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GENESIS — 11:2 settled

GEN750 It was taught: “The men of the generation of the Tower of Babel rebelled only out of satiety, as it is written: ‘And they sat there,’ ‘sitting’ connoting eating and drinking, as it is written Exodus 32:6: ‘And the people sat down to eat and drink, and they arose to disport themselves’” Sifrei, Ekev. TEMIMAH-GEN 52

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GENESIS — 13:3 formerly

GEN801 R. Yehudah said in the name of Rav: “Whence is it derived that one should not change his accustomed lodging place? From the verse: ‘Until the place where his tent was in the beginning.’” R. Yossi b. R. Chanina said: “From the verse: ‘And he went to his travels.’” What reflects the difference between the two views? – And incidental lodging place [where one was compelled to stop because of unforeseen circumstances. According to the first view, the rule does not apply to such a place, and according to the second view, it does] Erchin 16b TEMIMAH-GEN 60

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GENESIS — 13:13 sinners

GEN807 R. Yehudah said: “Evil,” in their bodies, as in Genesis 39:9: ‘How can I do this great evil [adultery] and be sinful to God!’; “sinful,” with respect to their money, as in Deuteronomy 23:22: ‘And it [not paying what you owe] will be sinful in you.’” In a Mishnah it was taught: “evil,” with respect to their money, as it is written Deuteronomy 15:9: ‘And your eye will be evil against your poor brother’: “sinful,” in their bodies, as it is written: ‘…and be sinful to God’” Sanhedrin 109a. TEMIMAH-GEN 61

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