Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Peter Kirk" <Peter_Kirk AT sil.org>]

But there is some basis for it in Exodus 28:35. The bells on Aaron's robe
are to make a sound when he enters the Holy Place "so that he will not die"
(NIV). Could this have been (mis?)understood as "in case he dies"?

Peter Kirk

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin W. Woodruff [mailto:cierpke AT prodigy.net]
Sent: 04 November 2000 22:31
To: Biblical Hebrew
Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: rope on high priest? (amended)


Rodney:

That legend/myth first  appears in the medieval kabbalistic writing _The
Zohar_. (Zohar Achrei Mot 67a and Zohar Emor 102a)



 It has no other basis. It is not mentioned in the Tanakh, the
Mishnah, or either of the Talmuds (Babylonian or Jerusalem).

Hope this helps,
Kevin
Kevin W. Woodruff, M. Div.