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Parshah Curiosities: Chayei Sarah
The Torah details the first plot of land Abraham purchases in the land of Israel, which was the Cave of Machpelah area in Chevron. Discover fascinating facts about this cave and its amazing background story.
Our Special Connection to Chevron
There are three places in the land of Israel that the nations of the world are compelled to admit belong to the Jews: the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron, The Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem, for all three were purchased outright. The ...
Parshah Chayei-Sarah
What did Abraham mean when he told the Hittites (Genesis 23:4) "I am a visitor and a resident among you"? Was he a visitor or was he a resident in the land? A lesson about the relationship between a Jew and the physical location where he or she is found.
If you ended up on the upper story, consider yourself lucky. If you find yourself on the lower level, consider yourself luckier.
Sara died in Kiryat Arba which is Chevron... Abraham came to eulogize Sara and bewail her. …Abraham buried Sara his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah… which is Chevron. (Genesis 23:2,19) In the Maarat Hamechpela cave in Chevron, (which comes from...
It is here in Hebron that the end of temporal life connects to the next world and eternity.
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