Midras Ester 9:23: Otzar Midrashim

וְקִבֵּל֙ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הֵחֵ֖לּוּ לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת וְאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־כָּתַ֥ב מָרְדֳּכַ֖י אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

Maka orang Yahudi menerima sebagai kewajiban apa yang telah mereka mulai lakukan dan apa yang telah dituliskan Mordekhai kepada mereka.

Otzar Midrashim

...And in Jonah it is written, "I would rather die than live." Jonah was the son of the woman of Zarfat. He had already died once, and knew that he would have rest, and Elijah did not die. And so he said, "am I not better than my ancestors?"
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