Midrash Al Yithallel
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Midrash Al Yithallel is a small midrash containing stories from the lives of the wise Solomon
, the mighty David
, and the rich Korah
, illustrating Jer. ix. 23, whence comes the title:
The text has been published according to a manuscript at Munich by A. Jellinek (B. H. vi. 106-108), and according to a manuscript from Yemen
by Grünhut (Sefer ha-Liḳḳuṭim, i. 21 et seq.), with valuable references to sources and parallels. With the story of Solomon may be compared the passage cited in Jellinek (l.c. ii. 86 et seq., from the Emeḳ ha-Melek); the history of David is similar to the midrash of Goliath (ib. iv. 140 et seq.); and that of Korah to the passage in the Midrash Tehillim
(ed. S. Buber on Ps. i. 15).
Solomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
, the mighty David
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
, and the rich Korah
Korah
Korah or Kórach Some older English translations, as well as the Douay Bible), spell the name Core, and many Eastern European translations have Korak...
, illustrating Jer. ix. 23, whence comes the title:
The text has been published according to a manuscript at Munich by A. Jellinek (B. H. vi. 106-108), and according to a manuscript from Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
by Grünhut (Sefer ha-Liḳḳuṭim, i. 21 et seq.), with valuable references to sources and parallels. With the story of Solomon may be compared the passage cited in Jellinek (l.c. ii. 86 et seq., from the Emeḳ ha-Melek); the history of David is similar to the midrash of Goliath (ib. iv. 140 et seq.); and that of Korah to the passage in the Midrash Tehillim
Midrash Tehillim
Midrash Tehillim or Midrash to Psalms is a haggadic midrash known since the 11th century, when it was quoted by Nathan of Rome in his Aruk , by R. Isaac ben Judah ibn Ghayyat in his Halakot , and by Rashi in his commentary on I Sam. xvii. 49, and on many other passages. This midrash is called also...
(ed. S. Buber on Ps. i. 15).