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VERSE: Gn25-20c
RASHIS COVERED: Gn25-20c Gn26-15a
Gn25-20c
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03


SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi-s goal in a verse is frequently to shed meaning
by examining OTHER VERSES.

EXAMPLE 1
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Rashi critically examines the meaning of Aleph-Resh-Mem.
Apparently cities (NY, Chicago etc) can have suburbs called
the ARAM (ARAM-NY, ARAM-CHICAGO). Apparently these refer
to UNDEVELOPED HIGHLANDS. They are also called PADAN from
PDH to redeem--since people in debt can start aNEW
and redeem their former debts

EXAMPLE 2
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The Bible tells us that the Philistines had closed up
the wells that Abraham dug. Why? Rashi illumines this verse
by a similar situation by the Egyptians. The Egyptians were
concerned about the Jewish birth rate--the Jews might
multiply and take over. Similarly the Philistines were
concerned about water availability since it was a red flag
for troops to pass thru their land. In both cases the good
(of children or water) was overrided by a paranoic concern
that could have been dealt with otherwise.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS INFERRED MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #5
SEE BELOW LIST250b
List of verses with ARAM as a word before city names
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS FURTHER DETAILS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #1
SEE BELOW LIST210a
List of verse pairs with 1 verse illuminating another verse
LIST250b
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03

List of verses with ARAM. The list suggests that ARAM
is an ATTRIBUTE of CITIES e.g. NY vs NY-HIGHLANDS*10
VERSE City #1 City #2 City #3
Nu23-07 Aram (by itself)
1C19-06 Aram-Naharaim Aram-Maacah Aram-Tzovah
P060-02 Aram Naharaim Aram Tzovah
1C18-05 Aram Darmeseck Help King of Tzovah
1C18-05 Tzovah (by itself)
COMMENTS
LONGER FOOTNOTES
 

*10 ARAM would come from the root ROM = HIGH.
Thus when the word ARAM is placed before a city it
would refer to the HIGHLANDS.

In Gn25-20c the word PADAN is placed before the city
name. Rashi gives two explanations. The 2nd explanation
is that PADAN means the FIELDS. So PADAN would be
like ARAM, the HIGHLANDS.

I would suggest that certain cities had virgin land
on their outskirts. People in debt could come and
develop these lands and start over again. Thus
I would suggest that PADAN comes from the root PDH
to REDEEM since people could REDEEM their lives

In summary: Both PADAN and ARAM are words that
are SOMETIMES added before the name of a city.
It would seem that they should be translated as
THE HIGHLANDS--fertile land where people could
start over again.

Note how we have very few verses. It is not
fully possible to be CERTAIN of the meaning of
these words. We made a shrewd guess based on the
roots involved. The shrewd guess seems reasonable

Thus this Rashi is a good example of what to do
when you dont have enough evidence.
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