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Did you know? Korah & Encroachment in the camp
Torah Portion Korah The Encroacher and the Clergy The key word to the understanding of Numbers 3 is karev, which should be rendered not as “approach” but, in prohibitive contexts, as “encroach” and, in permissive contexts, as “qualify” (Num. 3:6; 18:2; Jer. 30:21; Ezek. 42:13; 44:16). So karev means “qualify” at Qumran (e.g., IQS 6:16–19, […]
Did you know? Portion Pekudei
Lexical Information Old Testament שָׁכַן (šākan). vb. to settle down, dwell. To settle on or inhabit or dwell at some location. This verb signifies dwelling or staying in a particular location. It is often used of humans; for example, in Gen 26:2 God tells Isaac to “dwell (šākan) in the land which I will show […]
