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• Whom and Where Did the Plagues Strike/4
  <opinion>To educate – Philo</opinion> <opinion>They lived side by side throughout Egypt – Philo, Tanchuma, Shemot Rabbah</opinion>
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• Commentators:Philo/0
  <h1>Philo – Intellectual Profile</h1> <title>Philo</title>
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• A Portrait of Lot/0
  ..."source">On Abraham XXXVII:212</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,
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• Commentators:Philo/5
  <h1>Philo</h1>
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• Whom and Where Did the Plagues Strike/3
  <opinion>To demonstrate Hashem's wondrous ways – Philo, Akeidat Yitzchak</opinion> <opinion>No – Philo, Tanchuma, Shemot Rabbah, Bemidbar Rabbah, Rambam</opinion>
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• Pinechas – Action and Reward/3
  <opinion>Sexual and idolatrous (Philo, Josephus, Abarbanel)</opinion> <opinion>It did not; the plague continued until all sinners had died (Philo, Josephus)</opinion>
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• Yitro/0
  ..., in <a href="PhiloNamesXVII" data-aht="source">On the Change of Names</a> Philo also says that the name Reuel has a positive meaning ("shepherd of God"), a
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• Kayin's Sacrifice Rejected/2/en
  ...f="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,<fn>See, however, Philo's alternative explanation cited below.</fn> <multilink><a href="BereshitRab <point><b>"וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ יָמִים"</b> – Philo deduces from these words that Kayin brought his offering only "after some d
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• Shabbat Table Topics – Parashat Kedoshim/0/en
  ...">The Special Laws IV: 203-217</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>&#160;and <multilink><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews4-
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• Reparations and Despoiling Egypt/3
  <opinion>Despoil – Philo, Bavli Berakhot 9b, Pesachim 119a, Sforno, Cassuto.</opinion>
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• Did Moshe Need Yitro's Advice/3
  <opinion>Arrogant – Philo.</opinion>
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• Dictionary:צְפַרְדֵּעַ/0
  ...ce">On the Life of Moses I:XIX</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="ShemotRabbah10-6" data-aht="source">Sh <li><b>Purpose of the Plagues</b> – Philo asserts that Hashem preferred "to admonish the Egyptians [rather] than to d
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• Pesach and Chag HaMatzot – A Two for One/0
  ...h.<fn>The omer celebration is the fifth. In his elaboration on this list, Philo reverses the order of the fifth and sixth festivals, placing Chag HaMatzot
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• How Many Plagues Were There/1/en
  ...Life of Moses I, XVII (96-97)</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>.</fn> and the earliest record of the phrase "עֶשֶׂר �
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• Egyptian Background and the Exodus Narrative/0
  ...On the Life of Moses I:IV (17)</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Josephus2-9" data-aht="source">Josephu
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• Dictionary:עָרֹב/0
  ...Life of Moses I XXIII:130-132</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, .../fn> and the verse is just implying that the "עָרֹב" stung the Egyptians. Philo, though, speaks of dog-flies who leech "blood and flesh."</li>
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• The Decalogue – Division and Design/2
  ...e</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,<fn>As Philo paraphrases the various utterances in his own language it is difficult to k <point><b>Depiction on tablets</b> – Philo and Josephus assert that there were five utterances written on each tablet.
