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Did Pharaoh himself drown at Yam Suf
It would appear from the text that he did.
Firstly the fact he was there, and leading the army himself: (Exodus 14 verse 10) with Rashi
Pharaoh drew near, and the children of Israel lifted up their ...
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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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What is a "royal language"?
In explaining the gemara (Avoda Zarah 10a) and Rashi, Tosfos write (sv שאין להם לא כתב ולא לשון):
לכך פירש ר"י כתב לשון חשוב שהמלכים משתמשין בו כעין חכמת יונית....לשון
מלכות קאמר
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What "malchus" exists today in America?
The Gemara (Gittin 79b-80a) says that we need to write the date of the malchus (kindgom) of the place where a get (bill of divorce) was written, on the get, for שלום מלכות (so that we don't upset the ...
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If Lev Melech B'yad Hashem, why bother voting? [duplicate]
We have a concept in Jewish thought that rulers do not have free will concerning public affairs, based on the verse in Mishlei 21:1 'לב מלך ביד ה, the heart of a king is in the hand of Hashem (See ...
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Application of Lev Melech B'yad Hashem
There is a concept that rulers do not have free will concerning public affairs, based on the verse in Mishlei 21:1 'לב מלך ביד ה, the heart of a king is in the hand of Hashem (See commentary of the ...
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Rashi on Righteous Kings: Order
Inspired by Jake's comment
Rashi to Yebamoth 63a, describing Naamah the Ammonitess' prolific progeny (which began in the Davidic line with her son, Rehoboam), mentions Hezekiah, Asa, and Jehoshaphat, ...
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Why was Esther afraid to go to the King the second time, but not the first time?
When Mordechai told Esther that two of the King's guards were plotting to kill him, she went right away to tell the king directly.
Yet when Mordechai later asked her to approach the king to save all ...
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Can the Black Obelisk's depiction of King Jehu tell us something about the appearance of ancient Israelites? [closed]
The Black Obelisk depicts King Jehu in a subordinate position in front of the Assyrian king, Shalmeneser III. This is the oldest known portrayal of an Israelite.
Here we can see the King's style of ...
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Gur Aryeh, King and Nation
The Maharal in Gur Aryeh al HaTorah says, אם עם אין כאן מלך אין כאן - If there is no nation, there is no king. כי אין מלך בלא עם Because there can be no king without a nation.
Does anyone know where ...
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Prince of Yerushalaim named Merishadek?
My auto mechanic is an Eastern European Jew whose father was a Charedi student in Romania (the man himself is not a very observant Jew at all, judging by appearance and mannerism), and frequently ...
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Does a wicked king of legitimate lineage have the full status of a king?
Does a wicked king - let's say he violates the "Big 3" - have any Halachic authority as a king?
I am referring specifically to those laws which the king is theoretically entitled to enact, and which ...
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Why do I care what time Bnei Melachim (sons of kings) rise in the morning?
The Mishnah in Berachothch2? teaches that one may recite Shema' until the end of the third hour of the day, "for it is the way of the sons of kings to rise by three hours."
Why is that the deciding ...
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Tribes of the Northern Kings
Jeroboam is said to hail from Ephraim (Kings I 11:26), and Baasa from Issachar (15:27).
I understand mention of Jeroboam's Tribe, given Ahijah the Shilonite's prophecy about his potential enduring ...
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Was the Reish Galuta considered the presumptive candidate for the Melech haMoshiach?
The Reish Galuta, or Exilarch, was, from the time of Zerubavel until the abolition of the office ca. 1000 C.E. (with interregna), a Jewish political leader descended from malchut beit David. In some ...
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What Was the Extent of the Princes' Authority?
In Numbers 7, we are told about the special offerings the princes of the Tribes brought to the Tabernacle. This is not the only time we hear of this position. Princes are present in Joshua 9 also, for ...
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Rashi on Righteous Kings: Omissions
Inspired by Jake's comment
Rashi to Yebamoth 63a, describing Naamah the Ammonitess' prolific progeny (which began in the Davidic line with her son, Rehoboam), mentions Hezekiah, Asa, and Jehoshaphat, ...
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Can one bow before a king? Can one bow to a statue of a king?
Can one bow before a king? Can one bow to a statue of a king?
For example, if one is visiting North Korea, may one bow to the statues as shown in this picture? Note that they are not fully ...
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What scriptures did Josiah discover in Kings II?
There is a story that Josiah discovers scriptures. What scriptures did he discover?
Was it a Torah scroll?
Which book of Torah was it, or was it all of them?
Was it the last copy?
If it wasn't the ...
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Does the Messiah have to come from Solomon or his successor? [duplicate]
Is him being a descendant of Solomon accepted as fact or is it only speculated to be the case?
Is this based off of the section in 1 Kings chapter 2 verse 4, where David tells Solomon how G-d promised ...
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Ex post facto realization of having seen a living member of a royal family
If one happened to be in a place at a time when a member of a royal family walked by, should one make the Berachah that one says upon seeing a king?
