Rabbah dos:13)
Whenever Isaac blessed Jacob, he says to him (Gen. ): “Let individuals serve you, and you will countries bend to you”; such regions certainly are the offspring away from Ishmael and of Keturah (Gen. Rabbah 66:4). A special midrash applies that in case Jacob died, the latest offspring away from Esau, Ishmael and you can Keturah stumbled on Goren ha-Atad to combat resistant to the sons away from Jacob. not, when they saw Joseph’s top frozen above Jacob’s coffin, it took their unique crowns while having frozen them above the coffin. Correctly, this one try called Goren ha-Atad (virtually, new threshing floor away from thorns), due to the fact Jacob’s coffin is actually in the middle of men and women thorns (BT Guessed adulteress Sotah 13a).
Keturah’s offspring never ceased to help you claim its dad’s heredity. This new offspring away from Keturah and of Ishmael arrived just before Alexander and you may contended facing Israel: “ The fresh House of Israel Erez Israel belongs to united states and also to your, to own we are the youngsters from Abraham!” Gebiha ben Pesisa appeared and believed to the latest Rabbis: “Give me consent, and that i will go and ask up against all of them before Alexander new Higher. If they defeat myself, upcoming say: You really have bested brand new commoner among us; while I defeat all of them, let them know: New Torah of your professor Moses provides beaten you.” They registered your, and then he ran and you will debated on the offspring off Keturah and you may away from Ishmael.ادامه خواندن