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What kingdom was Melchizedek the king of?
Practically all commentators learn that Salem was Jerusalem, as it says (Gen 14.18): "And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High."
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Being a "son of God" among "sons of God"
During the course of Hashem's explanation of his relationship to the Children of Israel, he likens them to his child:
Yirmiyahu 31:9 "כִּֽי־הָיִ֤יתִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְאָ֔ב וְאֶפְרַ֖יִם בְּכֹ֥רִי ...
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Joshua's right to kill the rebels
Following "Power-of-a-king-to-kill-rebels", the following verse (Joshua 1:18) is used by the Gemmorah (Sanhedrin 49a) and Rambam for allowing a King to kill rebels:
"וַיַּעֲנוּ אֶת־...
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A source for the suggestion that Moshe Rabbeinu was raised in the house of Pharaoh so that he would see real Malchus
A speaker remarked that the Divine plan called for Moshe to be raised in the house of Pharaoh so that he (Moshe) would see real Malchus. To me the suggestion seemed to be that in some way Pharaoh was ...
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Why does the king need to extend the scepter to Esther a second time?
In Esther 8:4 it says
וַיּ֤וֹשֶׁט הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְאֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֵ֖ת שַׁרְבִ֣ט הַזָּהָ֑ב וַתָּ֣קָם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, and Esther ...
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Why doesn't the king of Belah get a name?
Bereishis 14:2 names the 5 kings who were on Team B in the war between the 4 kings and the 5 kings. Regarding 4 of the 5 kings on Team B, we are told their name and their domain. But by the king of ...
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Who is the Nasi in Ezekiel?
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I was rereading Yehhezqei'l and was curious about the context of something towards the end.
In pereq 46 from 1-18 it talks about a Nasi (prince), for example :
"And the prince, when they go in,...
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Why are none of the Pharaohs in the Torah identified by name?
Throughout the Torah, the various Egyptian Pharaohs are always referred to as simply "Pharaoh" or "the king of Egypt" (or both), but never with any other parts of their official titulary.
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If a King can't forgive, how did they ask Yosef, King of Egypt, for forgiveness?
The Posuk says (בראשית פרק נ' י''ז):
כֹּה תֹאמְרוּ לְיוֹסֵף אָנָּא שָׂא נָא פֶּשַׁע אַחֶיךָ וְחַטָּאתָם
Translated as:
"Please, forgive now your brothers' transgression and their sin"
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Balak The King Since when?
In the first posuk (Numbers 22:2) it says:
וירא בלק בן ציפור (And Balak the son of Tzippor Saw)
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Who was the King of Cheshbon (in the Torah)?
Who was the king of Cheshbon, mentioned in Bamidbar?
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