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irrationally.

The members of Dan’s tribe are blamed for treating the blasphemer
harshly. They should have conceded to his request. However, since they
did not display compassion, Hashem’s Name was ultimately disgraced.

Why does the Torah mention that the blasphemer’s father was an
Egyptian? After all, he was a Jew and had accepted the Torah together
with his brethren. This teaches us that whoever gets angry, behaves in
essence like the Egyptians, who denied Hashem.

Why does the Torah specify the name of his mother, Shelomit bat Divri,
after it already says that “the son of an Israelite woman went out.” It seems
redundant. Also, why was her name mentioned only in the following
pasuk and not immediately?
The name Shelomit bat Divri testifies to her essence. She would inquire
about everyone’s affairs, chatting freely with women and men alike.
Likewise, her son did not guard his tongue. At first, he is called “the son
of an Israelite woman,” hinting that she had the responsibility as a mother
to admonish her son and guide him on the proper path. However, since
she failed in her responsibility, the Torah then calls her by her full name,
indicating that her lack of modesty in speech was inherited by her son,
leading to his downfall.

“The son of an Israelite woman went out – and
he was the son of an Egyptian man – among the

Children of Israel; they contended in the camp,
the son of the Israelite woman and the Israelite