Og's Large Tooth
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Og's Large Tooth

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דברים ג,א:
Baal HaTurim explains why Og's country was called 'Bashan'. It comes from the word 'shein' (tooth) and is connected with the miracle recorded in Berachos, where Og picked up a mountain to hurl on K'lal Yisrael. Had he succeeded, it is clear that he would have annihilated the entire nation. Only Hashem performed a miracle, and one of his teeth grew long and curled round the stone, thereby preventing him from throwing it.

דברים ג,א:
Baal HaTurim explains why Og's country was called 'Bashan'. It comes from the word 'shein' (tooth) and is connected with the miracle recorded in Berachos, where Og picked up a mountain to hurl on K'lal Yisrael. Had he succeeded, it is clear that he would have annihilated the entire nation. Only Hashem performed a miracle, and one of his teeth grew long and curled round the stone, thereby preventing him from throwing it.

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