Talmud zu Jeschijahu 9:5

R. Joshua said: Great is peace, for the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, is called ‘peace’, as it is stated, And he called it⁴²The altar erected by Gideon. ‘Adonai-shalom’.⁴³Judg. 6, 24, i.e. ‘the Lord is peace’; cf. Shab. 10b (Sonc. ed., p. 37) and Midrash Rabbah, Leviticus, IX, 9 (Sonc. ed., p. 117) where the rendering is ‘And he called Him Lord, Peace’, which is described in n. 1 as ‘a very bold Midrashic rendering’. ⁴⁴This sentence is omitted by GRA.R. Ḥiyya b. Abba said: Hence it can be deduced that a person may not extend a greeting of peace to his fellow in a place of filth, because it is stated, And Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord and called it ‘Adonai-shalom’. Now if an altar which does not eat, drink or smell and was erected only to make an atonement for [the sins of] Israel is called ‘peace’, he who loves peace and pursues peace, who welcomes people with the greeting of peace⁴⁵lit. ‘who is first with [the greeting of] ‘Peace [upon you]’; cf. Ber. 17a (Sonc. ed., p. 102) where it is reported by Rabban Joḥanan b. Zakkai that never did anyone anticipate him with the salutation of peace, not even a heathen in the market-place. and responds with peace, and who maintains peace between Israel and their Father in heaven, how much more so! R. Jose the Galilean said: Even the name of the Messiah is called ‘peace’, [as it is stated,] And his name is called … Abi-ad-sar-shalom.⁴⁶Isa. 9, 5, i.e. ‘the Everlasting Father, the Ruler of peace’.