"God knew where he was, but he asked so as to start a conversation with Adam and avoid startling him too much to reply."
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Commenting on Gen. 3:9; why should an omniscient God ask "Where are you?"
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Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak; 1040β1105) was a French Rabbi. His commentaries on the Bible and Talmud are still widely read today.
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