(4) These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven. (5) No shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a human to work the earth; (6) but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the earth. (7) Then the LORD God formed the human of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the human became a living soul.
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(16) Unto the woman He said: ‘I will greatly multiply your pain and your travail; in pain you shalt bring forth children; and your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.’ (17) And unto Adam He said: ‘Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying: You shalt not eat of it; cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. (18) Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to you; and you shall eat the herb of the field. (19) In the sweat of your face shalt you eat bread, till you return unto the ground; for out of it were you taken; for you are dust, and unto dust you shall return.’
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Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Ketubot, 62b
Rabbi Rehumi was frequenting [the school] of Raba at Mahuza
He would regularly return home on the Eve of every Day of Atonement.
On day he was attracted by his subject.
His wife was expecting him.
"He is coming soon, he is coming soon"
He did not arrive.
Tears began to flow from her eyes.
He was sitting on a roof.
The roof collapsed under him
He died and his soul rested.
דרב רחומי הוה שכיח קמיה דרבא במחוזא
הוה רגיל דהוה אתי לביתיה כל מעלי יומא דכיפורי
יומא חד משכתיה שמעתא
הוה מסכיא דביתהו
השתא אתי השתא אתי
לא אתא
חלש דעתה
אחית דמעתא מעינה
הוה יתיב באיגרא
אפחית איגרא
מתותיה ונח נפשיה
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