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Ibn Ezra: Sacred Numbers (Re’eh)

Ibn Ezra: Sacred Numbers (Re’eh)

Ibn EzraPosted on August 20, 2020

One god. A tithe (literally meaning a tenth). “Round” numbers. Ibn Ezra lets us in on the secret of sacred numbers.

Ibn Ezra: The Secret of the Twelve (Devarim)

Ibn Ezra: The Secret of the Twelve (Devarim)

Ibn EzraPosted on July 21, 2020

Ibn Ezra references the “secret of the twelve.” This phrase raises a question that has haunted Jewish tradition – did Moses write the entire Torah?

Ibn Ezra: The Secret of Seven (Balak)

Ibn Ezra: The Secret of Seven (Balak)

Ibn EzraPosted on July 20, 2020

Ibn Ezra discusses the secret of the sevens used in Balaam’s ritual to supposedly curse the Israelites. Seven altars, seven bulls, seven rams.

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