Negev and Purim!
On Purim we celebrate the victory over Amalek, and Amalek – according to the Bible – lives in the Negev.
It all starts with the ancient ancestors of Israel and Amalek – Isaac and his son – Esau.
It is written about both Isaac and Esau, that they were “people of the field”, and both lived in the Negev.
That explains why Isaac loved Esau, but what does it teach us about the essence of the Negev? How does the Negev produce a man like Isaac on the one hand, and Esau and Amalek – on the other?
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