Wikipedia's first sentence called it “halakic midrash on exodus from the school of r”. Today it says “midrash halakha on the book of exodus from the school of rabbi akiva attributed to shimon bar yochai”.
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Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai ( Jewish Babylonian Aramaic : מכילתא דרבי שמעון בן יוחאי , romanized: Mǝkhilta dǝ-Rabbi Shimʿon ben Yoḥai ) is midrash halakha on the Book of Exodus from the school of Rabbi Akiva attributed to Shimon bar Yochai . No midrash of this name is mentioned in Talmudic literature, but Nachmanides (d.1270) refers to one which he calls either Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai , Mekhilta Achǝrita de-Rabbi Shimon , or simply Mekhilta Acheret . Todros ben Joseph Abulafia (d.1285) also refers to Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai .
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Halakhic Midrash Aggadic Midrash Targum v t e The Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon ( Hebrew : מכילתא דרבי שמעון בר יוחאי ) is a Halakic midrash on Exodus from the school of R. Akiba , the "Rabbi Shimon" in question being Shimon bar Yochai . No midrash of this name is mentioned in Talmudic literature, but medieval authors refer to one which they call either "Mekilta de-R. Shimon," or simply "Mekilta Aḥeret" = "another mekilta."
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Halakhic Midrash Aggadic Midrash Targum v t e The Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ( , Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yoḥai ) is a Halakic midrash on Exodus from the school of Rabbi Akiva , attributed to Shimon bar Yochai . No midrash of this name is mentioned in Talmudic literature, but medieval authors refer to one which they call either "Mekhilta de-R.
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Halakhic Midrash Aggadic Midrash Targum v t e The Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai ( ) is midrash halakha on Book of Exodus from the school of Rabbi Akiva attributed to Shimon bar Yochai .No midrash of this name is mentioned in Talmudic literature, but Nachmanides (d.1270) refers to one which he calls either Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai , Mekhilta Achǝrita de-Rabbi Shimon , or simply Mekhilta Acheret .Todros ben Joseph Abulafia (d.1285) also refers to Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai .
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halakic midrash on exodus from the school of r
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midrash halakha on the book of exodus from the school of rabbi akiva attributed to shimon bar yochai
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