Assume the royal person did, in fact, wield great ...
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Bride and Groom: King and Queen?
I was at a wedding recently where a Rabbi spoke under the Chuppah and said that a groom is like a king and a bride is like a queen. I have heard these sayings a num er of times in the past. What is ...
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Why does Samuel turn to leave and then kill agag?
In Samuel I 15:27 Samuel turns to leave then Saul admits guilt, asks for forgiveness, and prostrates, and then Samuel summons Agag and kills him.
It seems that had Saul not stopped Samuel, he would ...
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If David Commited Adultery, How Could He Remain With Bathsheba?
Samuel II Chapter 11 tells of David committing adultery with Bathsheba. Whether or not she was actually considered to be married is a matter of debate, as sourced here.
According to those who say ...
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King Josiah famous last words?
I was told that the tale of king Josiah's death has a few versions. I was told one of Josiah's last words or famous words after he was hit with arrows was in regards to his own error for not listening ...
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Order of Idolatrous Kings' Courts
The Talmud in Gittin 88a says that Israel was only destroyed once it had seven courts that worshipped idols: Jeroboam son of Nebat's... Pekah son of Remalia's, Menahem son of Gadi's, and Hosea son of ...
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If a king kills accidentally does he go into exile?
The mishna in makkos teaches that even someone who the entire Jewish people have a need for such as Yoav ben Tzrurya would have to go into exile (to a city of refuge) if he killed accidentally. I ...
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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"
The ...
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The Torah scrolls written by Jewish kings
The Torah commanded Jewish kings to write their own Torah scroll from a master in the possession of the Levites, and to read it every day of their life so that they should not become haughty and so ...
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Linking Malchut to Feet
Does anyone have a citation (specific sefer with daf/se'if please) that links the concept of malchut to the concept of the feet?
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Did anointed kings of Israel have contact with their parents?
This answer to another question makes me wonder: Did anointed kings of Israel have any contact with their parents? David was dead when Shlomo succeeded him, and Shlomo ruled until his own death. But ...
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When did David Hamelech become king?
The story of David in short, as requested:
Shmuel (Samuel) anoints Shaul (Saul) king of Israel at G-d's command. (Shmuel I 10:1 and ibid. v 24)
Shaul disobeys G-d, and G-d regrets his anointment. ...
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How much of the sefer torah did the king read each day?
According to D'varim 17:18-20, a king was required to write for himself a sefer torah and read from it each day ( וְקָרָא בוֹ כָּל-יְמֵי חַיָּיו). This doesn't say he had to read the whole sefer each ...
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Writing Sefer Torah for Melech (King)
It says in the Mishnah (Sanhedrin Daf 21b):
וכותב לו ס"ת לשמו
— that a Sefer Torah should be written for the King "l'shmo". What does l'shmo in this case mean: for the "sake of the King"? However, ...
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Why do the middat hayom start with chessed and progress to malchut?
Included in my siddur as part of the sefirat haomer are the corresponding middat hayom for each day/week. They begin with chessed sh'b'chessed and progress through a series of middot - gevurah, ...
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What was so good about Naamah the Ammonite?
In Bava Kamma 38b we are told that one reason God spared Lot was because of the two good birds who would issue from his daughters. Rus from Moav and Naamah from Ammon. Rus is well known, the only ...
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How were judges appointed in the times of the Bais Hamikdash?
In the times of the Bais Hamikdash, were judges appointed by the king, or were they elected by the people? And was the system different based on which size court (i.e., courts comprised of 3, 23, or ...
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Why doesn't Ahab have the right to just seize land as he see fits?
Ahab wanted a land from Nabot. Nabot doesn't want to sell. Well, Ahab is a king.
So Ahab frames Nabot for treason, kills him, and takes his land. G-d gets upset and curses Ahab and his descendants.
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Position of Reish Galusa
Does anyone know why the position of Reish Galusa no longer exists and when it was discontinued?
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King Yoash murdered - Who's responsible?
II Melechim 12:21 and II Divri HaYamim 24:25 both indicate that servants conspired and killed King Joash. There seems to be a little bit of confusion on the murderers' names---Yozacar vs Zabad ben ...
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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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When did Achashverosh stop rounding up fair maidens?
So first Achashverosh was married to Vashti. Then no more Vashti. Then he's rounding up all the fair maidens in the land to um, "meet" them, one per night, but they're still stuck in one of his royal ...
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Is IshBoshet, Saul's son, his real original name?
Boshet means shameful or abomination.
Did his parents name him that?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ish-bosheth
In short, the question is whether that's his original name.
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Isolationism vs. Interventionism
Taking as vague definitions:
isolationism: the principle that states should mind their own affairs
interventionism: the principle that the state has a moral responsibility to intervene in the affairs ...
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Dovid haMelech and Amalek
In Shmuel Alef chapter 15 Shaul HaMelech (King Saul) loses his kingship because in his battle against Amalek he failed to kill King Agag and saved livestock to offer as sacrifices.
Later we find ...
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