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VERSE: Gn25-23d
RASHIS COVERED: Gn25-23d Gn25-23e Gn25-22a Gn25-25a Gn25-25b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis primary functions is to make broad database
inquiries, studying themes throughout the Bible.
EXAMPLE
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There are many prophecies in the Bible. God frequently
introduces prophecies by some SYMBOLIC act. For example
God showed Jeremiah a boiling pot which symbolized the
burning hatred of the nations. Similarly in Gn25-23 God
used Rivkahs pregnancy to symbolize the destiny of the
2 nations that would come from her children. Hence
- The infants fought in the womb = Their nations would fight
- The infants fought = Their nations would each be separate
- Esauv was hairy/ruddy = Edom fights like an animal
- Jacob grabbed Esauvs heal = The smaller overpowers bigger
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: DATABASE
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS DATABASE
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW LIST605g
Lists of verses where God introduces prophecy with symbols
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RASHI RULE CLASS: DATABASE
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS DATABASE
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW LIST605h
Gn25-22:26--list phrases Symbolizing prophecy of 2 nations
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RASHI RULE CLASS: GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS ROOT+PREPOSITION
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW LIST901d
List of meanings of root A-M-Tz:Stubborn,Strengthen,overpower
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Lists of verses where God introduces prophecy with symbols
See LIST605h for the application of this list to Gn25-23
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VERSE SYMBOLIC ACT WHAT IT SYMBOLIZED
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Jr01-13:14 Burning pot in north burning hatred of nations
Ex17-11 Victory when hands RAISED ...when prayers to heaven
Jr35 Father said no-wine;live long Good to obey commands
IS20-02:06 Isaiah walks naked 3 years Egypt exiled naked
Gn25-22:26 Two infants fight in womb 2 Nations fight*1
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*1 See LIST605h
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======================== LIST605h ===============================
God frequently introduces prophecies thru symbols (LIST605g)
God used Rivkahs pregnancy to prophesy about Jews vs Rome
We present list of pregnancy-prophecy relations
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VERSE ACT DURING PREGNANCY SYMBOLIZES THE FOLLOWING
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Gn25-22a The infants fought in womb The nations will fight*1
Gn25-23d The infants fought in womb Nations will be separate*2
Gn25-23e The infants fought in womb One nation overpowers other*3
Gn25-25a Ruddy colored Esauv bloody;like animal*4
Gn25-25b hairy like animal coat Esauv behaves like animal*4
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*1 Rashi gives an alternative explanation that one womb infant
made a fuss when they passed a synagogue while the other
womb infant made a fuss when they passed an idolatry house.
Doesnt this however appear far-fetched.
But it appears to me that the only logical and simple
way to take Rashi is that he is using the PRINCIPLE that
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- prophecies frequently use symbolic events (LIST605g)
- The prophets that Rivkah asked used her difficult
pregnancy to symbolize what would happen to the 2
nations that came from her
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So Rashi points out that if pregnancy disruptions happened
at certain places (as happens with some women) then this
too could have been in the prophecies.
*2 This is straightforward--FIGHTING symbolizes SEPARATION
*3 See LIST901d for proof that the Hebrew root AMATZ means
OVERPOWER.
Rashi points out that
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When one nation is powerful the other will be
weak and vice verse
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Rashi of course is simply citing the prophecy blessings
of the Patriarch Isaac (Gn27-39:40) who predicted
alternating balance of power between Jacob and Isaac
Thus Rashi is supplementing the SYMBOLIC explanation
using the technique of OTHER VERSES
*4 Rashi translates the Biblical phrase as a FURRY ANIMAL COAT
(or HAIRY ANIMAL COAT). Hence this would symbolize BEHAVING
like an ANIMAL.
The HAIRY ANIMAL symbolism seems to be primary. Rashi would
then supplement this with the complementary symbolism that
Esauvs RUDDINESS symbolizes BLOOD THIRSTY NESS (Cf Gn25-30)
Again: The REASON for interpreting the pregnancy acts this
way is because we use our fundamental principle that
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God uses symbolism to present prophecy
God used Rivkahs pregnancy to symbolize what would
happen to her two children
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List of meanings of root A-M-Tz:Stubborn,Strengthen,overpower
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VERSE Meaning of AMATZ capped GRAMMAR MODE
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P142-07 save me from those who OVERPOWER me prep FROM*1
Gn23-23 nation will OVERPOWER nation prep FROM*1
Jo01-07 Be STRONG Active*2
Za12-05 STRENGTHEN yourselves in God Active
Ru01-18 She STUBBORNLY stuck to her position Reflexive*3
Dt02-30 STUBBORNED his heart(Made him inflexible) Intensive*3
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*1 When the root is used with the preposition FROM then
it means OVERPOWER (literally STRONGER FROM )
Hence in Gn23-23d it means ONE NATION WILL OVERPOWER
THE OTHER
*2 In the ACTIVE tense the root AMTZ means BE STRONG
*3 In the REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE tense the root means
to be STUBBORN and INFLEXIBLE
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