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| + | <a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/TanakhLab/Shemot/1/1/1/22">Tanakh Lab </a><fn>in the Lab, click on the Torah icon for a list of and links to the chapters which are most linguistically similar to the one being displayed.</fn>demonstrates that one of the chapters most linguistically similar to Shemot 1 is Bereshit 46, as both chapters includes a list of the members of Yaakov’s family who descended to Egypt | ||
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| + | <li>See the <a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/TanakhLab?c1=Shemot:1:1-1:22&c2=Bereshit:46:1-46:34&f=bc&min=10&max=5000">Tanakh Lab</a> to compare the two chapters, and specifically the two lists of those who descend to Egypt, with both sharing: וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרָיְמָה,.</li> | ||
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| + | <li>Shemot Rabbah<fn>See Rashi as well.</fn> views the repetition of the list is a symbol of Hashem’s affection for Bnei Yisrael</li> | ||
| + | <li>Rashbam, R. Yitzchak Shmuel Reggio, and Shadal suggest that the Torah repeats the list in order to contrast the small number of Jews who came to Egypt with the population explosion that took place subsequently.</li> | ||
| + | <li>R"Y Bekhor Shor and Ramban view the second list as a narrative resumption. Being a new book, Sefer Shemot resumes the narrative of arrival in egypt by briefly repeating the list.  Ramban adds that this introduction is necessary in order to properly develop the book’s theme of exile and redemption.</li> | ||
| + | <li>R. Hirsch suggests that, since Sefer Shemot is about the beginning of the Jewish nation, it was necessary to begin the book with a list of those who comprised the foundations and origins of the nation. </li> | ||
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| + | <li>See <a href="https://etzion.org.il/en/tanakh/torah/sefer-shemot/parashat-shemot/individual-and-national-identity">Individual and National Identity</a>, by R. Aharon Lichtenstein, for analysis of the parallels and differences between the two lists of names, viewing the first as an expression of individual identities and the second as an expression of communal identity.</li> | ||
| + | <li>See <a href="https://www.hatanakh.com/articles/%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9B%D7%9E%D7%91%D7%95%D7%90-%D7%9C%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8-%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA">רשימת היורדים למצרים כמבוא לספר שמות</a>, by Professor Yonatan Grossman, for analysis of the differences between the lists of names in Bereshit and in Shemot, and how these differences relate to the distinct themes and perspectives of the two books. </li> | ||
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Version as of 12:11, 2 August 2023
Biblical Parallels Index –Shemot 1
List of Names Tanakh Lab 1demonstrates that one of the chapters most linguistically similar to Shemot 1 is Bereshit 46, as both chapters includes a list of the members of Yaakov’s family who descended to Egypt
Tools
- See the Tanakh Lab to compare the two chapters, and specifically the two lists of those who descend to Egypt, with both sharing: וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרָיְמָה,.
Sources
- Shemot Rabbah2 views the repetition of the list is a symbol of Hashem’s affection for Bnei Yisrael
- Rashbam, R. Yitzchak Shmuel Reggio, and Shadal suggest that the Torah repeats the list in order to contrast the small number of Jews who came to Egypt with the population explosion that took place subsequently.
- R"Y Bekhor Shor and Ramban view the second list as a narrative resumption. Being a new book, Sefer Shemot resumes the narrative of arrival in egypt by briefly repeating the list. Ramban adds that this introduction is necessary in order to properly develop the book’s theme of exile and redemption.
- R. Hirsch suggests that, since Sefer Shemot is about the beginning of the Jewish nation, it was necessary to begin the book with a list of those who comprised the foundations and origins of the nation.
Articles
- See Individual and National Identity, by R. Aharon Lichtenstein, for analysis of the parallels and differences between the two lists of names, viewing the first as an expression of individual identities and the second as an expression of communal identity.
- See רשימת היורדים למצרים כמבוא לספר שמות, by Professor Yonatan Grossman, for analysis of the differences between the lists of names in Bereshit and in Shemot, and how these differences relate to the distinct themes and perspectives of the two books.
