6: Biblical and Talmudic excerpts referenced in "The Brief Travels of Benjamin III."
Abramovitsh alludes to Biblical and Talmudic texts throughout The Brief Travels of Benjamin III.
Suggested Activity: Choose one of these excerpts and discuss how and why Abramovitsh uses these texts in the novella.
Sources: Bereshit Rabba, 10.6 and Job, I:1