The weekly Torah reading from Deuteronomy 1;1 through 3:22

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The meaning of Ibn Ezra's peirush on Dvarim 1:2 [closed]

What do you think Ibn Ezra meant when he wrote the following in his peirush of Dvarim 1:2: וכן פירוש: ככל אשר צוה ה' אותו אליהם בעבר הירדן במדבר בערבה ואם תבין סוד (השרים) [צ"ל השנים] עשר, גם ...
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Why translate Torah to 70 languages

Rashi to Devarim 1:5 says Moshe translated the Torah into 70 languages. Why did he do so?
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Og's bed made of iron

Devarim 3:11 desribes Og's bed as being made from iron. What does the the Torah add by describing Og's bed as being made from iron? The Ramban comments that it demonstrates how tall he was, that wood ...
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Why did Moshe complain about the Spies in Bamidbar if he thought it was a good idea?

The Posuk says: וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינַי, הַדָּבָר; וָאֶקַּח מִכֶּם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אֲנָשִׁים, אִישׁ אֶחָד לַשָּׁבֶט Transalation: It was good in his eyes What was Moshe's complaint if it was good ...