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• Injury to Bystanders and the Meaning of "יהיה אסון"/2
  ...ce">The Special Laws 3:108-109</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink></mekorot> <li><b>Intended target</b> – Philo, in contrast, assumes that the assailant attacked the pregnant woman intent
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• Purpose of the Laws of Hybrids/2
  ...relationship with Hashem, but with nature, animals, or other humans. Thus, Philo claims that the common denominator between the various laws is that they se ...">The Special Laws IV: 208-217</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> #1, <multilink><a href="RashbamVayikra19-19" data-aht="sour
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• Pinechas – Action and Reward/2
  ...latrous behavior which was more obviously deserving of capital punishment. Philo and Josephus present Pinechas as initiating the purging of the Peor worship ...rce">On the Life of Moses I:LV</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Josephus4-6" data-aht="source">Josephu
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• Nimrod/2
  ...t="source">On the Giants 65-66</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews1-4-2-3" d ...ciating Nimrod with his father, Kush, or Ethiopia. In his work, On Giants, Philo alternatively posits that the name means "deserter" and refers to one who h
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• Avraham and Iyyov/0
  ...="source">32:1-4</a><a href="Pseudo-Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Pseudo-Philo</a></multilink>, and <multilink><a href="BavliSanhedrin89b" data-aht="sourc
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• "עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן" – An Eye for an Eye/2
  ...going back to the time of the second Beit HaMikdash, such as Jubilees and Philo, render the verse literally, later Rabbinic sources almost unanimously reje ...S. Belkin, Philo and the Oral Law (Mass., 1940): 97-103 who maintains that Philo's position on this matter is debatable.</fn> Boethusians cited in <multilin
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• Divine Plurals/2
  ...<a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,<fn>This is Philo's understanding in his work, "On the Confusion of Tongues".&#160; In "On Dr <li><b>Creation </b>– Philo, Ibn Ezra, Abarbanel and Sforno, in contrast, suggest that the angels playe
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• Why Did Yosef Frame Binyamin/2
  ...source">Philo, On Joseph XXXIX</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, ...they treated him and whether they had changed their ways.<fn>According to Philo, since Binyamin was also a son of the beloved Rachel, Yosef was fearful tha
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• Pinechas Impales Zimri and Kozbi in Art/0/en
  ...rce">On the Life of Moses I:LV</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Josephus4-6" data-aht="source">Josephu
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• How Many Plagues Were There/2
  ...Life of Moses I, XVII (96-97)</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <point><b>Purpose of the miracles</b> – Jubilees and Philo view the Plagues as retributive and punitive in character. Alternatively, t
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• Purpose of the Captive Woman Protocol/2
  ...eathen can wed an Israelite. For both Hellenistic Jewish commentators like Philo and modern Italian commentators such as the Hoil Moshe, the moral issue pre ...source">On the Virtues 110-115</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,
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• Yitro – Names/2
  ...erd of God"),<fn>Cf. the etymologies given for both names in the Mekhilta. Philo links רעואל to a shepherd (רועה), while the Mekhilta connects it t ...ave two different connotations – This requires further development.<fn>Cf. Philo's attempt cited above.</fn></li>
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• Sarah's Treatment of Hagar/2
  ...Answers on Genesis, III:25-26</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,&#160;<multilink><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews1-10- <li><b>Affliction</b> – Philo maintains the simple meaning of the word, understanding that Sarah oppresse
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• Whom and Where Did the Plagues Strike/2
  ...e Life of Moses I XXVI:143-146</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Josephus2-14" data-aht="source">Joseph ...h between an Egyptian and an Israelite standing next to each other.<fn>See Philo who adds that there was even a double miracle in the Plague of Blood, in wh
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• "לֹא תְבַשֵּׁל גְּדִי בַּחֲלֵב אִמּוֹ"/2
  ...source">On the Virtues 142-144</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="TargumNeofitiShemot23-19" data-aht="so ...eans the milk of the goat's mother, according to most of these sources,<fn>Philo is exceptional, as he understands that one is allowed to boil meat in anoth
