They were not aware of the way of modesty, to distinguish b… - Rashi

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They were not aware of the way of modesty, to distinguish between good and bad. Even though there had been put in man knowledge to be able to call the animals names, there had not been put in him the drive towards evil.

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Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak; 1040–1105) was a French Rabbi. His commentaries on the Bible and Talmud are still widely read today.

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Native Name: Salomon de Troyes

Alternative Names: Shlomo ben Yischak • Rabbi Shlomo Yischak • Shlomo Yitzchaki

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They were not aware of the way of modesty, to distinguish between good and bad. Even though there had been put in man knowledge to be able to call th… - Rashi

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