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Ziz in Midrash (1)

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02 Religious and ideological symbols and iconographic motifs



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creation of the universe
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Jewish philosophers and scholars

Text
Midrash, Genesis Rabbah 19.4:
R. Judah b. R. Simon said: “He (= the serpent) argued: ‘whatever was created after its companion dominates it. Thus: heaven was created on the first day and the firmament on the second - does it not bear its weight? The firmament was created on the second and the herbs on the third: do they not interrupt the waters? Herbs were created on the third day and the luminaries on the fourth and the birds on the fifth.’ R. Judah b. R. Simon said: ‘The Ziz is a clean bird, and when it flies it dims the orb of the sun. ‘Now you were created after everything; make haste and eat before He creates other worlds which will rule over you.’”

Source (list of abbreviations)
Midrash, Genesis Rabbah 19.4

Bibliography

Wazana 2002Wazana, Nili. Ziz. The Biblical Anzu. Leiden: Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale 48 Paper (1-4.7.2002) 2002.

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Cf. Ziz of the field (1)
Cf. Ziz of the field (2)
Cf. Ziz of the field in Midrash (1)
Cf. Ziz of the field in Talmud (1)
Cf. Ziz in Hebrew literature (1)

Amar Annus


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