GEN558 R. Yitzchak said: “A man’s evil inclination intensifies itself every day, as it is written: ‘And all the impulse of the thoughts of his heart was only evil every day’” Succah 52a TEMIMAH-GEN 34

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GEN565 From here it is derived that the (evil) inclination is called “evil” Chagigah 16a TEMIMAH-GEN 34

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GEN577 And further it is written Genesis 7:1: “And the Lord said to Noah: ‘I have seen you as righteous [but not “perfectly”] before Me.’” R. Yirmiah b. Elazar said: “This teaches us that only a portion of one’s praises are recited in his presence, and all of them, when he is not present” Eruvin 18b TEMIMAH-GEN 35

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GEN587 It was taught in the forum of R. Yishmael: “Whenever ‘corruption’ is mentioned, the reference is to illicit relations and idol worship.  Illicit relations – as it is written Genesis 6:12: ‘For all flesh has corrupted its way [nature]’; idol worship – as it is written Deuteronomy 4:16: ‘Lest you corrupt yourselves and make an idol’” Sanhedrin 47 TEMIMAH-GEN 35

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GEN602 R. Yochanan said: This teaches us that they mated domestic animals with wild ones, and wild animals with domestic ones – and man with all.  Sanhedrin 108a TEMIMAH-GEN 36

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GEN611 R. Yochanan said: “Come and see how great is the power of violence [pillage]: for the generation of the flood committed all manner of transgressions, and yet their decree was not sealed until they stretched out their hand to steal, as it is written [this verse].  Sanhedrin 108a TEMIMAH-GEN 36

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GEN614 The Rabbis taught: “The generation of the flood became haughty only because of all the good bestowed upon them by the Holy One Blessed be He.  They said: ‘Is there anything we need Him for except a drop of rain?  We have plenty of rivers and wells to supply us.’  At this, the Holy One Blessed be He said: ‘They are angering me through the good that I have bestowed upon them, and it is through that same element that I will punish them,’ as it is written: ‘And I, behold, I will bring a flood of water’”  Sanhedrin 108a TEMIMAH-GEN 37

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GEN619 R. Yehoshua b. Levi said: “Let a man never permit offensive speech to issue from his mouth, for the Torah resorted to an eight-letter circumlocution in order to avoid an offensive statement [“unclean beast”] Pesachim 3a  TEMIMAH-GEN 38-9

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GEN621 What was the nature of those “seven days”?  Rav said: “These were the days of mourning for Methuselah – to teach us that the mourning period for the righteous holds off the oncoming calamity.” Sanhedrin 109b  TEMIMAH-GEN 39

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GEN622 Here we have “windows,” and elsewhere [in relation to the manna] Psalms 78:23: “And He commanded the clouds from above and opened the doors of heaven” – to teach us that the measure for good is more ample than the measure for evil.  Yoma 67a TEMIMAH-GEN 39-40

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