[Avodah] 4 kings vs 5 kings

[Eli Turkel]

Why does the Torah gives us the details of where the battles took place, how
long the 5 served the 4 kings and how long they revolted etc.
The commentaries only seem to deal with the general issue of why the story
appears in chumash and not why all the details (many pesukim) appear.

BTW some commentaries (eg Sforno) stress the bravery of the 4 kings against
the 5.
However, historically it seems to be the opposite. The group of the 4 kings
includes
major powers in the large region like Bavel, Media etc. The 5 kings were
all local
chieftains near Sdom. Number of kings doesnt determine military superiority

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Eli Turkel
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