| The aggadic commentary on the Talmud, which consists of stories and midrashim about the laws codified within, has long been valued as interpretation of scripture. |
| It also includes the words of the Talmud and the many Midrashim, all of which speak about the End of Days. |
| The other Tannaitic Midrashim, the Mekhilta de Rabbi Ishmael, Sipra and Sipre Numbers, are much more anthological in character, less tightly argued. |
| The Midrashim, however, go to great lengths to describe Serach as someone who was given extreme longevity for having done a single virtuous deed as a child. |
| There are various Midrashim that have the Hebrew letters vigorously competing for attention by calling out to God. |
