Difference between revisions of "Why Live in Goshen/2"
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<category>Good Land | <category>Good Land | ||
| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RashiBereshit46-34" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit46-34" data-aht="source">Bereshit 46:34</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit46-34" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit46-34" data-aht="source">Bereshit 46:34</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit47-4" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:4</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagBereshitBeurHaMilot46-34" data-aht="source">Ralbag #1- | + | <p>Yosef wanted the brothers to live in Goshen because it had a high quality land, with good grazing for their cattle.</p> |
| − | <point><b>אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה / רֹעֵה צֹאן</b></point> | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RashiBereshit46-34" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBereshit46-34" data-aht="source">Bereshit 46:34</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit46-34" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit46-34" data-aht="source">Bereshit 46:34</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorBereshit47-4" data-aht="source">Bereshit 47:4</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagBereshitBeurHaMilot46-34" data-aht="source">Ralbag #1-2</a><a href="RalbagBereshitBeurHaMilot46-34" data-aht="source">Bereshit Beur HaMilot 46:34</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink>,</mekorot> |
| + | <point><b>אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה / רֹעֵה צֹאן</b> – It is the brothers' occupation as shepherds which leads to the choice of Goshen for their settlement.</point> | ||
| + | <point><b>כִּי תוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם כׇּל רֹעֵה צֹאן</b> – According to R"Y Bekhor Shor, the Torah uses the word "abomination" in denigration to refer to the idolatry of the Egyptians, and not as an epithet to describe their feelings towards shepherds. In fact, he claims that the Egyptians esteemed shepherds, and  therefore would desire that they live in a good portion of land.</point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Why continue in the shepherding profession?</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Location of Goshen</b></point> | <point><b>Location of Goshen</b></point> | ||
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<point><b>"And you will be close to me"</b></point> | <point><b>"And you will be close to me"</b></point> | ||
<point><b>"לָגוּר בָּאָרֶץ בָּאנוּ"</b></point> | <point><b>"לָגוּר בָּאָרֶץ בָּאנוּ"</b></point> | ||
Version as of 13:02, 16 December 2015
Why Live in Goshen?
Exegetical Approaches
Good Land
Yosef wanted the brothers to live in Goshen because it had a high quality land, with good grazing for their cattle.
אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה / רֹעֵה צֹאן – It is the brothers' occupation as shepherds which leads to the choice of Goshen for their settlement.
כִּי תוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם כׇּל רֹעֵה צֹאן – According to R"Y Bekhor Shor, the Torah uses the word "abomination" in denigration to refer to the idolatry of the Egyptians, and not as an epithet to describe their feelings towards shepherds. In fact, he claims that the Egyptians esteemed shepherds, and therefore would desire that they live in a good portion of land.
Why continue in the shepherding profession?
Location of Goshen
"And you will be close to me"
"לָגוּר בָּאָרֶץ בָּאנוּ"
"אָנֹכִי אֵרֵד עִמְּךָ מִצְרַיְמָה וְאָנֹכִי אַעַלְךָ גַם עָלֹה"
