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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid">> Ben wrote: <br>
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>> Right but only with Jacob's sons do we actually see the Avot <br>
>> shepherding. </BLOCKQUOTE><br>
See Breishis 46:34.<br>
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Kol Tuv,<br>
Yitzchok Zirkind<br>
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From: Zev Sero <zev@sero.name><br>
To: A High-Level Torah Discussion Group <avodah@lists.aishdas.org><br>
Sent: Thu, 14 May 2009 5:49 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Avodah] Boys Being Taught How to Cook<br>
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<div id=AOLMsgPart_0_03a73554-3532-4b9c-bce8-a7b6831202e4 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">Saul Guberman wrote: <br>
> Ben wrote: <br>
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>> Right but only with Jacob's sons do we actually see the Avot <br>
>> shepherding. With Avraham it is explicit that he had employees doing <br>
>> the work. So yes, technically they may called themselves shepherds, <br>
>> but tachlis Avraham was home and others did the shepherding. <br>
> > > Why not assume that he also did sheperding until some point in his life? <br>
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Why yes assume it? Why not assume he was a bricklayer or a tent- <br>
manufacturer? Is this like the thing about Rashi being an egg salesman? <br>
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