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<p>After the Torah relates the arrival of Yaakov's family in Egypt, it describes at length Yosef's economic policies during the years of famine.  The description is surprising, for it is not apparently clear what purpose this story holds for the reader.  Why does the Torah, usually so careful and often sparse in its language, find it necessary to expound about Egyptian economics?  In the words of Abarbanel:</p> | <p>After the Torah relates the arrival of Yaakov's family in Egypt, it describes at length Yosef's economic policies during the years of famine.  The description is surprising, for it is not apparently clear what purpose this story holds for the reader.  Why does the Torah, usually so careful and often sparse in its language, find it necessary to expound about Egyptian economics?  In the words of Abarbanel:</p> | ||
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| − | <q xml:lang="he" dir="rtl"></q> | + | <q xml:lang="he" dir="rtl">ולמה נזכר בתורה כל הספור הזה המיוחד למצרים וחק החומש והעברת העם בערים וחק הכהנים כי זה יאות בספרי דברי הימים למצרים לא בתורת האל?!<br/></q> |
| − | <q xml:lang="en"> | + | <q xml:lang="en">ולמה נזכר בתורה כל הספור הזה המיוחד למצרים וחק החומש והעברת העם בערים וחק הכהנים כי זה יאות בספרי דברי הימים למצרים לא בתורת האל?!<br/><br/></q> |
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<p>What messages is the reader supposed to glean from the story and all its details?</p> | <p>What messages is the reader supposed to glean from the story and all its details?</p> | ||
Version as of 13:56, 25 December 2014
Yosef's Economic Policies
Introduction
Egyptian History in the Torah?
After the Torah relates the arrival of Yaakov's family in Egypt, it describes at length Yosef's economic policies during the years of famine. The description is surprising, for it is not apparently clear what purpose this story holds for the reader. Why does the Torah, usually so careful and often sparse in its language, find it necessary to expound about Egyptian economics? In the words of Abarbanel:
EN/HEע/E
ולמה נזכר בתורה כל הספור הזה המיוחד למצרים וחק החומש והעברת העם בערים וחק הכהנים כי זה יאות בספרי דברי הימים למצרים לא בתורת האל?!
ולמה נזכר בתורה כל הספור הזה המיוחד למצרים וחק החומש והעברת העם בערים וחק הכהנים כי זה יאות בספרי דברי הימים למצרים לא בתורת האל?!
What messages is the reader supposed to glean from the story and all its details?
