# Midrash Al Yithallel

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'''Midrash Al Yithallel''' ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew): '''מדרש אל יתהלל''') is a [small midrash](/source/small_midrash) containing stories from the lives of the wise [Solomon](/source/Solomon), the mighty [David](/source/David), and the rich [Korah](/source/Korah), illustrating [Jeremiah](/source/Book_of_Jeremiah) 9:23, hence the title:

{{quotation|Thus said the Lord: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom ('''אל יתהלל חכם בחכמתו'''); Let not the strong man glory in his strength ('''ואל יתהלל הגבור בגבורתו'''); Let not the rich man glory in his riches ('''אל יתהלל עשיר בעשרו''').  But only in this should one glory: In his earnest devotion to Me.  For I the Lord act with kindness, justice, and equity in the world; For in these I delight —declares the Lord.<ref>Jeremiah 9:22–23, JPS translation</ref>}}

The text has been published according to a manuscript at Munich by [A. Jellinek](/source/A._Jellinek),<ref>''B. H.'' vi. 106-108</ref> and according to a manuscript from [Yemen](/source/Yemen) by [Grünhut](/source/Gr%C3%BCnhut),<ref>''Sefer ha-Liḳḳuṭim,'' i. 21 et seq.</ref> with valuable references to sources and parallels. The story of Solomon may be compared the passage cited in Jellinek;<ref>l.c. ii. 86 et seq., from the ''[Emeḳ ha-Melek](/source/Eme%E1%B8%B3_ha-Melek)''</ref> the history of David is similar to the midrash of [Goliath](/source/Goliath);<ref>ib. iv. 140 et seq.</ref> and that of [Korach](/source/Korah) to the passage in the [Midrash Tehillim](/source/Midrash_Tehillim).<ref>ed. [S. Buber](/source/S._Buber) on Psalms 1:15</ref>

==References==
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{{JewishEncyclopedia|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=593&letter=M&search=Al%20Yithallel#1955|title=Smaller Midrashim}}
=== Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography ===
*[A. Jellinek](/source/A._Jellinek), B. H. iv., p. xiii.; vi., pp. xxvi. et seq.

Category:Smaller midrashim

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