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Midrash interpreting the Book of Genesis
Genesis Rabbah (Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה, romanized: Bərēšīṯ Rabbā, also known as Bereshit Rabbah and abbreviated as GenR) is a religious text from
Genesis_Rabbah
Biblical matriarch
De-Rabbi Eliezer 36 Genesis Rabbah 41:2 Genesis Rabbah 45:2 Genesis Rabbah 45:9. Rosh Hashanah 16b Genesis Rabbah 45:7. Genesis Rabbah 47:3 Bava Metzia 87a;
Sarah
Midrash interpreting the Book of Leviticus
Israel, and is composed largely of older works. Its redactor made use of Genesis Rabbah, Pesikta de-Rav Kahana, and the Jerusalem Talmud, in addition to other
Leviticus_Rabbah
Midrashic commentary to the Book of Lamentations
romanized: Ēkhā Rabbāh) is a midrashic commentary to the Book of Lamentations. It is one of the oldest works of midrash, along with Genesis Rabbah and the Pesikta
Lamentations_Rabbah
Part of or the collective whole of aggadic midrashim on the books of the Tanakh
"Rabbah" (רבה), meaning "great," as part of their name. These midrashim are as follows: Genesis Rabbah Exodus Rabbah Leviticus Rabbah Numbers Rabbah Deuteronomy
Midrash_Rabba
Biblical story
Abraham and the Idol Shop is a midrash that appears in Genesis Rabbah chapter 38. It tells about the early life of Abraham. The commentary explains what
Abraham_and_the_Idol_Shop
Female figure in Near Eastern mythology
jealousy, light-fingered and gadabout" (Genesis Rabbah 18:2). A similar set of charges appears in Genesis Rabbah 17:8, according to which Eve's creation
Lilith
Biblical figure and son of Jacob and Leah
(on Genesis 48:22) Midrash Vayissa'u Book of Jubilees 34:1-9 Testament of Judah 3-7 Midrash Genesis Rabbah 95:1; Midrash Tanhuma Genesis Rabbah 85:4
Judah_(son_of_Jacob)
Figure in the Hebrew Bible; son of Nahor
a portion in the World to Come (Genesis Rabbah 30:4; 30:12). Rabbi Hiyya relates this account in the Genesis Rabbah: Terah left Abram to mind the store
Terah
Eighth portion in the annual Jewish cycle of weekly Torah reading
Bible, 2nd Edition, pages 1859–78. Genesis Rabbah 75:1–3. Genesis Rabbah 59:10. Genesis Rabbah 75:4. Genesis Rabbah 75:5. Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 4a
Vayishlach
Biblical character
Rabbah 63:10. Genesis 25:27. Genesis Rabbah 63:15. Genesis 25:28. Bava Batra 16b. Genesis Rabbah 64:5. Rashi on Genesis 52:1, citing Tanhuma 8. Scherman
Rebecca_(biblical_figure)
Story in the Book of Genesis
apud Zakovitch, "Inner-Biblical Interpretation," 118; on Genesis Rabbah 65 19 Genesis 25 Genesis 27:34–40 Knecht, Friedrich Justus (1910). "XV. Esau and
Jacob_and_Esau
5th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading
2nd edition, pages 1859–78. Genesis Rabbah 58:1. Genesis Rabbah 67:9. Genesis Rabbah 58:2. Genesis Rabbah 58:3. Genesis Rabbah 58:4. Midrash Tanhuma Vayeira
Chayei_Sarah
First woman according to the Abrahamic creation myth
origin for this etymological hypothesis is the rabbinic pun present in Genesis Rabbah 20:11 (c. 300-500 CE), utilizing the similarity between Heb. Ḥawwāh
Eve
Sixth portion in the annual Jewish cycle of weekly Torah reading
Genesis Rabbah 63:10. Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:17. Genesis Rabbah 94:5. Babylonian Talmud Bava Batra 16b; see also Genesis Rabbah 63:14. Genesis Rabbah 63:14
Toledot
Biblical figure, son of Noah
traditions (e.g., B. Talmud Nedarim 32b:6; Genesis Rabbah 26:3; Genesis Rabbah 56:10; Leviticus Rabbah 25:6; Numbers Rabbah 4:8.), Shem is believed to have been
Shem
