Marriage of Isaac & Rebecca

Surrounded by a group of able-bodied men, Eliezer did not appear as a helpless, weary chap begging for a drink. And Rebecca was a young woman of nobility, not a poor servant girl accustomed to lugging water from wells . . .

“And Isaac went forth to pray in the field towards evening, and he lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, camels were approaching.” (Genesis 24:63) In the painting the solitary figure of Isaac stands immersed in prayer, integrated in the landscape which sur...

Something significant is being hinted at here, otherwise why mention, each time, exactly where the field is and who Abraham bought it from?

Why Avraham wanted Yitzchak to stay in the land of Kena’an, yet wanted Eliezer to find him a wife not from Kena’an.

The message in Eliezer’s prayer being answered so swiftly, even before he finished praying.

The shidduch between our patriarch Yitzchak and our matriarch Rivkah is the most detailed courtship in Torah. Find out what about Rivkah made her the perfect match and discover the greatness of Jewish women in the process.

Abraham’s famous servant looms large in the Bible with many virtuous qualities attributed to him in our sacred tradition. Yet, his master seems unable to trust him without administering a sacred oath. Why would such an outstandingly righteous person be so...