About This Text
Author: Tobiah ben Eliezer
Composed: c.1105 – c.1115 CE
Midrash Lekach Tov (“Good Lesson”) is a commentary on the Torah and Megillot incorporating literal explanations and elaborative stories, written in the late 11th and early 12th centuries. The title of the work alludes to the author's name, Toviah, in addition to his practice of introducing each portion in the Torah commentary with a short exposition on a verse containing the word 'Tov.' It is also referred to as Pesikta Zutarta.