Sunday, October 14, 2012

Demons: Genesis 6:19

Thanks to Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld's inspiration, I'm trying to keep up with Rashi's commentary on the weekly Torah portion.  This week, Rashi has a brief comment on Genesis 6:19 which sparked my interest:

Genesis 6:19:  [Noah] brought two from all forms of life, all flesh, into the Ark, to keep them alive; they were male and female.

Responding to the seemingly superfluous word 'life,' which according to traditional Rabbinic reading should teach us something other than creatures of 'flesh' were brought aboard the Ark, Rashi comments:

Rashi on Genesis 6:19: [Noah] even brought demons [aboard the Ark.]

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