Abraham's First and Last Tests Both Begin With Lech Lecha

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Lech Lecha 4:3

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

Another interpretation: "Go for yourself" (Lech Lecha). Rabbi Levi ben Hama [said]: The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: With your first test and your last test, I test you only with "Go for yourself" (Lech Lecha) — "Go for yourself from your land" (Genesis 12:1), and "and go for yourself to the land of Moriah" (Genesis 22:2).

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