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What Is Exodus Rabbah?
10th–12th Century
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Exodus Rabbah, a midrash on Exodus compiled between the tenth and twelfth centuries, combines the exegetical form of running commentary (sections 1–14 are on Exodus 1–11) with the homiletical form (sections 15–52 are on opening verses of the lectionary units). Because the book of Exodus deals with the revelation of the Torah, Exodus Rabbah has many homilies on the subject of Torah.
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Greater Midrash on Exodus (Exodus Rabbah)
Exodus Rabbah (Greater Midrash on Exodus), Exodus 30:9, 47:1, 43:4
Another explanation of He issued His commands to Jacob [His statutes and rules to Israel] (Psalms 147:19)—R. Abbahu, in the name of R. Yosi ben R. Ḥanina, said: It can be compared to a…