Midrash Petirat Aharon [SEP] language of work or name
Midrash Petirat Aharon
Midrash Petirat Aharon (Hebrew: מדרש פטירת אהרן) or Midrash on the Death of Aaron is one of the smaller midrashim. It is based on Numbers 20:1 et seq., and describes the lack of water experienced by the children of Israel after the death of Miriam and the events at the rock from which water was obtained. It likewise covers Numbers 20:24-29, recounting in a touching manner the death of Aaron.
Themes in the midrash.
The presiding interest of the midrash is not
and rules.
- "Midrash Petirat Aharon", a telling of the death of Aaron.
- "Midrash Petirat Mosheh", a telling of the death of Moses.
- "Midrash Taame Haserot ve-Yeterot", inferences from the presence or not of "matres lectionis", and about "qere" and "ketiv".
- "Midrash Tadshe" (also called "Baraita de-Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair"), on the symbolism of the Tabernacle, and various symbolic numbers.