Tuesday, May 23, 2017

number - Shelosha Asar?


Who knows thirteen?


Please cite/link your sources, if possible. After about one business day, I will:




  • Upvote all interesting answers.




  • Accept the best answer.





  • Go on to the next number. (What, you thought we'd stop here?)





Answer



13 are the midos of Yishmael.


(Obvious, but it fits the rhythm!)


13 are the "mechilin" in Aramaic to correspond to any 13 "midos" in Hebrew, which we usually translate as "measures." If exegetic techniques are considered "measures", that explains why the exegetic work on Exodus is called the Mechilta.


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