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| − | <li>See <a href="https://www.etzion.org.il/en/holidays/pesach/lots-pesach-and-its-significance">Lot’s “Pesach” And Its Significance </a>by R. Yoel Bin-Nun, or the Hebrew version <a href="https://etzion.org.il/he/tanakh/torah/sefer-shemot/parashat-bo/%D7%91%D7%90-%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97-%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97-%D7%A1%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9D">פסח מצרים ופסח סדום</a>, for analysis of the meaning of the parallels</li>. | + | <li>See <a href="https://www.etzion.org.il/en/holidays/pesach/lots-pesach-and-its-significance">Lot’s “Pesach” And Its Significance </a>by R. Yoel Bin-Nun, or the Hebrew version <a href="https://etzion.org.il/he/tanakh/torah/sefer-shemot/parashat-bo/%D7%91%D7%90-%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97-%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97-%D7%A1%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9D">פסח מצרים ופסח סדום</a>, for analysis of the meaning of the parallels</li> |
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<category>Sedom and Evil in Tanakh | <category>Sedom and Evil in Tanakh | ||
| + | Sedom is invoked throughout Tanakh as representative of the depths to which society can sink. | ||
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| − | <li><a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/Dual/Biblical_Parallels/Bereshit/18.6#m7e0n6">Makbilot Bamikra</a> | + | <li>See <a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/Dual/Biblical_Parallels/Bereshit/18.6#m7e0n6">Makbilot Bamikra</a> for a list of evrses in which Sedom is singled out as a a paradigm of evil.</li> |
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| − | <p>There are salient parallels in language and plot between the story of Sedom and that of the concubine in Givah.</p> | + | <p>There are salient parallels in language and plot between the story of Sedom in Bereshit 19 and that of the concubine in Givah in Shofetim 19. According to the <a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/TanakhLab/Bereshit/19/1/19/38">Tanakh Lab</a>, in fact, Shofetim 19 is the chapter most linguistically similar to Bereshit 19. </p> |
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| − | <li><a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/TanakhLab?c1=Bereshit:19:1-19:38&c2=Shofetim:19">Tanakh Lab</a> | + | <li>Use the <a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/TanakhLab?c1=Bereshit:19:1-19:38&c2=Shofetim:19">Tanakh Lab</a> to see the many linguistic parallels between Bereshit 19 and Shofetim 19.</li> |
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| + | Tanakh Lab indicates that Bereshit 18 is the second most linguistically similar chapter to Bereshit 19. | ||
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| + | Several sources compare the hospitality of Lot and Avraham: | ||
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Version as of 05:25, 5 June 2023
Biblical Parallels Index – Bereshit 19
Lot and Rut
There are close parallels between the story of Avraham and Lot, and that of Rut. On the most basic level, Ruth is a descendant of Lot (through Moav), and is a spiritual descendant of Avraham, as a righteous convert.
Articles
- For an interesting analysis of the connections between Lot, Yehuda, and Rut, see Rebuilding a Future When Our World Comes Crashing Down by Ezra Sivan, who explores the parallels between the responses to catastrophe in these three interconnected stories.
- See Naomi, Tamar, and Lot’s Daughters: Continuity at All Costs by Dr. Yael Ziegler for analysis of the ways in which these Biblical stories depict extraordinary attempts at maintaining continuity after tragedy.
Lectures
- See הקדמה למגילת רות by Dr. Yael Ziegler about the similarities between the family of Elimelech and the people of Sedom
Sedom and Egypt
There are numerous parallels between the stories of the destruction of Sedom and of divine retribution against Egypt at the time of the Exodus
Articles
- See Lot’s “Pesach” And Its Significance by R. Yoel Bin-Nun, or the Hebrew version פסח מצרים ופסח סדום, for analysis of the meaning of the parallels .
Sedom and Evil in Tanakh Sedom is invoked throughout Tanakh as representative of the depths to which society can sink.
Tools
- See Makbilot Bamikra for a list of evrses in which Sedom is singled out as a a paradigm of evil.
Articles
- See ירושלים וסדום - ברית ערים תאומות? עיון בנבואות ירמיהו by R. Chezi Cohen for an analysis of the symbolism of Sedom throughout Tanakh, particularly in Sefer Yirmeyahu, and how Sedom is contrasted with Yerushalayim.
Sedom and Givah
There are salient parallels in language and plot between the story of Sedom in Bereshit 19 and that of the concubine in Givah in Shofetim 19. According to the Tanakh Lab, in fact, Shofetim 19 is the chapter most linguistically similar to Bereshit 19.
Tools
- Use the Tanakh Lab to see the many linguistic parallels between Bereshit 19 and Shofetim 19.
Lectures
- See איך התדרדרנו למעשה פילגש בגבעה by R. Yisrael Rosen for analysis of the parallels and contrasts between the two stories, and what they teach us about unjust societies.
