Israel, The Land of

How much land does “400 silver shekels” buy?

Yes, Abraham will have a land. He will have countless children. But these things will not happen soon, or suddenly, or easily.

Question: So Sarah dies, Abraham needs to buy a burial plot for her, and he asks for a cave in a field belonging to Ephron the Hittite. What did Abraham know about that cave that he was willing to pay 400 shekels for it? Answer: Allow me to share some his...

When his wife Sarah passed away, Abraham was offered an incredible bargain: a free burial plot. Abraham's refusal to accept teaches us something about the worth of bargains...

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 ...

The Rebbe provides an interpretation of Rashi’s commentary that overturns nearly a thousand years of presumed understanding.

Abraham appreciated a simple yet sometimes difficult truth: if you want to make something truly yours, you must pay for it.

Why does Abraham say that he is a foreigner and a resident? What lesson can we take from his attitude?

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...

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.