Commentary for Rosh Hashanah 35:13

בר"ה כל באי העולם עוברין לפניו כבני מרון: מאי כבני מרון הכא תרגימו כבני אמרנא ריש לקיש אמר כמעלות בית מרון (אמר) רב יהודה אמר שמואל כחיילות של בית דוד

When can an individual [find God]? - Rabbah B'Abbuha said: These are the ten days between New Year and the Day of Atonement. And it came to pass after the ten days that the Lord smote Nabal.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Sam. XXV, 38. The question is suggested by the use of the definite article with the word 'ten'.');">¹⁴</span> How come these ten days here? - Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: They correspond to the ten dishes which Nabal gave to the servants of David.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' David sent to Nabal ten young men (I Sam. XXV, 5) , and Nabal according to tradition gave them each one meal. This hospitable act secured for him some respite. iurn');">¹⁵</span>

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