[Avodah] Questions on Parshat Noach

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 11:50:04AM +0200, Liron Kopinsky wrote:
: I think it is safe to assume that Shem and Aver, at the very least, were
: not involved in the building of the Tower of Bavel either...

The medrash at the beginning of Yonah Rabba (quoted by the Chizquni
on Bereishis 10:12) says there are two people who didn't participate:
Avram and Ashur. Ashur kept busy building Nineveih and the other cities
in 10:11-12. Avram thereby was zokheh to retain Lashon haQodesh. Ashur
merited two things: Kesav Ashuris, and H' sending Yonah to give Nineveih
a second chance.

Maybe you can save Sheim and Eiver's reputations by saying the medrash
meant that Avraham and Ashur were the only two people *of that generation*.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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