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<h2>Introduction</h2> | <h2>Introduction</h2> | ||
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<h2>Content Parallels</h2> | <h2>Content Parallels</h2> | ||
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| + | <li><b>Appearance of an angel</b> – An angel appears to Moshe (Shemot 3:2), causing him to approach the burning bush. An angel also appears to Eliyahu (Melakhim I 19:5-7), giving him food and directing him to Sinai.</li> | ||
| + | <li><b>Forty days without food</b> – Moshe spends forty days and nights on Mt. Sinai without eating (Shemot 34:28). Eliyahu also spends forty days and nights walking to Mt. Sinai, all fueled by a single cake eaten before the journey (Melakhim I 19:8).</li> | ||
| + | <li><b>Cave in the mountain</b> – During Hashem's revelation to Moshe, Moshe was to be hidden inside a crevice in the cliff ("נִקְרַת הַצּוּר", Shemot 33:22). Similarly, when Eliyahu arrives at Sinai, he sleeps in a cave ("הַמְּעָרָה", Melakhim I 19:9). The <multilink><a href="BavliPesachim54a" data-aht="source">Bavli</a><a href="BavliPesachim54a" data-aht="source">Pesachim 54a</a><a href="BavliMegillah19b" data-aht="source">Megillah 19b</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink> identifies these as the same exact cave.</li> | ||
| + | <li><b>Revelation on the mountain</b> – Hashem passes (עבר) both Moshe (Shemot 33:19,22, 34:6) and Eliyahu (Melakhim I 19:11), with some sort of physical manifestation of His glory appearing to both of them (Shemot 33:18-23, Melakhim I 19:11-12).</li> | ||
| + | <li><b>Hiding one's face</b> – Both Moshe (Shemot 3:6) and Eliyahu (Melakhim I 19:13) hide their faces after Hashem's revelation.</li> | ||
| + | <li><b>Requesting death</b> – In response to the nation's sins, both Moshe (Shemot 32:32) and Eliyahu (Melakhim I 19:4) request death.</li> | ||
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<h2>Literary Allusions</h2> | <h2>Literary Allusions</h2> | ||
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| + | <li><b>God's mountain at Chorev</b> – In both cases (Shemot 3:1, Melakhim I 19:8), Mt. Sinai is referred to as "הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵבָה/חֹרֵב".</li> | ||
| + | <li><b>Forty days and forty nights</b> – Both cases (Moshe in Shemot 24:18, 34:28, Devarim 9:9,11,18,25, 10:10; Eliyahu in Melakhim I 19:8) refer to sets of forty days and forty nights ("אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְאַרְבָּעִים לַיְלָה").</li> | ||
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<h2>Analysis</h2> | <h2>Analysis</h2> | ||
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| − | <li><b>Degree of similarity</b> – </li> | + | <li><b>Degree of similarity</b> – </li> |
| − | <li><b>Distinctive phrases</b> – </li> | + | <li><b>Distinctive phrases</b> – </li> |
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| + | <li><b>"הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵבָה/חֹרֵב"</b> – These two occasions are the only times where this name is found.</li> | ||
| + | <li><b>"אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְאַרְבָּעִים לַיְלָה"</b> – Of the ten appearances of this phrase, seven refer to Moshe's ascent to Mt. Sinai, and one to Eliyahu's journey. The other two (Bereshit 7:4,12) refer to the length of the flood.</li> | ||
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<h2>Points of Contrast</h2> | <h2>Points of Contrast</h2> | ||
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<h2>Conclusions</h2> | <h2>Conclusions</h2> | ||
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Version as of 09:52, 12 February 2017
Moshe and Eliyahu at Sinai
Introduction
Content Parallels
- Appearance of an angel – An angel appears to Moshe (Shemot 3:2), causing him to approach the burning bush. An angel also appears to Eliyahu (Melakhim I 19:5-7), giving him food and directing him to Sinai.
- Forty days without food – Moshe spends forty days and nights on Mt. Sinai without eating (Shemot 34:28). Eliyahu also spends forty days and nights walking to Mt. Sinai, all fueled by a single cake eaten before the journey (Melakhim I 19:8).
- Cave in the mountain – During Hashem's revelation to Moshe, Moshe was to be hidden inside a crevice in the cliff ("נִקְרַת הַצּוּר", Shemot 33:22). Similarly, when Eliyahu arrives at Sinai, he sleeps in a cave ("הַמְּעָרָה", Melakhim I 19:9). The Bavli identifies these as the same exact cave.
- Revelation on the mountain – Hashem passes (עבר) both Moshe (Shemot 33:19,22, 34:6) and Eliyahu (Melakhim I 19:11), with some sort of physical manifestation of His glory appearing to both of them (Shemot 33:18-23, Melakhim I 19:11-12).
- Hiding one's face – Both Moshe (Shemot 3:6) and Eliyahu (Melakhim I 19:13) hide their faces after Hashem's revelation.
- Requesting death – In response to the nation's sins, both Moshe (Shemot 32:32) and Eliyahu (Melakhim I 19:4) request death.
Literary Allusions
- God's mountain at Chorev – In both cases (Shemot 3:1, Melakhim I 19:8), Mt. Sinai is referred to as "הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵבָה/חֹרֵב".
- Forty days and forty nights – Both cases (Moshe in Shemot 24:18, 34:28, Devarim 9:9,11,18,25, 10:10; Eliyahu in Melakhim I 19:8) refer to sets of forty days and forty nights ("אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְאַרְבָּעִים לַיְלָה").
Analysis
- Degree of similarity –
- Distinctive phrases –
- "הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵבָה/חֹרֵב" – These two occasions are the only times where this name is found.
- "אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְאַרְבָּעִים לַיְלָה" – Of the ten appearances of this phrase, seven refer to Moshe's ascent to Mt. Sinai, and one to Eliyahu's journey. The other two (Bereshit 7:4,12) refer to the length of the flood.