Leviticus Rabbah 8:2 Genesis Rabbah 85:12 See Genesis Rabbah 85:9, 91:7; Leviticus Rabbah 32:4, "nitzotzah" and "hetzitz"; compare also Leviticus Rabbah 8:2
Holy_Spirit_in_Judaism
2nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading
Talmud Sanhedrin 57a. Genesis Rabbah 31:1; see also 31:2–4. Genesis Rabbah 31:5. Genesis Rabbah 31:6. Genesis Rabbah 31:7. Genesis Rabbah 31:9. Jerusalem Talmud
Noach
Third portion in the annual Jewish cycle of weekly Torah reading
31b. Genesis Rabbah 44:14. Genesis Rabbah 44:14. Genesis Rabbah 95. Mishnah Eduyot 2:9. Genesis Rabbah 16:3. Genesis Rabbah 45:1. Genesis Rabbah 45:2
Lech-Lecha
Biblical figure and daughter-in-law of Judah
humiliation, although the Genesis Rabbah portrays her as boastful and unashamed in regard to the pregnancy itself. Both the Genesis Rabbah and Talmud state that
Tamar_(Genesis)
Ninth portion in the annual Jewish cycle of weekly Torah reading
Rav Aḥa). Genesis Rabbah 84:14. Genesis Rabbah 84:15. Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 7b. Genesis Rabbah 84:16. Genesis Rabbah 84:17. Genesis Rabbah 97. Deuteronomy
Vayeshev
First weekly Torah portion
entire world). Genesis Rabbah 22:9. Genesis Rabbah 32:5. Genesis Rabbah 23:3. Jerusalem Talmud Nedarim 32a (9:4); see also Genesis Rabbah 24:7. Mishnah
Bereshit_(parashah)
Aggadic midrash on the Song of Songs
de-Rav Kahana, the direct sources used by the redactor are Genesis Rabbah and Leviticus Rabbah. The material borrowed from these sources constitutes a large
Shir_HaShirim_Rabbah
Biblical character
Josephus, in the Talmud, the Midrash, the Targum on the Torah, the Genesis Rabbah, and various other writings of Jewish theologians and philosophers.
Keturah
Cities destroyed by God in the Book of Genesis
Homosexuality). 2002. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. *Cf. Genesis Rabbah 50:5, on Gen. 9:22 ff. *More generally see Menachem Mendel Kasher, Torah
Sodom_and_Gomorrah
4th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading
Genesis Rabbah 48:5. Genesis Rabbah 52:5. Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer, chapter 28. Genesis Rabbah 48:2. Numbers Rabbah 11:2. Genesis Rabbah 48:4. Genesis Rabbah
Vayeira
Jewish religious figure
Rabbah 1:4; Midrash Shmuel 15 (on Nehemiah 8:17). Lamentations Rabbah 1:3,end; Midrash Tehillim to Psalms 91:6 Genesis Rabbah 12,end Genesis Rabbah 3
Samuel_ben_Nahman
Midrash interpreting the Book of Exodus
Exodus Rabbah (Hebrew: שמות רבה, romanized: Shemot Rabbah) is the midrash to Exodus. Exodus Rabbah is almost purely aggadic in character. It contains
Exodus_Rabbah
Plot device used for an effect in fictional works
the person's thoughts, and introduce ideas. In the ancient midrash, Genesis Rabbah, the concept appears in connection with Isaac's deathbed blessing for
Shoulder_angel
Biblical figure, son of Jacob and Rachel
Egyptians, a fifth sale occurred when the Egyptians sold him to Potiphar. (Genesis Rabbah 84:22)[citation needed] Joseph had good reasons not to have sexual relations
Joseph_(Genesis)
7th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading
1859–78. Genesis Rabbah 67:13. Genesis Rabbah 68:2. Babylonian Talmud Megillah 17a. Genesis Rabbah 68:5. Genesis Rabbah 68:7. Genesis Rabbah 68:8. Babylonian
Vayetze
Member of the second generation of Amoraim
Gittin 60a Genesis Rabbah 3, beginning Genesis Rabbah 19:14; Pesikta Rabbati 23, beginning; Berachot 4a; Yerushalmi Ta'anit 65b Genesis Rabbah 43:7; Leviticus
Rabbi_Isaac_Nappaha
Biblical figure
called Jerusalem "Salem." (Genesis Rabbah 56:10.) The Rabbis said that Melchizedek instructed Abram in the Torah. (Genesis Rabbah 43:6.) Rabbi Eleazar said
Melchizedek
Jewish holy text
Numbers Rabbah (or Bamidbar Rabbah in Hebrew) is a religious text holy to classical Judaism. It is a midrash comprising a collection of ancient rabbinical
Numbers_Rabbah
Biblical character
ISBN 9780802837851 Genesis 24:24: English Standard Version "Genesis 24:50-51". www.sefaria.org. Genesis 28 Babylonian Talmud Yevamot 64a; see also Genesis Rabbah 60:12
Bethuel
Collection of Aggadic Midrash which exists in two editions
Leviticus Rabbah, takes it to be nearly as old as Genesis Rabbah; he thinks that the Pesikta took for its sources Genesis Rabbah, Leviticus Rabbah, Lamentations
Pesikta_de-Rav_Kahana
Genesis Rabbah l.c. Bava Batra 15b Genesis Rabbah 58:3, 61:4; compare Yalkut Shimoni Sotah 35a Job 1:6, 2:1 Leviticus Rabbah 17:4 Genesis Rabbah 24:4 Exodus
Job_in_rabbinic_literature
Traditional Jewish exegesis of Biblical texts
212–215. doi:10.1163/18712207-12341379. ISSN 0195-9085. S2CID 171667828. (Genesis Rabbah 9:7, translation from Soncino Publications) "Encyclopædia Britannica:
Midrash
Angel in Abrahamic religions
had been thrown by Nimrod (Midrash Genesis Rabbah xliv. 16). Some say he was the "one that had escaped" (Genesis 14:13), who told Abraham that Lot had
Michael_(archangel)
Topics referred to by the same term
humankind Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of Genesis, which describes the origin of the Earth Genesis Rabbah, a midrash
Genesis
10th portion in the annual Jewish cycle of weekly Torah reading
Tanḥuma Mikeitz 10. Genesis Rabbah 84:17. Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 105a. Genesis Rabbah 92:9; see also Genesis Rabbah 85:2. Genesis Rabbah 100:3. For more
Miketz
Eleventh portion in the annual Jewish cycle of weekly Torah reading
also Genesis Rabbah 93:10. Babylonian Talmud Megillah 16a–b. Genesis Rabbah 94:2. Babylonian Talmud Taanit 10b. Genesis Rabbah 95:3. Genesis Rabbah 94:4
Vayigash
Older son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible
Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Genesis 25, accessed on 17 July 2026 Sotah 13a Shemot Rabbah 31:17 Sefer Hayashar Chapter 27 p. 77b "The survey
Esau
Ruth Rabbah (Hebrew: רות רבה) is an aggadic and homiletic interpretation of the Book of Ruth. Like the midrash on the four other "megillot", it is included
Ruth_Rabbah
Babylonian Jewish Talmudist
not the author of Genesis Rabbah or the other midrashic works whose names end in "Rabbah." Genesis Rabbah is named after Hoshaiah Rabbah, and the others
Rabbah_bar_Nahmani
Jewish amora
12c; Genesis Rabbah 4:3; Leviticus Rabbah 21 Genesis Rabbah 24 Leviticus Rabbah 24:5 Genesis Rabbah 43:3 Genesis Rabbah 9:2 Shir haShirim Rabbah 5:13
Tanhuma_bar_Abba
Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c. 135 CE)
c., 57, indicates Genesis Rabbah 34:14 Leviticus 19:18; Sifra, Ḳedoshim, 4 Mekhilta, Shirah, 3 (44a, ed. I.H. Weiss) Genesis Rabbah 12, end; the χαριστική
Rabbi_Akiva
Mother of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses in the Bible
on the border of Egypt, in the 'gateway of the city' in Genesis Rabbah 94:8 and Exodus Rabbah 1:23. Biblical scholars have instead simply proposed that
Jochebed
Poetic name for Israel used in the Hebrew Bible
of Rabbi Simon interpreted Jeshurun to mean the Patriarch Israel. (Genesis Rabbah 77:1.) Similarly, Rabbi Berekiah in the name of Rabbi Judah b. Rabbi
Jeshurun
2nd-century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah
ISBN 965-223-319-6. Genesis Rabbah 98:8; Shabbat 56a; Ketuvot 62b; see discussion in Shevet uMechokek MiBeit Yehudah Midrash Genesis Rabbah 53; Midrash Ecclesiastes
Judah_ha-Nasi
Midrash to the Book of Esther
from Talmud Yerushalmi, Genesis Rabbah, and Leviticus Rabbah. This part is then itself cited in such works as Ecclesiastes Rabbah and Midrash Psalms. A
Esther_Rabbah
Yerushalmi Sukkah 5 1; Genesis Rabbah 98:11; Yalḳ., Jonah, 550; Abravanel's commentary to Jonah ib.; Pirkei De-Rabbi Eliezer 33 Genesis Rabbah l.c. 2 Kings 9;
Jonah_in_rabbinic_literature
Biblical figure
5:3 Genesis 4:17 Genesis 4:26; 5:6–7 Genesis 4:18 Genesis 5:9–10 Genesis 5:12–13 Genesis 5:15–16 Genesis 4:19 Genesis 5:18–19 Genesis 4:20 Genesis 4:21
Naamah_(Genesis)
Jewish coming of age rituals
expected to pray for him as he bows down to him to receive his blessing." Genesis Rabbah: "Up to 13 years Esau and Jacob went together to the primary school
Bar_and_bat_mitzvah
2nd-century CE biblical chronology
Seder Olam Rabbah (Hebrew: סדר עולם רבה, "The Great Order of the World") is a 2nd-century CE Hebrew language chronology detailing the dates of biblical
Seder_Olam_Rabbah
3rd century Judean scholar of the Talmud
Ecclesiastes Rabbah 7:7 Babylonian Talmud Kiddushin 33b Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot 9a Jerusalem Talmud Terumot 46b; Genesis Rabbah 94. Genesis Rabbah 33. Babylonian
Joshua_ben_Levi
Biblical figure prior to Noah's flood
idea of Enoch's character and exaltation. According to Rashi [from Genesis Rabbah], "Enoch was a righteous man, but he could easily be swayed to return
Enoch
Different collections of Torah aggadot
and he identified several passages which he saw as being quoted by Genesis Rabbah. Buber postulated that this midrash was edited in the fifth century
Midrash_Tanhuma
Late 1st/early 2nd century Jewish tanna and sage
Sotah, end Genesis Rabbah 64, end Tosefta, 'Eduyot 3:13; Zeb. 113a Genesis Rabbah 10 ib. 78, beginning; Lamentations Rabbah 3:21 Genesis Rabbah 28, Ecclesiastes
Joshua_ben_Hananiah
Biblical figure and son of Jacob and Leah
2014) Genesis 33:19 Friedmann, Richard Eliot, Who wrote the Bible Genesis 42:24+ Genesis Rabbah 91:6 Jubilees 28:13 Genesis 46:8, 46:10 Numbers Rabbah 13:10
Simeon_(son_of_Jacob)
Ancient saying
193–209. intertextual.bible/text/luke-4.23-genesis-rabbah-23.4 Freedman, H.; Simon, Maurice (1939). Midrash Rabbah, Translated into English. Vol. 1. p. 195
Physician,_heal_thyself
Aggadic-midrashic work
such as"Genesis Rabbah" and "Song of Songs Rabbah"), nor is it organized by the sequence of Torah or selected topics (like "Leviticus Rabbah" or "Pesikta
Pirkei_De-Rabbi_Eliezer
Important character from the Book of Judges of the Hebrew Bible
[shefifon] in the path' (Genesis 49:17)" Midrash Leviticus Rabbah viii. 2 Sotah 9b. Midrash Eccl. Rabbah i., end Leviticus Rabbah. xxiii. 9 Sotah l.c. "The
Samson
Aramaic Torah translation (c. 110 CE)
meaning of a verse, rather than its literal translation, are as follows: (Genesis 1:2) (Aramaic: וְאַרְעָא הֲוָת צָדְיָא וְרֵיקָנְיָא, in Hebrew characters)
Targum_Onkelos
Biblical figure and monarch
Joshua 18:20–28, esp. 23 Sanhedrin 107b Sanhedrin 101b etc. Genesis Rabbah 65 Genesis Rabbah 65, Yerushalmi Yebamot 16 15c and parallels Sanhedrin 108b
Jeroboam
Medieval acrostic composed of 44 proverbs
the Tabernacle 400–600 CE Genesis Rabbah Lamentations Rabbah Pesikta de-Rav Kahana Esther Rabbah Midrash Iyyob Leviticus Rabbah Seder Olam Zutta Tanhuma
Alphabet_of_Sirach
Jewish rebellion against Roman rule (132–136 CE)
18a. Translated by Steinsaltz, Adin. Genesis Rabbah. Genesis Rabbah, 64:10. Lamentations Rabbah. Lamentations Rabbah, 1:45; 2:2; 2:4; 5:1. Midrash Tanhuma
Bar_Kokhba_Revolt
Aggadic commentary on Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes Rabbah or Kohelet Rabbah (Hebrew: קהלת רבה) is an aggadic commentary on Ecclesiastes, included in the collection of the Midrash Rabbot. It
Ecclesiastes_Rabbah
Figure in the Abrahamic religions
Midrash Genesis Rabbah also say that Ishmael's mother Hagar was the Pharaoh's daughter, making Ishmael the Pharaoh's grandson. This could be why Genesis 17:20
Ishmael
1st-century AD king of Adiabene
With Helena he fathered Izates bar Monobaz and Monobaz II. Midrash Genesis Rabbah 46:10 conflates the identity of Monobaz I with King Ptolemy, “‘And circumcise
Monobaz_I
Jewish cosmological text from late antiquity
Whereas earlier rabbinic treatments of Genesis 1 are predominantly exegetical, such as Genesis Rabbah, Seder Rabbah di-Bereshit is largely non-exegetical
Seder_Rabbah_di-Bereshit
Compilation on books of the Hebrew Bible
mention of the source (Exodus Rabbah) is a later addition, the original redactor being unacquainted with Exodus Rabbah. The sources embrace not only the
Yalkut_Shimoni
Exodus Rabbah 1:12; compare to [[1 Chronicles 2|]]:55 Compare Exodus 17:14 Exodus Rabbah 27.5 Mekhilta l.c.; Exodus Rabbah 27:2 Exodus Rabbah 1:35; Tanhuma
Jethro_in_rabbinic_literature
Astronomy written in Hebrew or by Hebrew speakers
Eruvin 56a Genesis Rabbah 34:11 Genesis Rabbah 6:6, and elsewhere Exodus Rabbah 15:26 Pesachim 94b Yerushalmi Rosh Hashana 2 58a Genesis Rabbah 10:4 Sanhedrin
Hebrew_astronomy
Mosheh, No. 128 Compare Genesis 5 Tanhuma, Bereshit, 39; "Sefer haYashar," section "Noah" Genesis Rabba 26:2 l.c. Genesis Rabbah 22:4 Sanhedrin 108a, b;
Noah_in_rabbinic_literature
Midrash
Deuteronomy Rabbah (Hebrew: דברים רבה) is an aggadah or homiletic commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy. It does not contain running commentaries on the
Deuteronomy_Rabbah
Biblical character
commentators asserted that Hagar was Pharaoh's daughter. The midrash Genesis Rabbah states it was when Sarah was in Pharaoh's harem that he gave her his
Hagar
Someone who possesses both male and female sexual characteristics
in the Jewish midrash, the idea of the androgynos is brought up in Genesis Rabbah, a Jewish commentary on the Bible written sometime between 300 CE and
Androgynos_(Judaism)
Biblical figure
October 2025. "Genesis 4:1–8 — Cain and Abel". Bible Gateway. Bible Gateway. Retrieved 29 October 2025. "Bereshit Rabbah 22:7 (Genesis Rabbah 22:7)". Sefaria
Abel
Jewish liturgical poem
'repentance, prayer, and charity', which is found in exact permutation in Genesis Rabbah (composed in the Land of Israel), yet not in Babylonian sources (e.g
Unetanneh_Tokef
Holy site in Hebron, Palestine
the two chambers, whatever their layout, shared identical dimensions. Genesis Rabbah 58 gives a third hypothesis: "And Epron's field which was in the makhpela
Cave_of_the_Patriarchs
Portion of Torah read during Jewish prayers
56a. Genesis Rabbah 97. Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 55b. Deuteronomy Rabbah 7:5; see also Genesis Rabbah 98:4 (restoration of Reuben). Genesis Rabbah 98:5
Vaychi
Having both male and female characteristics
also recounts the creation of humanity in the Genesis creation narrative in Platonic terms. Genesis Rabbah, a midrashic text written some time after the
Androgyny
Medieval Hebrew apocalypse
the Tabernacle 400–600 CE Genesis Rabbah Lamentations Rabbah Pesikta de-Rav Kahana Esther Rabbah Midrash Iyyob Leviticus Rabbah Seder Olam Zutta Tanhuma
