[Avodah] Torah Geography & Dream Brachos

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From: "Gilad Field" 


1) The Gemara, in Bava Basra 25b  (it is also in the first perek of
Gittin), wants to prove that Bavel is  north of EY by quoting a Pasuk
in Yermiyahu.  Why should we need a  pasuk to teach us geography? This
seems a bit strange to me.  Anyone  have any thoughts on that?




>>>>>
 
When people didn't have maps and were far from the homeland of their  
fathers, they would need sources to get some idea of -- literally -- "where in  the 
world they were."
 
You often see Rashi explaining that this or that city or mountain or plain  
is north of this or east of that, based on pesukim.  You can tell that he  had 
to figure out the geography of E'Y (and of Egypt and Bavel) by working it  out 
from Tanach.  It's possible that he did have maps but likely that  he did not.
 

--Toby Katz
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