Texts
Explore
Community
Donate
Log in
Sign up
Site Language
עברית
English
The Ark in the Field of the Philistines
Sources
A
The Ark of the L
ORD
remained in the territory of the Philistines seven months. Then the Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners and asked, “What shall we do about the Ark of the Lord? Tell us with what we shall send it off to its own place.” They answered, “If you are going to send the Ark of the God of Israel away, do not send it away without anything; you must also pay an indemnity to Him. Then you will be healed, and He will make Himself known to you; otherwise His hand will not turn away from you.”…
I Samuel 6:1-12
When the [Israelite] troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the L
ORD
put us to rout today before the Philistines? Let us fetch the Ark of the Covenant of the L
ORD
from Shiloh; thus He will be present among us and will deliver us from the hands of our enemies.” So the troops sent men to Shiloh; there Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were in charge of the Ark of the Covenant of God, and they brought down from there the Ark of the Covenant of the L
ORD
of Hosts Enthroned on the Cherubim…
I Samuel 4:3-11
§ The Gemara further analyzes the episode involving the cows sent by the Philistines. The verse states:
“And the cattle took the straight [
vayyisharna
] way, on the way to Beit Shemesh;
they went along the highway, lowing as they went” (I Samuel 6:12). The Gemara asks:
What
is the meaning of the word
vayyisharna
? Rabbi Yoḥanan says in the name of Rabbi Meir:
It means
that they recited a song [
shira
]. And Rav Zutra bar Toviyya
says that
Rav says:
It means
that they straightened [
yishru
] their faces
so that they were…
Avodah Zarah 24b:14-17
(Bamidbar 11:6) "And now, our souls are dry. There is nothing": R. Shimon said: They said: It (the manna) will burst our bowels. Can a mortal ingest and not expel! They said to R. Shimon: And how do you explain (Devarim 23:14) "And you shall have a spade along with your other implements" (to cover your excrement)? He answered: What the Canaanite merchants sold them they expelled, but the manna, never. As it is written (Psalms 78:25) "Man ate the bread of abirim" — (bread) which was absorbed in the eivarim (the limbs). "Only to the manna is our eyes…
Sifrei Bamidbar 88:1
When the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod. The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon and they set it up beside Dagon. Early the next day, the Ashdodites found Dagon lying face down on the ground in front of the Ark of the L
ORD
. They picked Dagon up and put him back in his place; but early the next morning, Dagon was again lying prone on the ground in front of the Ark of the L
ORD
. The head and both hands of Dagon were cut off, lying on the threshold; only Dagon’s trunk was left intact…
I Samuel 5:1-11
His name is in their words. Rabbi Yudan bar Rabbi Simon said that the plagues were written on their bodies. Darkness was sent and it became dark. It is similar to Constantine, who went on a mission and burdened them excessively. Similarly, darkness was sent and it did not fulfill its purpose. Their land was swarmed with frogs. Rabbi Yochanan said that wherever they sat, frogs would appear. You can say that in stone houses and book houses, they did not enter. Rabbi Yishmael bar Rabbi Yosei said that this is one of the things that the Master requested gently…
Midrash Tehillim 105:7
“Abraham took flocks and cattle, and gave them to Avimelekh, and the two of them established a covenant” (Genesis 21:27).
“Abraham set aside seven ewes of the flock by themselves” (Genesis 21:28).
“Avimelekh said to Abraham: What are these seven ewes that you have placed by themselves?” (Genesis 21:29).
“Abraham took flocks and cattle, and gave them to Avimelekh…Avimelekh said to Abraham: What are these seven ewes?” – the Holy One blessed be He said to him [Abraham]: ‘You gave seven ewes against My wishes, by your life…
Bereshit Rabbah 54:4
The Idol Broken Down Before the Ark, James Tissot, 1896-1902
Related
ראו גם
Period of the Judges
Philistines
Sheets
דפי מקורות
Related Sheets
We use cookies to give you the best experience possible on our site. Click OK to continue using Sefaria.
Learn More
.
OK
אנחנו משתמשים ב"עוגיות" כדי לתת למשתמשים את חוויית השימוש הטובה ביותר.
קראו עוד בנושא
לחצו כאן לאישור
