Grew Upon the Knees of...

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Grew Upon the Knees of...

Grew Upon the Knees of...

Figuratively: to be raised, educated, or nurtured under the influence or protection of...

("And she said, 'Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also build upon her'" (Genesis 30:3). Likewise: "And there is no doubt that Reuben's claim was foolish to say the two sons shall die, for how could it be that Jacob would kill his two sons who grew upon his knees" (Abravanel on Genesis 42:25). And also: "The heads of the yeshivas who are upon their knees raise up the children of the poor from whom the Torah will emerge; they too partake of the fruits of their deeds in this world" (Berdyczewski, Writings II, 141).)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גָּדַל עַל בִּרְכֵּי ה...

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִתְחַנֵּךְ אֵצֶל..., חֻנַּךְ תַּחַת הַשְׁפָּעָה אוֹ חָסוּת שֶׁל...

("וַתֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה אֲמָתִי בִלְהָה בֹּא אֵלֶיהָ וְתֵלֵד עַל בִּרְכַּי וְאִבָּנֶה גַם אָנֹכִי מִמֶּנָּה"- בְּרֵאשִׁית ל ג, וְכֵן:"וְאֵין סָפֵק שֶׁטָּעֲנָה שֶׁל שְׁטוּת הָיְתָה שֶׁל רְאוּבֵן לוֹמַר אֶת שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי תָּמוּת כִּי אֵיךְ יִתָּכֵן שֶׁיַּעֲקֹב יַמִּית אֶת שְׁנֵי בָּנָיו אֲשֶׁר גָּדַל עַל בִּרְכָּיו"- אַבְּרָבַנְאֵל בְּרֵאשִׁית מב כֹּה, וְכֵן:"גַּם רָאשֵׁי הַיְּשִׁיבוֹת אֲשֶׁר עַל בִּרְכֵּיהֶם מִתְגַּדְּלִים אוֹתָם בְּנֵי הָעֲנִיִּים שֶׁמֵּהֶם תֵּצֵא תּוֹרָה, גַּם הֵם אוֹכְלִים פֵּרוֹת מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם בְּהַאי עָלְמָא"- בֶּרְדִּיצֶ'בְסְקִי/ כְּתָבִים, ב, 141)

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