Kommentar zu Jehoschua 3:15
וּכְב֞וֹא נֹשְׂאֵ֤י הָֽאָרוֹן֙ עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְרַגְלֵ֤י הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ נֹשְׂאֵ֣י הָֽאָר֔וֹן נִטְבְּל֖וּ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַמָּ֑יִם וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן מָלֵא֙ עַל־כָּל־גְּדוֹתָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י קָצִֽיר׃
Und wie die Träger der Lade bis zum Jordan kamen, und die Füße der Priester, der Träger der Lade, benetzt wurden am Rande des Wassers — der Jordan aber war voll über all seine Ufer, alle Tage der Erntezeit: —
Rashi on Joshua
Its banks. This is an expression of a high edge.
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Rashi on Joshua
During the entire harvest time. The days of Nissan coincide with the harvest.15The crossing of the Jordan took place during the month of Nissan. Metsudas Dovid says this increase of the flood level of the Jordan naturally increased the magnitude of the miracle of its waters being cut off.
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