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<mekorot><multilink><a href="PhiloQuestionsandAnswersonGenesisII-82" data-aht="source">Philo</a><a href="PhiloQuestionsandAnswersonGenesisII-82" data-aht="source">Questions and Answers on Genesis II:82</a><a href="PhiloOntheGiants65-66" data-aht="source">On the Giants 65-66</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews1-4-2-3" data-aht="source">Josephus</a><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews1-4-2-3" data-aht="source">Antiquities of the Jews 1:4:2-3</a><a href="Josephus" data-aht="parshan">About Josephus</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SifraVayikraBechukotai2-2" data-aht="source">Sifra Vayikra</a><a href="SifraVayikraBechukotai2-2" data-aht="source">Bechukotai 2:2</a><a href="Sifra Vayikra" data-aht="parshan">About the Sifra Vayikra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BavliEiruvin53a" data-aht="source">Bavli</a><a href="BavliEiruvin53a" data-aht="source">Eiruvin 53a</a><a href="BavliPesachim94a-94b" data-aht="source">Pesachim 94a-94b</a><a href="BavliChulin89a" data-aht="source">Chulin 89a</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BereshitRabbah23-7" data-aht="source">Bereshit Rabbah</a><a href="BereshitRabbah23-7" data-aht="source">23:7</a><a href="BereshitRabbah37-2-3" data-aht="source">37:2-3</a><a href="Bereshit Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Bereshit Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="TargumPseudo-JonathanBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a><a href="TargumPseudo-JonathanBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="Targum Pseudo-Jonathan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="TargumYerushalmiBereshit11-9" data-aht="source">Targum Yerushalmi</a><a href="TargumYerushalmiBereshit11-9" data-aht="source">Bereshit 11:9</a><a href="Targum Yerushalmi" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Yerushalmi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="PirkeiDeRabbiEliezer24" data-aht="source">Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer</a><a href="PirkeiDeRabbiEliezer24" data-aht="source">24</a><a href="Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer" data-aht="parshan">About Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>,</mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="PhiloQuestionsandAnswersonGenesisII-82" data-aht="source">Philo</a><a href="PhiloQuestionsandAnswersonGenesisII-82" data-aht="source">Questions and Answers on Genesis II:82</a><a href="PhiloOntheGiants65-66" data-aht="source">On the Giants 65-66</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews1-4-2-3" data-aht="source">Josephus</a><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews1-4-2-3" data-aht="source">Antiquities of the Jews 1:4:2-3</a><a href="Josephus" data-aht="parshan">About Josephus</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SifraVayikraBechukotai2-2" data-aht="source">Sifra Vayikra</a><a href="SifraVayikraBechukotai2-2" data-aht="source">Bechukotai 2:2</a><a href="Sifra Vayikra" data-aht="parshan">About the Sifra Vayikra</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BavliEiruvin53a" data-aht="source">Bavli</a><a href="BavliEiruvin53a" data-aht="source">Eiruvin 53a</a><a href="BavliPesachim94a-94b" data-aht="source">Pesachim 94a-94b</a><a href="BavliChulin89a" data-aht="source">Chulin 89a</a><a href="Talmud Bavli" data-aht="parshan">About the Bavli</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BereshitRabbah23-7" data-aht="source">Bereshit Rabbah</a><a href="BereshitRabbah23-7" data-aht="source">23:7</a><a href="BereshitRabbah37-2-3" data-aht="source">37:2-3</a><a href="Bereshit Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Bereshit Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="TargumPseudo-JonathanBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a><a href="TargumPseudo-JonathanBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="Targum Pseudo-Jonathan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="TargumYerushalmiBereshit11-9" data-aht="source">Targum Yerushalmi</a><a href="TargumYerushalmiBereshit11-9" data-aht="source">Bereshit 11:9</a><a href="Targum Yerushalmi" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Yerushalmi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="PirkeiDeRabbiEliezer24" data-aht="source">Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer</a><a href="PirkeiDeRabbiEliezer24" data-aht="source">24</a><a href="Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer" data-aht="parshan">About Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoBereshit10-8-11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 10:8-11</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>,</mekorot> | ||
| − | <point><b>Wicked to whom?</b> While most of these sources focus on Nimrod's rebelliousness against Hashem, Ramban | + | <point><b>Wicked to whom?</b> While most of these sources focus on Nimrod's rebelliousness against Hashem, R"Y Bekhor Shor and Ramban point to his oppressing of men, with the former highlighting his robbing of them and the latter suggesting that Nimrod was the first to rule over others and brought wars to the world. </point> |
| − | <point><b>Meaning of "נמרוד"</b></point> | + | <point><b>Meaning of "נמרוד"</b> – The Bavli explains that Nimrod's name comes from the word "מרד" hinting to his rebellious nature.<fn>In contrast to the Bavli, Philo, in his Questions on Genesis, suggests that the name Nimrod means "Ethiopian" and alludes to the blackness of Nimrod's character.  In his work, On Giants, he alternatively posits that it means "deserter" and refers to one who has gone over to the enemy side.  It is not clear, though, where either of these definitions comes from.</fn>  Though the others are not as explicit, many make words-plays with the two words, and it is possible that the name played a part in their choice to read Nimrod's character negatively.</point> |
| + | <point><b>"גבור"</b></point> | ||
<point><b>הוּא הֵחֵל לִהְיוֹת גִּבֹּר בָּאָרֶץ</b></point> | <point><b>הוּא הֵחֵל לִהְיוֹת גִּבֹּר בָּאָרֶץ</b></point> | ||
<point><b>גִבֹּר צַיִד לִפְנֵי י"י</b></point> | <point><b>גִבֹּר צַיִד לִפְנֵי י"י</b></point> | ||
Version as of 07:17, 21 September 2015
Nimrod
Exegetical Approaches
Wicked
Sources:Philo, Josephus, Sifra Vayikra, Bavli, Bereshit Rabbah, Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, Targum Yerushalmi, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Rashi, R. Yosef Bekhor Shor, Ramban, Seforno,
Wicked to whom? While most of these sources focus on Nimrod's rebelliousness against Hashem, R"Y Bekhor Shor and Ramban point to his oppressing of men, with the former highlighting his robbing of them and the latter suggesting that Nimrod was the first to rule over others and brought wars to the world.
Meaning of "נמרוד" – The Bavli explains that Nimrod's name comes from the word "מרד" hinting to his rebellious nature.1 Though the others are not as explicit, many make words-plays with the two words, and it is possible that the name played a part in their choice to read Nimrod's character negatively.
"גבור"
הוּא הֵחֵל לִהְיוֹת גִּבֹּר בָּאָרֶץ
גִבֹּר צַיִד לִפְנֵי י"י
מִן הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר
Connection to Story of Tower of Bavel
Why does the Torah share this?
Neutral
Righteous
Sources:Ibn Ezra
