bamidbar 21: 1-10 Flashcards
what type of person was this person?
a maidservant
how many people were taken captive by the ca’anim?
Just one
What does bnei yisrael do in pasuk bet?
They vow to hashem that if he will deliver these people into their hands, they will consecrate their spoils to Him
Did hashem help them?
Yes
After the place was destroyed, what was it called- spell it in hebrew and know how to pronounce it.
חָרְמָה
Why did the jews circle edom when really they could have traveled across it?
Because the edomim refused to let them pass
why did the jews call the manna rotten bread?
it absorbed into their limbs
how did hashem meet this rebellious statement- well or badly?
Badly
what did he do?
He sent snakes to punish the sinners
what did the bnei yisrael then do?
They asked moshe to pray for forgiveness for them.
what does rashi say about this?
From here we learn that someone who is asked to forgive, should not be so cruel so as not to forgive.
did hashem accept his tefilah?
Yes
what did he tell moshe to do and what material was it made out of?
Take a copper snake, put it on a pole, and let anybody who was bitten gaze at the snake.
what material did hashem tell moshe to make it out of?
he gave him no specific instructions on what material it must be
where did the jews camp in?
אֹבֹת
why was the snake placed on a pole?
as a reminder or sign
why a snake?
Because a snake will gaze at it prey. so too, the jews had to gaze to their father in heaven otherwise they would waste away.
what did amalak always have in store for the jews- give the words rashi uses and your own.
Amalek was always a chastising whip for Israel, ready at any time to mete out punishment. this means more or less that amalek hated the jews with a passion
who lived in the south?
the amaleki
translate the following pasuk-דוַיִּסְעוּ מֵהֹר הָהָר דֶּרֶךְ יַם סוּף לִסְבֹב אֶת אֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם וַתִּקְצַר נֶפֶשׁ הָעָם בַּדָּרֶךְ:
They journeyed from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to circle the land of Edom, and the people became disheartened because of the way.
how did the jews consider moshe and hashem- give a comparison.
they likened a servant to his master
what did moshe first have to do before putting the serpent on the pole?
nothing
why snakes?
because a snake can only taste one thing and the jews complained that the manna tasted bland even though it didn’t
why did the king of the ca’anim think he could capture jews at the time?
- He was an idiot
2. (the real reason) aharon died and the clouds of glory left the jews
what was the name of the person who was taken captive by the ca’anim?
we don’t know
