המדבר הגדול והנורא. שהיו בו נחשים כקורות, ועקרבים כקשתות.
English: Rashi explains “the great and awesome wilderness” literally as a place containing snakes as thick as beams and scorpions like bows.
On the source / in context: Rashi on Deuteronomy 1:19:1 (Sifrei Devarim 18:2) is the identified classical source for this EXTRA page. The text and learning note below are tied to that source rather than to an invented generic summary.
Type of Learning
Classic Commentary
What Is Learned
Rashi turns the wilderness description into a concrete picture of the physical dangers Israel crossed on its journey.