Version as of 02:31, 4 February 2015

The Roundabout Route and The Road Not Traveled

These are some of the central points of dispute (נקודות המחלוקת) between the various exegetes:

Purpose of Yam Suf
- To free the Israelites permanently – SefornoShemot 13:17-18About R. Ovadyah Seforno
- To destroy the Egyptian army –
Avoiding war with whom?
- Egyptians – SefornoShemot 13:17-18About R. Ovadyah Seforno
- Philistines
  - Previous War – opinion in Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelBeshalach VayehiAbout Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, Targum Pseudo-JonathanShemot 13:17-18About Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, first opinion in Shemot Rabbah20:11-16About Shemot Rabbah
  - Future War – Akeidat Yitzchak39About R. Yitzchak Arama, AbarbanelShemot 13About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel
- Canaanites –
- Egyptians and Philistines – R. Yosef Bekhor ShorShemot 13:17-18About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor
Meaning of "כִּי קָרוֹב הוּא"
- Reason for not taking the Philistine Route
  - Close to Egypt –
  - Close to Canaan (and would arrive too quickly) –
- Reason for considering taking the Philistine Route (quicker to arrive in Canaan) –

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+<li>Close to Canaan (and would arrive too quickly) –</li>
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