Moses and the Cave of the Patriarchs
- צבי הורביץ
- May 31, 2023
- 1 min read
Sages said (Books of Deuteronomy): "And where do you say, forgiveness would have come from the burial of Moses to the burial of ancestors? It is said below (Genesis Mat, no): 'There they buried Abraham', and it is said here (Deuteronomy 44:5) 'Moshe died there' - after all, her name and name are the same decree, that the burial place of Abraham is the burial place of Moses.
And also in one of the later midrashim the Sages comment (Bereishit 23:13) 'And I will bury Mati, her name', that if you reverse 'her name', 'Moses' will come.
And also an allusion to the name Moshe, initials: Angels of service brought him; Sde Machpelah Cave.
And although it was said about Moses (Deuteronomy 33:6) "And they buried him in Gi" - after all, this verse denies what says "And no one knew his burial"
Before Moshe Rabbino's departure, the Holy One, blessed be He, showed him all of the Land of Israel, in the Midrash (2nd Tanaim): "'And the Negev' (Deuteronomy 34:1, 3) teaches that they showed him the cave of the Machpelah where the ancestors are buried."
And also Rashi's commentary on the place: "'And the Negev' - the land of the south, something else: the Cave of the Patriarchs".
(from "The Cave of the Patriarchs")