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• Moshe's Killing of the Egyptian/2/en
  ...to death, and thus Moshe's action was not murder but rather saving a life. Philo and Rabbinic Midrashim similarly vilify the Egyptian's character by attribu ...e">On the Life of Moses 1:VIII</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> below who describes it as a pious action. For additional so
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• Patterns in the Plagues/2
  ...Life of Moses I, XVII (96-97)</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>. The structure would be simpler if שְׁחִין, too, wer ...Life of Moses I, XVII (96-97)</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, but he does not divide them by triad.</fn></point>
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• Barren Women/0
  ...and Answers on Genesis III 18</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> and <multilink><a href="RadakBereshit25-20" data-aht="sourc
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• Purpose of the Laws of Kashrut/2
  ...4</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> #2,<fn>Philo combines this approach with the position that the animals were restricted i ...the Mishna</a></multilink>.</fn> which are forbidden are predatory.<fn>See Philo who points out that Hashem permitted herbivorous animals since their nature
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• Where in Egypt Did the Israelites Live/2
  ...e Life of Moses I XXVI:143-146</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraShemotShortCommentary1-7" data- <li><b>Ethnic distinction</b> – Philo asserts that, in reality, the plagues differentiated based on ethnicity rat
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• Did Moshe Need Yitro's Advice/2/en
  ...e.' However, it is difficult to find any textual basis for his tirade, and Philo himself praises Yitro's proposal in <a href="PhiloLawsIV-XXXIII-173" data-a
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• Yitro – Religious Identity/2
  ...treatments of Yitro's character, however, differ greatly from each other. Philo's portrayal of Yitro is negative to the extreme.<fn>See Prof. Louis Feldman
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• Purpose of the Plagues/2
  ...>On the Life of Moses XXIV:134</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SifreDevarim306" data-aht="source">Sif <li><b>Hashem as creator</b> – Philo, Tzeror HaMor and R. Eliezer Ashkenazi assert that the destruction wrought
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• Why Bless Esav/2
  ...and Answers on Genesis, IV:198</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RadakBereshit27-4-5" data-aht="source"
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• Yosef's Economic Policies/2
  ...ata-aht="source">On Joseph, 43</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BavliChulin60b" data-aht="source">Talm <li><b>Honesty</b>&#160;– Many commentators<fn>See Philo, R. Avraham b. HaRambam, Radak, Ramban, Ibn Kaspi, Ralbag, and Netziv.</fn>
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• Yitzchak's Role in the Akeidah/2
  ...="source">32:2-4</a><a href="Pseudo-Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Pseudo-Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="TargumYerushalmiNeofitiBereshit22-8" d
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• בני הא־להים and בנות האדם/2/en
  ...ce">On the Giants 4:2,4-5, 7-8</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Josephus1-3" data-aht="source">Josephu ...שָׂר וְהָיוּ יָמָיו מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה"</b> – Of these sources, only Philo, Josephus and Cassuto address the verse, with each understanding the role o
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• Yiftach's Vow/2
  ...tiquities, 39-40</a><a href="Pseudo-Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Pseudo-Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BavliTaanit4a" data-aht="source">Bavli ...ns have been drawn between the two stories already from the time of Pseudo-Philo, who has Yiftach's daughter compare herself to Yitzchak who went willingly
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• Reparations and Despoiling Egypt/2/en
  ...ries of slavery or compensation for expropriated property. Others, such as Philo and R. Yosef Bekhor Shor, focus instead on the more immediate bellicose beh ...co-Roman era which accused the Jews of stealing Egyptian valuables.<fn>See Philo below who appears to be countering similar claims, and see below for the Ra
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• Purpose of the Pesach/2
  ...ions and Answers on Exodus #12</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> and <multilink><a href="RDZHoffmannShemot12-12" data-aht="s ...yet been chosen in Egypt, the entire nation functioned as priests,<fn>Cf. Philo and R. D"Z Hoffmann below. Interestingly, the phrase of "עַל רֹאשׁ�
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• Purpose of Shemittah/2
  ...ource">The Special Laws IV 215</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambamMorehNevukhim3-39" data-aht="sou
