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The pillars (amudei) of the earth: The pedestals of the world. And likewise (Joshua 7:23), "and he planted them (yaamidum) before the Lord." And the pillars of the earth are the righteous ones. For the world is preserved in their merit. And likewise, it says (Proverbs 10:25), "the righteous one is a foundation of the world." Or its explanation is in the way of (Deuteronomy 33:27), "under the everlasting forearms" - meaning to say, He is the preservation of the world and its support…

Radak on I Samuel 2:8:2

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