Josh on Nostr: The rabbis note this phrase "because of Sarai" can be read literally as "at the word ...
The rabbis note this phrase "because of Sarai" can be read literally as "at the word of Sarai," and this changes the tenor of the story entirely.
The Midrash states, "at her orders: she said to the angel, 'smite' and he smote."
This is not only a story of Abram, but of Sarai.
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