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Divine Companionship in the Tokhahah: A Textual Analysis

JL;DR SUMMARY Milton Torres-Ceron's analysis of Leviticus 26, the Tokhahah, explores the juxtaposition of divine punishment and companionship through linguistic and thematic patterns. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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CovenantRabbinic InterpretationTokhahahLeviticus 26Divine CompanionshipHebrew LinguisticsJudgment And MercyHesed She BigevurahAbraham And NoahSephardic Liturgy

Places mentioned

Israel
" The Tokhahah describes a series of punishments that increase in severity, culminating in the exile of the Jewish people from the Land of Israel."
Damanhour, Red Sea, Egypt
"His tomb, in Damanhour, Egypt remains a site of pilgrimage."
Syria
"In Isaiah 7:14,  a prophecy highlights divine support for the Kingdom of Judah during the reign of King Ahaz. At the time, Judah was under pressure from the kings of Aram (Syria)..."

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