Mekhilta ( arc, מְכִילְתָּא דְּרַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל

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/məˈχiltɑ/, "a collection of rules of interpretation"; corresponding to the

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' 'measure', 'rule'), is used to denote a compilation of

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in Judaism, attributed to or written by any of several authors. The Mekhilta include: * The

Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael The Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael ( arc, מְכִילְתָּא דְּרַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל IPA /məˈχiltɑ/, "a collection of rules of interpretation") is midrash halakha to the Book of Exodus. The Jewish Babylonian Aramaic title ' ...

, on the Book of Exodus * The

Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai The Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai (, ''Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shim'on ben Yoḥai'') is a Halakic midrash on Exodus from the school of Rabbi Akiva, attributed to Shimon ben Yochai. No midrash of this name is mentioned in Talmudic literature, bu ...

, on the Book of Exodus * The

Mekhilta le-Sefer Devarim The Mekhilta le-Sefer Devarim (Hebrew: מכילתא לספר דברים) is a halakhic midrash to Deuteronomy from the school of Rabbi Ishmael which is no longer extant. No midrash by this name is mentioned in Talmudic literature, nor do the medi ...

, on the Book of Deuteronomy

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