Robert, Wikipedia mentions this in its article on the Hebrew character bet
(beth); but alas, like so many other articles on Wikipedia, there's no
citation as to the source.
On Aug 28, 2010, at 5:56 AM, robertsumner0110 AT wmconnect.com wrote:
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> Hello all,
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> I have a vague memory that Rashi commented something to the effect that the
> initial beit in Genesis was open on one side and closed on three signifying
> that matters since creation were open to human questioning, but that which
> went on before the creative moment, as well as the things above the heaven
> and below the earth are off limits. I have tried to locate the source of
> the insight but have had no luck. Any help would be
> appreciated...............Robert Shannon Sumner
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Re: [b-hebrew] A question on Rashi,
Hedrick Gary, 11/04/2010