Rashi (1040–1105) French rabbi and commentator
Commenting on Gen. 1:26; why does it say "Let us make man"?
Commentary on Genesis
“It would be absurd if we did not understand both angels and devils, since we invented them.”
— John Steinbeck, book East of Eden
Source: East of Eden
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