Monday, February 26, 2018

Vayeishev

1. Three people in Sefer Bereishis whose names, reversed, describe them well.
Noach, Lavan, and Eir. 

2. Two cases in Tanach when lust was replaced with hatred. One involved frustrated desire, and the other satisfied desire.
The wife of  Potiphar and Amnon/Tamar.
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