Midrash Al Yithallel (
Hebrew
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: מדרש אל יתהלל) is a
small midrash containing stories from the lives of the wise
Solomon
Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible. The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ...
, the mighty
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
, and the rich
Korah
Korah ( ''Qōraḥ''; ''Qārūn''), son of Izhar, is an individual who appears in the Biblical Book of Numbers of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) and four different verses in the Quran, known for leading a rebellion against Moses. Some olde ...
, illustrating
Jeremiah
Jeremiah ( – ), also called Jeremias, was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the Book of Jeremiah, book that bears his name, the Books of Kings, and the Book of Lamentations, with t ...
9:23, hence the title:
The text has been published according to a manuscript at Munich by
A. Jellinek, and according to a manuscript from
Yemen
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by
Grünhut, with valuable references to sources and parallels. The story of Solomon may be compared the passage cited in Jellinek; the history of David is similar to the midrash of
Goliath
Goliath ( ) was a Philistines, Philistine giant in the Book of Samuel. Descriptions of Goliath's giant, immense stature vary among biblical sources, with texts describing him as either or tall. According to the text, Goliath issued a challen ...
; and that of
Korach to the passage in the
Midrash Tehillim
Midrash Tehillim (Hebrew: מדרש תהלים), also known as Midrash Psalms or Midrash Shocher Tov, is an aggadic midrash to the Psalms.
Midrash Tehillim can be divided into two parts: the first covering Psalms 1–118, the second covering 119 ...
.
[ed. ]S. Buber
Salomon (or Solomon) Buber (2 February 1827 – 28 December 1906) was a Jewish Galicia (Central Europe), Galician scholar and editor of Hebrew literature, Hebrew works. He is especially remembered for his editions of Midrash and other medieval Je ...
on Psalms 1:15
References
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Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
*
A. Jellinek, B. H. iv., p. xiii.; vi., pp. xxvi. et seq.
Smaller midrashim