Friday, July 14, 2017

Some Quotes from Genesis Rabba (בְְּרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה)

"God designed man for work--work for his own sustenance; he who does not work shall not eat."--Gen. Rabba 14.

[Reminds me of Eph. 4:28; 2 Thess. 3:10-12 and many other verses. EGF]

"Sleepiness and laziness in a man are the beginning of his misfortune."--Gen. Rabba 17.

[Compare Prov. 24:30-34. EGF]

"Woman attains discretion at an earlier age than man."--Gen. Rabba 18.

For more information about Genesis Rabba, see https://www.britannica.com/topic/Genesis-Rabbah

Compare https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/58697/HAR_v9_253.pdf?sequence=1

1 comment:

Duncan said...

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4125252?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents