Midrash Rabbah
Bereshit Rabbah
Talmudic-era midrash on the book of Genesis with verse-by-verse interpretations
Shemot Rabbah
Midrash on the book of Exodus made up of two parts from different eras.
Vayikra Rabbah
Talmudic-era midrash on the book of Leviticus consisting of sermons on the book’s themes.
Bamidbar Rabbah
Eleventh- or twelfth-century midrash on the book of Numbers, composed of both interpretive and homiletic midrash
Devarim Rabbah
Midrash on the book of Deuteronomy compiled in Israel between the sixth and ninth centuries
Shir HaShirim Rabbah
7th-century midrash on Song of Songs with allegorical interpretations.
Ruth Rabbah
6th-century midrash on the Book of Ruth with verse-by-verse interpretations on most of the book.
Esther Rabbah
Midrash on the Book of Esther consisting of two distinct parts from different eras.
Kohelet Rabbah
Midrash on Ecclesiastes with verse-by-verse commentary, compiled between the 6th and 8th centuries.
Eikhah Rabbah
Talmudic-era Midrash on the Book of Lamentations with verse-by-verse commentary.
Commentary
About Midrash Rabbah
Midrash Rabbah is made up of ten independent midrashic collections, one on each of the Five Books of Moses and the five megillot. While some of the texts in this collection are from the same time and place and share some characteristics, there is much variation in their style and modes of interpretation. The teachings in these collections range from the time of the Second Temple through the high medieval period. The earliest of these collections to be closed to further additions are Genesis and Leviticus Rabbah.
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