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• Avraham's Guests – Angels or Men/2
  ..."source">On Abraham XXII-XXIII</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, Kirkisani the Karaite, <multilink><a href="RashbamBereshit <li><b>"אֲדֹנָי אִם נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ"</b> – According to Philo, Shadal, and R. D"Z Hoffmann, the term "אֲדֹנָי" refers to the angel
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• Arei Miklat – Cities of Refuge or Exile/2
  ...ce">The Special Laws 3:120-133</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagBemidbar35-25" data-aht="source"
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• Avraham's Aliyah/2
  ...i</a></multilink><fn>Cf. <a href="PhiloOnAbraham62-7285" data-aht="source">Philo</a> who asserts that Avraham left both Ur Kasdim and, later, Charan, upon t ...Avraham.<fn>According to <a href="PhiloOnAbraham62-7285" data-aht="source">Philo</a>, the directive was related to Avraham's recognition of Hashem.&#160; Ha
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• Why Were Nadav and Avihu Killed/2
  ...s in the path of Hashem's fire and were killed in a tragic accident.&#160; Philo goes even further to suggest that Nadav and Avihu's actions were actually l ...rce">On Flight and Finding, 59</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, perhaps HaKetav VeHaKabbalah</mekorot>
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• Permission to Eat Meat/2/en
  ...AND ANSWERS ON GENESIS, II:58</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, R. Yaakov of Kefar Chanan in <multilink><a href="BereshitR <li><b>Description rather than command</b> – Ralbag<fn>Similarly, Philo writes: "Perhaps the present expression has no reference to eating food, bu
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• Yosef/0
  ...data-aht="source">On Joseph 39</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,&#160;<multilink><a href="RShemuelbChofniGaonBereshit42-7"
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• Egyptian Background and the Exodus Narrative/5
  ...="English Philo On the Life of Moses I" ref="17" mgtype="Library" url="?r1=Philo On the Life of Moses I 17&amp;s1=2" en-only="1"> <h3 xml:lang="en">Philo On the Life of Moses I IV 17</h3>
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• Purpose of Akeidat Yitzchak/2/en
  ...ht="source">32:3</a><a href="Pseudo-Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Pseudo-Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BavliSanhedrin89b" data-aht="source">B <point><b>What made Avraham's sacrifice so special?</b> Philo raises the following question: If many people in Avraham's day practiced ch
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• Sin of the Golden Calf/2
  ...The Special Laws, III XXII:125</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,&#160;<multilink><a href="BavliSanhedrin63a" data-aht="sour <point><b>Why a calf?</b> Philo and R. Avraham b. HaRambam assert that the choice was intentional, as a bul
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• Selection of the Priests and Levites/2
  ...ce">The Special Laws 3:126-127</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RashiDevarim10-8" data-aht="source">Ra
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• בני הא־להים and בנות האדם/2/he
  ...2.2C4-5.2C7-8" data-aht="source">על הענקים ד׳:ב׳, ד׳-ה׳, ז׳-ח׳</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">אודות פילון</a></multilink>, <multilink><a hr ...שָׂר וְהָיוּ יָמָיו מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה"</b> – Of these sources, only Philo, Josephus and Cassuto address the verse, with each understanding the role o
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• The Flood Story: Undoing and Redoing Creation/0/en
  ...s and Answers on Genesis II:66</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> have noted many similarities between the Flood narrative of
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• Yosef's Treatment of his Family/2
  ...a-aht="source">On Joseph XXXIX</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews2-6-2" dat ...they treated him and whether they had changed their ways.<fn>According to Philo, since Binyamin was also a son of the beloved Rachel, Yosef was fearful tha
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• Petition of the Two and a Half Tribes/2
  ...-330</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,<fn>Philo is not very explicit but he has the tribes respond to Moshe, "We, therefore ...shem to punish the people as He had done after the sin of the Spies.&#160; Philo also has Moshe emphasize the tribes' error in the interpersonal realm, poin
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• Yitro/5
  ...ish Philo On the Change of Names" ref="103,,105" mgtype="Library" url="?r1=Philo On the Change of Names 103-105&amp;s1=2" en-only="1"> <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo, On the Change of Names XVII:103-105</h3>
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• Commentators:Bereshit Rabbah/0
  <li><b>Philo and Josephus</b> – <fn>See the lists and discussion in Albeck, Intro. pp.
