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The Psalm of Redemption XI: Pirkei D’Rabbi Eliezer



After Adam and send late in the afternoon of the sixth day he was expelled from the garden of Eden and he fell vulnerable to many forces of evil. Finally the holy Sabbath arrived and its sanctity protected Adam from these evil powers. Indeed, this Sabbath saved Adam from death, because when God wanted to kill Adam for his sin the Sabbath argued, “Master of the Universe, no man was killed on the first six days of creation. Why should killing begin on my day? Is this my sanctity? Is this my blessing?” When Adam realized why he had been spared he gave praise to the Sabbath day. Chapters of Rabbi Eliezer 20

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