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face=Arial>when did this concept in chazal begin? to which generation
could it<BR>practically have been implied?<BR>was it ever taken
seriously?<BR><BR><BR>....so i guess i don't get when this concept was meant to
be relevant,<BR>practically.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>It began long before Chazal, in the time of Avraham Avinu. (The
concept, not the exact words.) And Yitzchak and Yakov. "All the
nations of the world will be blessed through you."</DIV>
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<DIV>For the incredible moral and intellectual influence the Jews have had on
the rest of the world throughout history, see Thomas Cahill's book, *The
Gifts of the Jews* and read Dennis Prager's review of the book in *First Things*
which summarizes the book's main points.</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.firstthings.com/article/1998/11/002-cahills-gift">http://www.firstthings.com/article/1998/11/002-cahills-gift</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Hirsch in the introduction to his commentary on Tehillim shows that Dovid
Hamelech meant for Sefer Tehillim to be used as a book of prayer by all the
nations of the world and indeed, this has come to pass, with Tehillim having
been translated into practically every language in the world.</DIV>
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