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• A Portrait of Esav/2
  ...bel and the Sacrifices 2 (4-6)</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,&#160;<multilink><a href="NeofitiBereshit25-34" data-aht="s
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• Sale of the Birthright – A Fair Deal/2/en
  ...ce">Questions on Genesis 4:172</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> and <multilink><a href="RadakBereshit25-29" data-aht="sourc
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• The Roundabout Route and The Road Not Traveled/2
  ...ot at Marah" data-aht="page">Miracles and Mitzvot at Marah</a>.]&#160; Cf. Philo who understands the root as to "test" and thus writes:&#160; "He was also d ...ould panic and return of the own volition to the relative safety of Egypt. Philo, though, maintains that the problem was that the enemy would actively drive
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• Pesach and Chag HaMatzot – A Two for One/5
  ...ook="English Philo The Special Laws II" ref="41" mgtype="Library" url="?r1=Philo The Special Laws II 41&amp;s1=2" en-only="1"> <h3 xml:lang="en">Philo, The Special Laws II XI:41</h3>
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• Avraham's Prayer for Sedom/2/en
  ...and Answers on Genesis, IV:27</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>,<fn>Cf. the Septuagint which translates 18:24 as:&#160; "If
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• Dictionary:עָרֹב/5
  ...ish Philo On the Life of Moses I" ref="109,,112" mgtype="Library" url="?r1=Philo On the Life of Moses I 109-112&amp;s1=2" en-only="1"> <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo, On the Life of Moses I XIX:109-112</h3>
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• The Flood Story: Undoing and Redoing Creation/5
  <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo Questions and Answers on Genesis II:17</h3> <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo, Questions and Answers on Genesis II:51</h3>
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• Why is the Goat Sent to Azazel/2
  ...ce">The Special Laws I 186-188</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> who asserts that it is actually the curses and punishments
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• MiMachorat HaShabbat/2
  ...">The Special Laws II:XXIX:162</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews3-10-5-6"
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• Philosophy:Miracles/2
  ...the passage.]</fn> with the snake acting only as a symbol.<fn>Accoring to Philo, the snake symbolizes pleasure and vice, while according to Ralbag, he repr
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• Commentators:Radak's Commentary on Divrei HaYamim/7
  ...ones Veteris Testamenti Librorum</i>.&#160; 5 vols.&#160; Repr. Amsterdam: Philo Press, 1969.&#160; <br/>&#160;<br/>Del Valle Rodriguez, Carlos.&#160; <i>Di
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• Duration of the Egyptian Exile/2
  ...o-Philo)" data-aht="parshan">About Pseudo-Philo</a></multilink>,<fn>Pseudo-Philo does not explicitly mention the number 430, but he says that the Israelites
  77 KB (11,200 words) - 12:16, 28 January 2023
• Deconstructing Migdal Bavel/2/en
  ...lier sources for the involvement of Nimrod may be found in the writings of Philo and Josephus. The textual basis for this tradition lies in the linguistic p
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• Korach's Rebellion/2
  ...Life of Moses II: 50: 275-287</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="JosephusAntiquitiesoftheJews4-2" data-
  56 KB (8,509 words) - 10:52, 17 May 2020
• A Portrait of Lot/5
  <h3 xml:lang="en">Philo, On Abraham, XXXVII:212</h3>
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• Miracles and Mitzvot at Marah/2/en
  ...arah. [Interestingly, <a href="Pseudo-Philo11-14" data-aht="source">Pseudo-Philo 11:14</a> places the story of Marah after the Decalogue.]</fn></point> ...shbi in the Mekhilta, <a href="Pseudo-Philo11-14" data-aht="source">Pseudo-Philo 11:14</a>, Targum Yerushalmi (Neofiti), and Targum Yerushalmi (Yonatan). It
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• Dictionary:צְפַרְדֵּעַ/5
  ...ish Philo On the Life of Moses I" ref="102,,105" mgtype="Library" url="?r1=Philo On the Life of Moses I 102-105&amp;s1=2" en-only="1"> <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo, On the Life of Moses I XVIII:102-105</h3>
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• Yitro – Names/5
