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Head of Terah
Prince Terah commanded the royal armies, and one evening all King
Nimrod’s courtiers, councillors and astrologers assembled in his
house to make merry with him.
That same night Terah’s son Abram was
born and, as the company returned to their homes and gazed up at the
sky, an enormous comet coursed through the horizon from the east,
and swallowed four stars each fixed in a different quarter of
Heaven.
The astrologers stood amazed, knowing what this sight
portended, and whispered to one another: &Isquo;Terah’s new-born son will
be a mighty Emperor. His descendants will multiply and inherit the
earth for all eternity, dethroning kings and possessing their
lands.’
Pirqe Rabbi Eliezer Chapter 26 |
