Rabbah 2:13)

When Isaac privileged Jacob, he informs your (Gen. ): “Assist peoples serve you, and countries bow to you”; these places is the offspring out of Ishmael and of Keturah (Gen. Rabbah 66:4). A unique midrash relates that in case Jacob passed away, brand new offspring out-of Esau, Ishmael and you can Keturah found Goren ha-Atad to fight against the sons off Jacob. However, after they noticed Joseph’s crown frozen a lot more than Jacob’s coffin, it got their crowns and have now suspended all of them above the coffin. Consequently, this place is actually named Goren ha-Atad (practically, brand new threshing flooring from thorns), because Jacob’s coffin was surrounded by those individuals thorns (BT Suspected adulteress Sotah 13a). Continuarea →