ב"ה
Abraham |
|
|
Only showing results in "Vayetze" | Show All
|
|
|
Sort by:
|
|
|
Abraham: (a) (1813-1638 BCE) The first of the three Patriarchs; the first Jew. He discovered G-d on his own and rejected the idolatry of his contemporaries. G-d commanded him to travel from his Mesopotamian homeland to Canaan, where He bequeathed the land to his descendants in the Covenant between the Parts. He successfully withstood ten tests with which G-d challenged him, including the Binding of Isaac incident. Husband of Sarah and Hagar, father of Ishmael and Isaac--his heir. (b) A common Jewish name.
Parshat Vayeitzei begins: "And Jacob went out of Be'er Sheba, and he went to Charan." Genesis 28:10. Keying on the fact that be’er sheba can mean “well of oath” or “well of seven,” the Midrash Bereishit Rabbah chapter 68 par. 7. tells us he left in order ...
| |