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Midrash

noun
(pl. midrashim, midrashoth)
1.
(Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text.





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"Midrash" Quotes from Famous Books



... Josephus give various sidelights on the life and character of Moses. The Midrash or Commentaries on the History of the Jews, composed, added to or modified by many men, extending over a period of twenty centuries, also add their weight, even though the value of these Commentaries ...
— Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers • Elbert Hubbard


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