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and according to the Rabbis, they established 8 months that were lacking.
The Talmud cites another objection. Come and hear that which was taught in a baraita in the anthology called Seder Olam: In the month of Nisan during which the Jewish people left Egypt, on the 14th they slaughtered their Paschal lambs, on the 15th they left Egypt, and that day was Friday. From the
The Talmud cites another objection: Come and hear from that which was taught, that R' Yosei says: On the second day of Sivan, Moses ascended Mount Sinai and descended. On the third day, he ascended and descended. On the 4th day, he descended and did not ascend Mount Sinai again until he was commande
The Talmud rejects this: No, he had no time due to the burden of preparing for Shabbat. The Talmud adds: A Galilean taught, while standing above Rav Ḥisda: Blessed is the all-Merciful One, Who gave the threefold Torah: Torah, Prophets, and Writings, to the 3-fold nation: Priests, Levites, and I
The Talmud cites additional homiletic interpretations on the topic of the revelation at Sinai. The Torah says, “And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the lowermost part of the mount” (Exodus 19:17). R' Avdimi bar Ḥama bar Ḥasa said: the Jewish people actu