"Midrash Konen": Named after the verse it begins with - "The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens." It is also called "Breita deMa'aseh Bereshit" (Exposition on the Act of Creation) because it discusses the wonders of creation and the mystical "Ma'aseh Merkavah" (the Chariot Vision). The author of "Rav Pe'alim" speculates that the Midrash Konen was composed by the Amoraic sage Shmuel, a contemporary of Rav, because throughout the entire Midrash, no Tanna or Amora is mentioned except for a statement by Shmuel regarding the "Ma'aseh Merkavah" which says, "Why are these two arms...?" He suggests this inclusion indicates that Shmuel is the author, much like the sages said regarding Rabbi Huna, "Who is the Tanna of the measures? It is Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef," since he is the only one quoted in a certain tractate, implying he was the compiler. Similarly, in the tractate Chullin, there is a story about someone who invited three guests on Monday in Tzur, and Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef said regarding this incident, "For this, they were killed..." implying that Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef organized and compiled that tractate. This approach of revealing the author's name in the middle of a text was adopted by early compilers during the Geonic period. For instance, in the text, there might be a phrase like "We have seen said by the author so-and-so." This is seen in "Pesikta Rabbati" where it says, "Rabbi Mea bar Toviah said..." to indicate the name of the compiler. The intention of these early authors was noble, so that the sage's lips would continue to "move in the grave," a phrase indicating continued reverence and study of their teachings after their passing (as quoted in "Rav Pe'alim" 69).

The "Midrash Konen" is one of the ancient Midrashic texts, and it is a compilation of several smaller Midrashim that were combined together. The first part discusses the creation of the world during the six days of Genesis and the Torah that preceded creation. The second part delves into the dimensions of the world, the four corners of the earth, the Garden of Eden, and Gehinnom (Hell). The third part is about Israel and the annual cycles. It calculates the earth's dimension as spanning 500 years, drawing an allusion from the verse "as the days of heaven upon the earth." The combined years of the patriarchs amount to 502 years: Abraham lived 175 years, Isaac 180 years, and Jacob 147 years, totaling 502 years, with a slight discrepancy.

The "Midrash Konen" was printed in the book "Arezei Levanon" in Venice in 1611, in Fürth in 1719, in Berlin in 1794, in Shklov in 1783, and also in the compilation "Beit HaMidrash" by Ya'elinets, volume 2, "Netai Ne'emanim" in Vilna in 1806, under the heading "The Lord by wisdom founded the earth."