Chumash Classes: Vayeira, Part 6: Avraham’s Second Descent to Egypt
Ch. 19, verse 1 – Ch. 20, verse 6: Avraham and Sarah go to Gerar, where he experiences another of his ten tests. Sarah is abducted by Avimelech the king of Gerar. The king is warned by Hashem to release her. His whole household is plagued because of her. The king releases her with lavish gifts. Avraham prays for him, and then he and his household are cured. Chapter 20 begins with Hsshem remembering Sarah and she gives birth to Yitzchok. Avraham who is one hundred years old, circumcises him on the eighth day of his birth and names him Yitzchok.
Marty Goodman gives Torah classes at the Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, MI. You can access more of his class on his website.
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