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<DIV>Hi all:</DIV>
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<DIV>I wanted to know if anyone knows where I can get info online (or
off) on the following 3 questions.</DIV>
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<DIV>1) All of the relationships leading up to Dovid Hamelech are of a seemingly
illicit or impure nature (bnos lot, Tamar, Rus & Boaz, even Yishai and his
wife). I have read somewhere that this was necessary because if the "sitrah
achra" knew that the moshiach was coming into the world he would have tried to
stop it. Is there a source for this idea? </DIV>
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<DIV>2) the idea that the people in the story were gilgulim of previous torah
personalities (Boaz=Yehudah, Rus =Tamar etc.) the Alshich does speak about this
but I also heard that Rus (and her modesty) was a tikun for the eldest
daughter of Lot. Are there sources that you know of for this? </DIV>
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<DIV>3) The connection between Yibum and Moshiach. i.e, all the above
mentioned stories have a Yibum aspect to them (the idea of "L'hakim shem
hames") is there a source for this as far as you know?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks </DIV>
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<DIV>Bill </DIV>
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