Torah foundations

Sanctification and Theophany at Sinai

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Sanctification and Theophany at Sinai Wadi er-Raha, the broad plain facing Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa), traditionally identified by ancient sources and modern scholarship as the encampment area of Israel in the Wilderness of Sinai (Exod 19–24). Arrival at Sinai (vv. 1–2) Third month — (no biblical name; by number) Ordinal: Shlishi (שְׁלִישִׁי) Later name: Sivan … Read more

Sequence of Engagement and Alienation

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Aḏam → Ḥavvah (KHAHV-vah) → Serpent (nāḥāsh) → Aḏam → Ḥavvah → Serpent → Alienation The assault was directed at you and me. Yet the story is told through Adam, though executed indirectly through Ḥavvah—a sequential strategy rather than a random encounter. The Torah presents a succession: the command was given first to Adam and … Read more