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How did Manoach not know he was speaking with an Angel?
Re-read the verse. Manoach's wife told him she met a prophet (איש האלוקים/man of God is a title for a prophet) who looked like an angel:
"The woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came ...
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In Judaism, must נְבִיאִים Neviim feel happiness in order לְהִנָּבֵא to prophesy?
thanks for the great question. There are so many avenues with which to tackle it, but I think your main kasha is how can happiness coexist with sadness, or anger etc?
Chassidut1,2 has an answer to ...
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In Judaism, must נְבִיאִים Neviim feel happiness in order לְהִנָּבֵא to prophesy?
Rabbi Reissman in a recent shiur was trying to answer an old question of his. Baruch Ben Naria (in the Mechilta end of hakdama to parshas Bo) requested prophecy at the time of the churban. Hashem ...
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Source for Yirmeyahu and Plato Meeting
Shalsheles HaKabbalah quotes R' Netanel ibn Kaspi, who quotes Plato:
אמר אפלטון אני הייתי עם ירמיהו במצרים ובתחילה הייתי לועג עליו ועל
דבריו ולבסוף כאשר הרגלתי לדבר עמו ולדקדק במעשיו וראיתי כי דבריו ...
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What was Jeroboam's lineage?
If you are asking about Yerovam ben Nevat, there are several sources that show he was indeed from the tribe of Ephraim.
The Yerushalmi Sanhedrin 10:2 writes explicitly:
אֶפְרַיִם מָע֣וֹז רֹאשִׁ֑י זֶי ...
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If HaShem truly sent רוּחַ שֶׁקֶר in [1 Kings 22], Why does G-d need humans to lie?
I think I see where you are going with your question. However, there does not seem to be support that Hashem is contradicting Himself in this. What's actually happening appears similar to midda k'...
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