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1. Mekilta De-Rabbi Shim'On: Halakic midrash on Exodus from the school of R. No midrash of this name is mentioned in Talmudic literature; but medieval authors refer to one which they call either "Mekilta de-R. Shim'on," or simply "Mekilta Aḥeret" = "another mekilta. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
2. Mekilta (Plural, Mekilata): The name "Mekilta," which corresponds to the Hebrew "middah" (= "measure," "rule"), was given to this midrash because the Scriptural comments and explanations of the Law which it contains are based on fixed rules of Scriptural exegesis ("middot"; comp. The halakic ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
3. Mekilta Le-Sefer Debarim: A halakic midrash to Deuteronomy from the school of Rabbi Ishmael. No midrash by this name is mentioned in Talmudic literature, nor do the medieval authors refer to such a work. Although Maimonides says in his introduction to the Yad ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]