Midrasch zu Jechezkiel 34:25
וְכָרַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית שָׁל֔וֹם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י חַיָּֽה־רָעָ֖ה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיָשְׁב֤וּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ לָבֶ֔טַח וְיָשְׁנ֖וּ בַּיְּעָרִֽים׃
Und ich werde mit ihnen einen Friedensbund schließen und böse Tiere aus dem Land verschwinden lassen; und sie werden sicher in der Wüste wohnen und im Wald schlafen.
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer
Rabbi Phineas said: All that generation who heard the voice of the Holy One, blessed be He, on Mount Sinai, were worthy to be like the ministering angels, so that insects had no power over them. They did not experience pollution in their lifetime, and at their death neither worm nor insect prevailed over them. Happy were they in this world and happy will they be in the world to come, and concerning them the Scripture says, "Happy is the people, that is in such a case" (Ps. 144:15).
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Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim, Ibid.) "he (Benjamin) shall rest securely upon Him": And there is no "security" but in "dwelling," viz. (Ezekiel 34:25) "And they will dwell securely in the desert and sleep in the forests."
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