Study Chagigah folio 16A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
The Talmud asks: What verse did R' Akiva expound that prevented him from making the same mistake as Aḥer? Rabba bar bar Ḥana said that R' Yoḥanan said: It was the following: “And He came [ve’ata] from the holy myriads” (Deuteronomy 33:2), which he explained in this manner: He, God, is unique [ot]
And R' Abbahu said: R' Akiva expounded the verse: “Preeminent above a myriad” (Song of Songs 5:10) to indicate that He is exemplary among His myriad.
And Reish Lakish said: He expounded the verse: “YHWH of hosts is His name” (Isaiah 48:2); He is the Master in His host.
And Rav Ḥiyya bar Abba said that R' Yoḥanan said: He expounded the verses: “But YHWH was not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake; YHWH was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake, fire; but YHWH was not in the fire. And after the fire, a still, small voice,” and it states in th
§ The Talmud returns to discussing the heavenly beings. A baraita states: 6 statements were said with regard to demons: In 3 ways they are like ministering angels, and in 3 ways they are like humans. The baraita specifies: In 3 ways they are like ministering angels: They have wings like ministerin