On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 09:32, SBA <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sba@sba2.com">sba@sba2.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
rom: "Eli Turkel"<br>
Rashbam also takes a very positive attitude towards Esav that the 400<br>
men with him were an honor guard and that he was genuine in his good<br>
feelings towards Yaakov.<br>
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I learned that today - listening to a CD of a Parsha Shiur which was given<br>
nightly by Reb Yankele zt'l, the Pshevorsker rebbe in Antwerp.<br>
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He expresses great astonishment at this Rashbam.<br>
1) Because the Rashbam usually goes for posheter pshat, and<br>
2) What is the Rashbam's source for this?<br>
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SBA<br>
</blockquote></div><br>It seems to be the poshet pshat of the story. Yaakov was expecting a battle. You should expect some sort of battle to be recorded. Also no real treaty (bris) is recorded.<br><br>Saul<br><br>Saul<br>