Korach EXTRA · 16:31 · #1
Parashas Korach · EXTRA side-ring from Korach-16-31-SKIP.html
EXTRA (side-ring) · Not a Torah Temimah citation · Entered from SKIP
Source
במדבר רבה י״ח / תנחומא
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
״וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתוֹ לְדַבֵּר… וַתִּבָּקַע הָאֲדָמָה״ – לְלַמֶּדְךָ שֶׁמִּכָּל מָקוֹם שֶׁהוּא רוֹצֶה מַצְמִיחַ אֶת הַפֻּרְעָנֻיּוֹת.
Type of Learning
Classical midrash (Bamidbar Rabbah / Tanchuma / Bavli) — depth beyond TT unit inventory.
What Is Learned
The earth opened the moment Moshe finished speaking — punishment can spring from any place Hashem chooses.