226 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Bereishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-GEN GENESIS | 1:4 good — GEN20 R. Elazar said: “With the light that the Ho... GEN20 R. Elazar said: “With the light that the Holy One Blessed be He created on the first day man could look from one end of the world to the other. But when the Holy One Blessed be He envisioned the perverse deeds of the generation of the flood and of the generation of the Tower of Babel, He arose and secreted it for the righteous in time to come, as it is written: ‘And God saw the light that it was good,’ and “good” is nothing other than a righteous man, as it is written Isaiah 3:10: ‘Say of the righteous one that he is good’” Chagigah 12. TEMIMAH-GEN 4 Share Print Source KeyTEMIMAH-GENVerse1:4Keyword(s)goodSource Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 1:4 good — GEN19 R. Elazar said: “Even one righteous man wou... Previous Article GENESIS | 1:4 light — GEN21 Rav Yisrael [Salanter]’s profound contempla... Next Article