  ...ish Philo On the Change of Names" ref="103,,105" mgtype="Library" url="?r1=Philo On the Change of Names 103-105&amp;s1=2" en-only="1"> <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo, On the Change of Names XVII:103-105</h3>
  69 KB (5,453 words) - 17:53, 19 January 2020
• Injury to Bystanders and the Meaning of "יהיה אסון"/5
  ...English Philo The Special Laws III" ref="86,,87" mgtype="Library" url="?r1=Philo The Special Laws III 86-87&amp;s1=2" en-only="1"> <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo, The Special Laws III 86-87</h3>
  75 KB (4,352 words) - 20:48, 13 January 2020
• Kayin's Sacrifice Rejected/5
  <h3 xml:lang="en">Philo, On the Sacrifices of Abel and Cain XII-XIII (51-52)</h3> <h3 xml:lang="en">Philo, Questions and Answers on Genesis I:59-62</h3>
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• Moshe/0
  ...">On the Life of Moses I 20-24</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> and&#160;<multilink><a href="RalbagShemotToalot2-5" data-ah
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• Causes of the Flood/5
  <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo, Questions and Answers in Genesis 1:99</h3>
  26 KB (2,182 words) - 20:45, 13 January 2020
• Avraham's Prayer for Sedom/2/he
  ...GenesisIV-27" data-aht="source">שאלות ותשובות על בראשית ד׳:כ״ז</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">אודות פילון</a></multilink>,<fn>Cf. the Septu
  46 KB (6,689 words) - 11:14, 28 January 2023
• Permission to Eat Meat/2/he
  ...NSWERSONGENESISII-58" data-aht="source">שאלות על בראשית ב׳:נ״ח</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">אודות פילון</a></multilink>, ר' יעקב מ� <li><b>Description rather than command</b> – Ralbag<fn>Similarly, Philo writes: "Perhaps the present expression has no reference to eating food, bu
  41 KB (5,941 words) - 10:43, 28 January 2023
• Pinechas Impales Zimri and Kozbi in Art/5
  <h3 xml:lang="en">Philo, On the Life of Moses I:LV</h3>
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• Did Moshe Need Yitro's Advice/5
  ...book="English Philo On Drunkenness" ref="36,,37" mgtype="Library" url="?r1=Philo On Drunkenness 36-37&amp;s1=2" en-only="1"> <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo, On Drunkenness X:36-37</h3>
  62 KB (3,228 words) - 20:41, 13 January 2020
• Nimrod/5
  <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo, Questions and Answers on Genesis II:82</h3> ...book="English Philo On the Giants" ref="65,,66" mgtype="Library" url="?r1=Philo On the Giants 65-66&amp;s1=2" en-only="1">
  78 KB (5,291 words) - 10:36, 28 January 2023
• Shabbat Table Topics – Parashat Kedoshim/5
  <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo The Special Laws IV: 203-217</h3>
  36 KB (3,088 words) - 18:00, 19 January 2020
• Purpose of the Mishkan/2/en
  ...].</fn> suggesting that they too were designed to unify the nation.<fn>Cf. Philo in On the Special Laws I:70, Josephus in Antiquities 4:8:7 (203-204), and R
  61 KB (9,609 words) - 11:45, 28 January 2023
• Mystery at the Malon/2/en
  ...m of sacrifice<fn>For an Ancient Near Eastern parallel, see the account of Philo of Byblos cited by Eusebius in Praeparatio Evangelica 1:10: "But on the occ
  64 KB (9,880 words) - 12:16, 28 January 2023
• Sale of the Birthright – A Fair Deal/2/he
  ...ce">Questions on Genesis 4:172</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink>&#160;ו<multilink><a href="RadakBereshit25-29" data-aht="so
  46 KB (1,847 words) - 10:24, 28 January 2023
• Are Children Punished for Parents' Sins/2
  ...href="Biblical Antiquities (Pseudo-Philo)" data-aht="parshan">About Pseudo-Philo</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MekhiltaBaChodesh6" data-aht="source">
  153 KB (23,303 words) - 11:55, 28 January 2023
• Hardened Hearts/2/en
  ....<fn>See Ramban Shemot 14:4 "וזה באמת שגעון להם, אבל סכל עצתם". Cf. Pseudo Philo in Biblical Antiquities 10:6 "And God hardened their mind, and they knew no
  65 KB (10,068 words) - 11:01, 28 January 2023
• Dictionary:Changing Meanings/0
  ...That They are God-Sent I 63-71</a><a href="Philo" data-aht="parshan">About Philo</a></multilink> as well. Others understand "וַיִּפְגַּע" to mean
  158 KB (21,927 words) - 04:08, 3 April 2024
• Yam Suf – Natural or Supernatural/5
  <h3 xml:lang="en">Philo, On the Life of Mosses I XXXII:176-177</h3> <h3 xml:lang="en">Pseudo-Philo X:5-6</h3>
  87 KB (4,174 words) - 17:54, 19 January 2020
• Ben Sorer Umoreh/5
  <source xmlid="Philoהחוקיםהמיוחדים231"> <h3 xml:lang="EN">Philo On the Special Laws 231</h3>
  53 KB (2,235 words) - 17:57, 19 January 2020

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