tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post1083701688239034834..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Is the derivation of the name Putiel knowable?joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-53888209252342970222012-02-22T15:24:18.669-05:002012-02-22T15:24:18.669-05:00yes. you are missing that I sometimes don't wr...yes. you are missing that I sometimes don't write so clearly. sorry!<br /><br />read it again. what I meant to say is that he is rejecting (a) "the idea that this is a reference to Yosef, a son of Yaakov"; and furthermore, he is rejecting (b) "that this is a reference to Yisro, who was not an Israelite".<br /><br />my "he is rejecting" was going on both ideas. but since i wrote it clumsily, is looked like I was saying that Ibn Ezra was endorsing (b).<br /><br />kol tuv,<br />joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-66513237616911275252012-02-22T14:16:12.480-05:002012-02-22T14:16:12.480-05:00Josh wrote:
"By saying he was from the Bnei ...Josh wrote:<br /><br />"By saying he was from the Bnei Yisrael, he is rejecting the idea that this is a reference to Yosef, a son of Yaakov; and that this is a reference to Yisro, who was not an Israelite"<br /><br />This doesn't make sense to me. The Ibm Ezra only says that Putiel was from B'nai Yisroel. While that may mean that he wasn't Yosef, it must certainly mean that he wasn't Yisro, as Yisro was not from B'nai Yisroel!<br /><br />Perhaps I am missing something?Avinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-52590245570262664482010-01-13T13:53:10.923-05:002010-01-13T13:53:10.923-05:00Your mention of Ra reminded me of a speculation I ...Your mention of Ra reminded me of a speculation I had regarding the verse ראו, כי רעה נגד פניכם<br />Rashi quotes the midrash about a star called Ra but perhaps this is a euphemism for the Sun god Ra. After all the sun is a star.Znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-82009755044153344292010-01-13T01:53:47.113-05:002010-01-13T01:53:47.113-05:00You analyse beautifully. I am so happy that I foun...You analyse beautifully. I am so happy that I found your blog. Keep it up!!<br /><br />This is Joshua from <a href="http://samsonblinded.org/news/us-national-intellegince-diplomacy-wont-stop-iran-8767" rel="nofollow">Israeli Uncensored News</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com