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שמות כ״ה:ח׳

(ח) וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃

Exodus 25:8

(8) And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them.

שמות כ״ה:ג׳-ז׳

(ג) וְזֹאת֙ הַתְּרוּמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּקְח֖וּ מֵאִתָּ֑ם זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ (ד) וּתְכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ וְעִזִּֽים׃ (ה) וְעֹרֹ֨ת אֵילִ֧ם מְאׇדָּמִ֛ים וְעֹרֹ֥ת תְּחָשִׁ֖ים וַעֲצֵ֥י שִׁטִּֽים׃ (ו) שֶׁ֖מֶן לַמָּאֹ֑ר בְּשָׂמִים֙ לְשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת הַסַּמִּֽים׃ (ז) אַבְנֵי־שֹׁ֕הַם וְאַבְנֵ֖י מִלֻּאִ֑ים לָאֵפֹ֖ד וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃

Exodus 25:3-7

(3) And these are the gifts that you shall accept from them: gold, silver, and copper; (4) blue, purple, and crimson yarns, fine linen, goats’ hair; (5) tanned ram skins, dolphin skins, and acacia wood; (6) oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the aromatic incense; (7) lapis lazuli and other stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

מדרש תנחומא, תרומה ט׳:י״ד

(יד) רַבִּי יְהוּדָה וְרַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: חַיָּה טְהוֹרָה גְּדוֹלָה הָיְתָה בַּמִּדְבָּר וּמִמֶּנָּה עָשׂוּ יְרִיעוֹת. וְרַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה אָמַר: מַעֲשֵׂה נִסִּים הָיְתָה וּלְשָׁעָה נִבְרֵאת וְנִגְנְזָה. תֵּדַע לְךָ, שֶׁכָּתוּב וְעָשִׂיתָ יְרִיעֹת עִזִּים אֹרֶךְ הַיְרִיעָה הָאַחַת שְׁלֹשִים, מֵהֵיכָן אַתָּה מֵבִיא יְרִיעוֹת שֶׁל שְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה. מִכָּאן אַתְּ לָמֵד כְּדִבְרֵי רַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה. וְלֹא תֹּאמַר בַּיְרִיעָה, אֶלָּא אֲפִלּוּ בַּקְּרָשִׁים הָיָה מַעֲשֵׂה נִסִּים. וּמֵהֵיכָן הָיוּ הַקְּרָשִׁים? יַעֲקֹב אָבִינוּ נָטַע אוֹתָם בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁיָּרַד לְמִצְרַיִם. אָמַר לְבָנָיו: בָּנַי, עֲתִידִים אַתֶּם לְהִגָּאֵל. מִכָּאן, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עָתִיד לוֹמַר לָכֶם מִשֶּׁאַתֶּם נִגְאָלִין, שֶׁתַּעֲשׂוּ לוֹ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן, אֶלָּא עִמְדוּ וְנִטְעוּ אֲרָזִים מֵעַכְשָׁו, שֶׁבְּשָׁעָה שֶׁיֹּאמַר לָכֶם לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן, יִהְיוּ הָאֲרָזִים מְתֻקָּנִים לָכֶם. מִיָּד עָמְדוּ וְנָטְעוּ וְעָשׂוּ כֵּן.

Midrash Tanchuma, Terumah 9:14

(14) R. Judah and R. Nehemiah discussed this matter. R. Judah was of the opinion that the animal from which they made the curtain was a large, pure animal that roamed the desert. R. Nehemiah maintained that it was a miraculous event. It was created for that particular moment, and then it disappeared. You may know that this is so from the scriptural verse: And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair, and the length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits (ibid., v. 8). How else could one possibly obtain a curtain thirty cubits in length (other than from a miraculous creation)? From this you learn that it must have been as R. Nehemiah stated. However, you must not be of the opinion that the curtains alone came from a miraculous event, for the cedar beams did likewise. Where did the cedar beams come from? Jacob our patriarch planted them at the time he descended to Egypt. He told his children: My sons, ultimately you will be redeemed from this place, and the Holy One, blessed be He, will say to you: “You will be redeemed,” so that you may build a Sanctuary for Him. Therefore, go plant cedar trees now so that when He commands you to erect a Sanctuary for Him, beams of cedar will be available. Forthwith they arose and planted as he had commanded them to do.

תמיד ל״ב א:ז׳

אמר להם אידין מתקרי חכים אמרו ליה איזהו חכם הרואה את הנולד אמר להם אידין מתקרי גבור אמרו לו איזהו גבור הכובש את יצרו אמר להן אידין מתקרי עשיר אמרו ליה איזהו עשיר השמח בחלקו

Tamid 32a:7

Alexander said to the Elders: Who is truly worthy of being called wise? They said to him, citing a tradition (see Avot 2:9): Who is the wise person? The one who sees and anticipates the consequences of his behavior. He said to them: Who is truly worthy of being called mighty? They said to him, again citing a tradition (see Avot 4:1): Who is the mighty person? The one who masters his desire. He said to them: Who is worthy of being called wealthy? They said to him: Who is the wealthy person? The one who is pleased with his own portion (see Avot 4:1).

מדרש תנחומא, תרומה י׳:ב׳

(ב) שִׁטִּים, הֵם עָשׂוּ שְׁטוּת וְהִכְעִיסוּנִי בָּעֵגֶל, יָבוֹאוּ עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים וִיכַפְּרוּ עַל שְׁטוּתָן.

Midrash Tanchuma, Terumah 10:2

(2) Shittim implies that they acted foolishly (sh’tut) and angered Me by erecting the golden calf. However, they brought acacia-wood (shittim) and were forgiven for their foolish (shetutan) foolishness.

ישעיהו מ״א:י״ט-כ׳

(יט) אֶתֵּ֤ן בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֶ֣רֶז שִׁטָּ֔ה וַהֲדַ֖ס וְעֵ֣ץ שָׁ֑מֶן אָשִׂ֣ים בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בְּר֛וֹשׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר יַחְדָּֽו׃ (כ) לְמַ֧עַן יִרְא֣וּ וְיֵדְע֗וּ וְיָשִׂ֤ימוּ וְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֥י יַד־יְהֹוָ֖ה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּ֑את וּקְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרָאָֽהּ׃ {פ}

Isaiah 41:19-20

(19) I will plant cedars in the wilderness, Acacias and myrtles and oleasters; I will set cypresses in the desert, Box trees and elms as well— (20) That men may see and know, Consider and comprehend That the LORD’s hand has done this, That the Holy One of Israel has wrought it.