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Kitzur Ba'al HaTurim on Genesis Chapter 10

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יאמר ג' במסודה. על כן יאמר כנמרוד, על כן יאמר בספר מלחמות ה', ולציון יאמר איש ואיש יולד בה, מלמד שהיה נמרוד איש מלחמה ולוכד ערים כדכתיב ותהי ראשית ממלכתו בבל וזה הוא על כן יאמר בספר מלחמות ולציון יאמר שיהא כל הילוד בה גבור וגבה קומה כנמרוד ויהא ניכר ויאמרו הכל זה יולד בה:

Yalkut, Sifsei Chachomim Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 Source:

יאמר "It is said in the secret (mystical) tradition: Therefore, it is said 'like Nimrod', therefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, and regarding Zion, it is said 'every one that is born in her', which teaches that Nimrod was a man of war who captured cities, as it is written 'And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel'. This is why it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, and regarding Zion, it is said that every one who is born there should be brave and stand tall like Nimrod, so that it will be noticeable and people will say, 'this one was born in Zion'."

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