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The Talmud raises an objection from the following baraita: The ministering angels said before God: God! why did You penalize Adam, the first man, with the death penalty? He said to them: I gave him a simple mitzva, and he violated it. They said to Him: Didn’t Moses and Aaron, who observed the whole
The Talmud answers: Rav Ami stated his position in accordance with this tanna, as it was taught in a baraita: R' Shimon ben Elazar said: Even Moses and Aaron died due to their sin, as it is stated: “And YHWH spoke to Moses and Aaron: Because you did not believe in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of
The Talmud raises an objection from what was taught in the following baraita: 4 people died due to Adam’s sin with the serpent, in the wake of which death was decreed upon all of mankind, although they themselves were free of sin. And they are: Benjamin, son of Jacob; Amram, father of Moses; Yishai
The Talmud asks: And was Abigail the daughter of Nahash? Wasn’t she the daughter of Yishai, as it is written: “And Yishai begot his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third, Nethanel the 4th, Raddai the fifth, Ozem the 6th, David the 7th: and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abi
The Talmud now clarifies the matter: Who is the tanna of the baraita that states that 4 people did not die due to their own sins? If you say that it is the tanna who taught the conversation between the ministering angels and God, it is difficult, as weren’t there also Moses and Aaron who did not die