[Avodah] 400 men

[Micha Berger]

On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 09:11:00PM -0500, Gershon Dubin wrote:
: The 400 men who deserted Esav were later rewarded, per Rashi, in the
: times of Dovid hamelech...

I looked at it and left very confused.

Does Bereishis Rabba (quoted by Rashi 33:16) mean that these 400 people
who slipped away 1 by 1 survived, became geirim, and joined David
haMelekh's camel forces?

They were adults in 2208 and lived to see 2884? Not only that, but at
the age of something more than 692, they were called "na'ar"? Before
they fled Esav's cause they were already "ish", now after the laudible
act and its time for the payoff, they're demoted?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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