Why Terah's Name Is Doubled and Abraham's Father Repented

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 15:1

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

What is written above concerning this matter? "And the LORD saw that he had turned aside to look, and God called to him from the midst of the bush and said: Moses, Moses" (Exodus 3:4). Rabbi Abba bar Kahana said: Everyone whose name is doubled has a share in two worlds. And Abraham our father did not die until he was brought the good tidings of the deed of Terah his father, that he had repented, as it is said: "And you shall come to your fathers in peace" (Genesis 15:15). He said to Him: With all that I have accumulated of good deeds, am I going to my fathers? At that moment the Holy One, blessed be He, brought him good tidings and said to him: By your life, your father has repented; therefore his name is doubled — Terah, Terah.

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RepentanceWorld To Come

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