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Turns out, even he had to deal with pushy neighbors and the occasional diplomatic dance. After a twenty-six-year stay in Philistine lands, Abraham moved near Hebron. Can you imagin...
Abraham found himself in a quandary. "How," he wondered aloud, "am I going to separate my son Isaac from his mother, Sarah?" It's a universal question, isn't it? How do we let go, ...
Take Abraham's journey to Mount Moriah, the place where he was commanded to sacrifice his son, Isaac. It’s a story we think we know, but let’s pull back the curtain a little. The T...
We know the story, of course. God's ultimate test, the binding of Isaac, the Akeidah. But what were their hearts truly saying? The Torah gives us a glimpse, but the Legends of the ...
Imagine Abraham, the patriarch, the man of unwavering faith, returning to Beer-sheba with Isaac after the binding – that earth-shattering test on Mount Moriah. But Sarah isn't ther...
The patriarch Abraham did. And the encounter, as you might imagine, was… intense. The story goes that Abraham was sitting under the oak of Mamre, a place of significance in Genesis...
That's precisely what unfolds in this remarkable story from Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg. The scene is Hebron, a city of immense significance in Jewish history, resti...
The story goes that these Jews were living under the thumb of a particularly cruel ruler. This lord of Hebron, as Ginzberg tells us in Legends of the Jews, was a real piece of work...
The Legends of the Jews, that incredible collection compiled by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, gives us a glimpse into the inner lives of the patriarchs and matriarchs. Isaac, blessed with ...
