About this episode
The episode analyzes the biblical story of Achav and the spirit of Navos as described in Sanhedrin 89a and Melachim I:22.
Sanhedrin 89a and Melachim I:22 The Navi/Gemara describes how Hashem sent the spirit of Navos to seduce Achav to go to war (and get killed, as punishment for the death of Navos). We analyze this strange story.
People in this episode
Host: Elie Feder
Topics covered
- spiritual seduction
- divine punishment
- biblical analysis
- Jewish texts
- prophecy
- war
Keywords
- Achav
- Navos
- Sanhedrin
- Melachim
- spirit
- war
- punishment
- prophecy
- Jewish tradition
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Sanhedrin, Melachim
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