Kommentar zu Könige I 17:1
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮ אֶל־אַחְאָב֒ חַי־יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָמַ֣דְתִּי לְפָנָ֔יו אִם־יִהְיֶ֛ה הַשָּׁנִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה טַ֣ל וּמָטָ֑ר כִּ֖י אִם־לְפִ֥י דְבָרִֽי׃ (ס)
Und Elia, der Tishbiter, der zu den Siedlern von Gilead gehörte, sprach zu Ahab: 'Wie der Herr, der Gott Israels, lebt, vor dem ich stehe, so wird es in diesen Jahren weder Tau noch Regen geben, sondern nach meinem Wort.'
Rashi on I Kings
Eliyahu haTishbi said. From a land (Other texts: The name of the city) named Toshav.
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Rashi on I Kings
As Adonoy lives. Why was this placed here? For Eliyahu and Achov went to console Chieil in his mourning. Achov said to Eliyahu, “Is it possible that the student’s curse was fulfilled while Moshe our teacher’s curse was not fulfilled, as it is stated, “And you turn away and serve other gods, and bow down to them, Adonoy’s wrath will be aroused against you, and He will restrain the skies [and there will be no rain].”1Devarim 11:17,18. Now, all Yisroel are worshiping idols, yet, the rains are not being withheld. Immediately, Eliyahu said, etc.2Maseches Sanhedrin 113a. 3Eliyahu intended that by withholding the rain and dew, some or all of the people would repent from their idol worship.—Radak
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From David to Destruction
Introduction
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