Apocalypse_of_Zerubbabel
Midrash on Genesis and Exodus
Abkir in Yalkut Shimoni 234. This midrash was known to the author of Shemot Rabbah, and was used or cited in the following works among others: Lekach Ṭob by
Midrash_Abkir
Part of the First Jewish–Roman War
he died. According to Genesis Rabbah, an autopsy after his death revealed a two-pound bird inside his head, while Leviticus Rabbah recounts that Titus requested
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE)
First major written collection of the Oral Torah
the Tabernacle 400–600 CE Genesis Rabbah Lamentations Rabbah Pesikta de-Rav Kahana Esther Rabbah Midrash Iyyob Leviticus Rabbah Seder Olam Zutta Tanhuma
Mishnah
1425 fresco by Masaccio
than Adam's, because he did not lose his glory (Deuteronomy Rabbah 11:3); Genesis Rabbah 20:12 notes that Rabbi Meir had a scroll that had "light" instead
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
Expulsion_from_the_Garden_of_Eden
Central text of Rabbinic Judaism
CE), and "the Talmud stopped with the end of instruction in the days of Rabbah Jose (fl. 476–514)". Seder Olam Zutta records that "in 811 SE (500 CE) Ravina
Talmud
Biblical figure
arammi, "Aramean", and rama′i, "a deceiver", since Laban cheated Jacob (Genesis Rabbah 70:19). In this interpretation, arammi personifies the Israelites’ bitter
Laban_(Bible)
Heavenly beings who directly attend to God
Perplexed III:45. Gen. iii. 24. Genesis Rabbah xxi., end. Tanna debe Eliyahu R., i. beginning. Leviticus Rabbah xxii. Eccl. Rabbah x. 20. Josephus. Antiquities
Cherub
Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
Samuel 9:2 Numbers Rabbah 9:28 Genesis Rabbah 25:3 Leviticus Rabbah 9:2 1 Samuel 10:16; Megillah 13b Moed Kattan 16b; Exodus Rabbah 30:12 Yoma 22b 1 Samuel
Saul
Religious concept
(Makkot 23b; Genesis Rabbah 12, 85 et seq.) Bava Metzia 86a; Bava Batra 73b, 74b Yoma 9b; Pes. R. 160a Leviticus Rabbah 20:2 Genesis Rabbah 67:8 Targum
Voice_of_God
Jewish religious ritual
the soul hovers over the body for either three days (Genesis Rabbah 100:7 and Leviticus Rabbah 18:1) or seven days—the period of shiva—mourning (Pirke
Shemira
story appears, but without mentioning that Hamnuna was his father. In Genesis Rabbah, the same story appears but with R' Ada bar Ahava in place of Rav Hamnuna
Rabin_(amora)
Talmudic terms for the esoteric doctrine of the universe
which are found scattered throughout the Talmud, and especially in Genesis Rabbah 1-12, are generally aggadic in character; indeed the question arises
Maaseh Breishit and Maaseh Merkavah
Maaseh_Breishit_and_Maaseh_Merkavah
literature, Simeon's name is interpreted in a number of different ways. Genesis Rabbah takes it to mean "he who listens to the words of God". The Midrash HaGadol
Simeon_in_rabbinic_literature
Tannaitic sage of the 2nd century
112a Sanhedrin 14a Shabbat 33b; Pesiḳ. 88b; Genesis Rabbah 79:6; Ecclesiastes Rabbah 10:8; Esther Rabbah i. 9 Josephus, "Antiquities" 18:2 § 3 But compare
Shimon_bar_Yochai
Non-legalistic exegetical texts in the classical rabbinic literature
This was the genesis of the midrashim which are in the nature of running haggadic commentaries to single books of the Bible, as Bereshit Rabbah, Eikah Rabbati
Aggadah
Second letter of many Semitic alphabets
begins with "Bereshit (In the beginning) God created heaven and earth." Genesis Rabbah points out that the letter is closed on three sides and open on one;
Bet_(letter)
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