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Lot 214:
Midrash Shmuel is a Midrash Aggadah of thirty two chapters based on the book of Shmuel [twenty four of them based on Shmuel I and eight on Shmuel II]. This Midrash is compiled and based on the Jerusalem Talmud, Pesikta, Tanchuma, Mechilta D’Rabbi Yishmael, Vaykira Rabba, Ruth Rabba, Eicha Rabba, Kohelet Rabba, Esther Rabba and Shir Hashirim Rabba. It has one saying from the Babylonian Talmud from tractate Eiruvin 64. It was originally printed together with the Midrash Shochar Tov on Tehillim, and the name Shochar Tov was accidentally used here. | Midrash Mishlei is a midrash on the book of Mishlei [31 chapters] which is based on the teachings of the Mishnaic sages on various verses in the book of Mishlei, its author even connected between the interpretations of different verses, turning the Midrash into a work of art in its own right. | This edition was printed only three years after the previous edition which was printed in Zolkiew, and received special approval and approbation from the Rebbe Rabbi David Leikes, one of the foremost disciples of the Ba’al Shem Tov. | The size and color of the leaves varies. Incorrect pagination. Undeciphered signature on the last page. New binding. Moth signs. 37; 12, [5] leaves. 19 cm. Overall condition: Good.
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