Every time that you find in our books a tale, the reality of which seems impossible, a story that is repugnant to both reason and common sense, then be sure that the tale contains a profound allegory veiling a deeply mysterious truth ... and the greater the absurdity of the letter, the deeper the wisdom of spirit.
Whoever shall find out the true sense of the Book of Genesis ought to take care not to divulge it ... If a person should discover the true meaning of it by himself, or by the aid of another, then he ought to be silent, or if he speaks to speak of it obscurely, in an enigmatical manner, as I do myself ..
Rabbi Moses Maimonides
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