Midrash su Genesi 21:6
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר שָׂרָ֔ה צְחֹ֕ק עָ֥שָׂה לִ֖י אֱלֹהִ֑ים כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַ יִֽצְחַק־לִֽי׃
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Midrash Tanchuma Buber
(Gen. 21:6:) SARAH SAID: GOD MADE LAUGHTER FOR ME; < EVERYONE WHO HEARS WILL LAUGH FOR ME >. The verse teaches how in the hour that Isaac was born, the sick were healed, the deaf regained their hearing, and the blind began to see.135Gen. R. 53:8; PRK 22:1; cf. PR 42:4. It therefore says: GOD MADE LAUGHTER FOR ME. R. Berekhyah the Priest said: What is the meaning of EVERYONE WHO HEARS WILL LAUGH FOR ME? Surely not that everyone heard! But what is the meaning of EVERYONE WHO HEARS? That the Holy One increased the light of the sun and the moon. Thus it is stated (in Gen. 1:16): AND GOD MADE THE TWO LIGHTS THE GREATER ONES. Therefore: EVERYONE WHO HEARS WILL LAUGH FOR ME.136See Gen. R. 53:8 and PRK 22:1, according to which, just as in Gen. 1:16 the word MADE speaks of God giving light to the world, so in Gen. 21:6 MADE implies the addition of more light for the world.
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Bereishit Rabbah
AND SARAH SAID: GOD HAS MADE JOY FOR ME; EVERY ONE THAT HEARS WILL REJOICE WITH ME (Gen. 21:6). R. Berekiah, R. Judah b. R. Simon, and R. Hanan in the name of R. Samuel b. R. Isaac said: If Reuben has cause to rejoice, what does it matter to Simeon? Similarly, if Sarah was remembered, what did it matter to others? But when the matriarch Sarah was remembered [gave birth], many other barren women were remembered with her; many deaf gained their hearing; many blind had their eyes opened, many insane became sane. For ‘making’ [HAS MADE] is mentioned here, and also elsewhere, viz. And he made a release to the provinces (Est. II, 18). As the making mentioned there means that a gift was granted to the world,l so the making mentioned here means that a gift was granted to the world. R. Levi said: She increased the light of the luminaries: ‘making’ is mentioned here, viz. GOD HAS MADE FOR ME, while elsewhere it says, And God made the two lights (Gen. I, 16).
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