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When Isaac blessed Jacob, the guy informs your (Gen. ): “Assist peoples serve you, and you can regions ribbon to you”; these regions would be the offspring out-of Ishmael and of Keturah (Gen. Rabbah 66:4). A special midrash applies that when Jacob passed away, the fresh new offspring out of Esau, Ishmael and you can Keturah came to Goren ha-Atad to fight against the sons out-of Jacob. Although not, once they watched Joseph’s crown suspended above Jacob’s coffin, it grabbed their particular crowns and then have suspended them above the coffin. Consequently, this place is called Goren ha-Atad (actually, the fresh new threshing flooring of thorns), since the Jacob’s coffin is enclosed by those individuals thorns (BT Suspected adulteress Sotah 13a).
Keturah’s offspring never stopped to help you claim their father’s genetics. The latest offspring out-of Keturah as well as Ishmael arrived before Alexander and you will contended against Israel: “ This new Homes regarding Israel Erez Israel is part of united states in order to you, to have i are the children off Abraham!” Gebiha ben Pesisa came and you will considered the fresh Rabbis: “Offer myself consent, and that i will go and you will plead up against all of them ahead of Alexander brand new Higher. Whenever they overcome myself, following state: You really have bested brand new commoner in our midst; and in case We beat them, inform them: Brand new Torah of our own teacher Moses keeps defeated your.” It licensed him, and he ran and you can disputed into offspring away from Keturah and away from Ishmael. He requested: “Whence would you promote a proof for your claim?” It answered: “On Torah.” Gebiha ben Pesisa retorted: “I, too, will bring a proof about Torah.
