Questions tagged [og]
questions pertaining to Og- the famous giant, king of the Amorites, and adversary of the Jewish people
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Do we see anywhere that Og actually was a slave to Noach?
It says in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 23 that Og swore to be Noach and his descendant's slave forever.
וימח את כל היקום אשר על פני האדמה חוץ מנח וכל אשר אתו בתבה שנאמר וישאר אך נח ואשר אתו בתבה וחוץ מעוג ...
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Source that Og told Sarah about the Akeidah, and thus she died
Someone recently told me that they were taught as a child that Og was the one who told Sarah about the Akeidah, causing her death. I always understood it as the Satan. Indeed, that's what Midrash ...
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Why did Moses have a ten-cubit-long axe?
The Talmud in Berachot 54b relates the following tale:
אבן שבקש עוג מלך הבשן לזרוק על ישראל גמרא גמירי לה אמר מחנה ישראל כמה הוי תלתא פרסי איזיל ואיעקר טורא בר תלתא פרסי ואישדי עלייהו ואיקטלינהו אזל ...
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Where did Og get his name from?
I am looking for sources for the name of Og
I have seen the midrash (DR 1:25) which explains the source of the name Og as related to the making of matzot/ugot/cakes.
Are there any other sources for ...
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Moshe's Weapon Against Og
Is there anything particularly special about the weapon Moshe used against Og? The Gemara Brachos (54b) records
משה כמה הוה עשר אמות שקיל נרגא בר עשר אמין שוור עשר אמין ומחייה
בקרסוליה וקטליה.
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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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