Some rabbinic commentators have also connected the name Nimrod with a Hebrew word meaning 'rebel'.

According to one rabbinic commentator, they were so overwhelmed by the divine voice that they could hear only the first two of the Ten Commandments.

Many traditional rabbinic commentators, however, such as Maimonides, view any such beliefs as verging on avodah zarah (idolatry).

Traditional meforshim (rabbinic commentators) hold that these descriptions, like all physical descriptions of God, are metaphorical or symbolic.

All the miraculous creations attributed to other rabbis of the Talmudic era are ascribed by rabbinic commentators to the use of the same book.

A literal interpretation of the biblical Creation story among classic rabbinic commentators is uncommon.

It provides background like biographies of the various rabbinic commentators and explanations of Talmudic concepts.

The biblical suppression of these practices was seen by some rabbinic commentators as having an ethical aspect.

Some classical rabbinic commentators, such as Abraham Ibn Ezra, Gersonides, and Maimonides, used many elements of contemporary biblical criticism, including their knowledge of history, science, and philology.

Rather, the introductions to their Tanach commentaries state the medieval rabbinic commentators or midrash compilations that the editors favor, and write an English language text in accord with these interpretations, thus "removing surface difficulties".