Biblical History
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Age of the Torah
Historically when does Jewish tradition say the Torah dates from. The Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai occurred on the 6th Day of Sivan in the Year 2448 from Creation (1312 BCE). This makes the Torah 3317 years old.
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Manna
How did the Manna feed 600,000 people? Answer: Your question was short and to the point, so I’ll make my answer short as well. The manna fed about 3,000,000 people. 600,000 Men between 20 & 60. The rest were women…
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200,002 Resurrections
I am Jewish. A non-Jewish friend asked me who were three people in the Old Testament who were resurrected. Can you tell me where I can find the answer? There are more than three – more like 200,002 as far…
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When was the Torah written
When was the Torah written? How long did it take. Please present sources. The Talmud in Bava Basra (14b) discusses whether the entire Written Torah was given to Moses on Mount Sinai, or only the first section describing things that…
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Canonization of the Bible
Who were the individuals who canonized the old testament? Who decided these are the books of the Tanah, these and no others? When did “they” decide this. As I understand it the final stamp of approval on the Mishnah was…
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Lilith and the King James Bible
I was also wondering is there a difference in the old testament in the King James Bible and the Torah? For example I have heard the story of Lilith as Adam’s first wife but that story is not mentioned in…
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People in Tanach
who are two biblical personalities who were involved actively in fulfilling the same interpersonal (ben adam lechavero) mitzvah? Avraham & Yitzchak both had similar situations where they had to Pray for their wives since they were Akaros, barren. Another instance…
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Torah Verbiage
I recently had a conversation with someone who said that if the Torah would be given today that Hashem would not have used certain words such as slaves as that concept doesn’t really exist today. I think he might have…
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Going to Jewish Courts
How do we know that Jews should be judged in Jewish courts on matters related to Jewish law? The requirement to go to Jewish courts can be derived from Deut.17:8-11.