Commento su Giosuè 3:15
וּכְב֞וֹא נֹשְׂאֵ֤י הָֽאָרוֹן֙ עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְרַגְלֵ֤י הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ נֹשְׂאֵ֣י הָֽאָר֔וֹן נִטְבְּל֖וּ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַמָּ֑יִם וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן מָלֵא֙ עַל־כָּל־גְּדוֹתָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י קָצִֽיר׃
e quando quelli che portavano l'arca vennero nel Giordano, e i piedi dei sacerdoti che portavano l'arca furono immersi sull'orlo dell'acqua—poiché la Giordania trabocca tutte le sue sponde per tutto il tempo del raccolto—
Rashi on Joshua
Its banks. This is an expression of a high edge.
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Rashi on Joshua
During the entire harvest time. The days of Nissan coincide with the harvest.15The crossing of the Jordan took place during the month of Nissan. Metsudas Dovid says this increase of the flood level of the Jordan naturally increased the magnitude of the miracle of its waters being cut off.
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