[Avodah] animals and bechira??

[harchinam]

>
> 2- The neis was not considered to be in the ason seeing the angel, but
> in the ason's response to the angel. Implying that animals generally
> can see mal'akhim.
>

How do you come to this? The ason's reaction seems to me to be less than
miraculous; any animal might normally stop or walk in a different direction
if it saw a person that it perceived as a threat -- and it is common that
animals perceive humans as a threat at times, especially one holding a
weapon [if animals do indeed see malachim]. In this case, the donkey first
turned away from the path, smooshed his rider up against something to avoid
danger, and then stopped completely. It just doesn't seem like unusual
behavior for an animal at all.

*** Rena
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