Midrasch zu Bereschit 32:13
וְאַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֔רְתָּ הֵיטֵ֥ב אֵיטִ֖יב עִמָּ֑ךְ וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּח֣וֹל הַיָּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִסָּפֵ֖ר מֵרֹֽב׃
Und du hast doch gesagt: Ich will dir Gutes erweisen und deine Nachkommen machen gleich dem Sand am Meere, der vor Menge nicht zu zählen ist.
Midrash Tanchuma
And he hid him in the sand (ibid., v. 12). He said to the Israelites: You are likened to sand,12Referring to Thy seed as the sand of the earth (Gen. 32:13). which moves soundlessly from one place to another; so, too, no word of this must depart from your mouths. Therefore it is written: And he hid him in the sand (ibid.).
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