<div dir="ltr">Why does the Torah gives us the details of where the battles took place, how<div>long the 5 served the 4 kings and how long they revolted etc.</div><div>The commentaries only seem to deal with the general issue of why the story</div>
<div>appears in chumash and not why all the details (many pesukim) appear.</div><div><br></div><div>BTW some commentaries (eg Sforno) stress the bravery of the 4 kings against the 5.</div><div>However, historically it seems to be the opposite. The group of the 4 kings includes</div>
<div>major powers in the large region like Bavel, Media etc. The 5 kings were all local</div><div>chieftains near Sdom. Number of kings doesnt determine military superiority<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Eli Turkel<br>
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