Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish
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| + | Rabbi Yochanan was bathing in the Jorden River. Resh Lakish saw him and took a mighty leap after him. Rabbi Yochanan pointed out to him that with such strength he could become a great Torah scholar and promised him his sister if he would repent. Resh Lakish agreed to repent but at that moment already began loosing his great physical strength so much that he was unable to jump up as he had done minutes before, due to his new commitment to the Torah. | ||
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Resh Lakish was a leading first generation Eretz Yisroel Amora and a student-friend as well as a brother-in-law to Rabbi Yochanan, together leading the Yeshiva of Tiberias. Origionaly a bandit, Resh Lakish repented at the urging of Rabbi Yochanan and became a great sage.
Bandit
Rabbi Yochanan was bathing in the Jorden River. Resh Lakish saw him and took a mighty leap after him. Rabbi Yochanan pointed out to him that with such strength he could become a great Torah scholar and promised him his sister if he would repent. Resh Lakish agreed to repent but at that moment already began loosing his great physical strength so much that he was unable to jump up as he had done minutes before, due to his new commitment to the Torah.