Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Covenant of Moses and Canaanites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:97

Like the challenges in front of you are just... too big? Well, imagine being a spy sent into enemy territory, and the enemy is a trio of giants. That's the situation the Israelites...

Moses in David's Court and Land

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:2

The Torah tells us even MOSES and AARON, the very leaders who led us out of Egypt, experienced that feeling. It all stems from the story of the spies, doesn't it? We read in Bamidb...

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Covenant of Moses and Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:8

We all know the story of the spies. The Israelites, poised to enter the Promised Land, get cold feet. "Let's send some scouts ahead," they suggest to Moses. But what was really goi...

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Abraham and Creation of Sodom

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 43:4

We all know the story: Lot gets captured, Abraham bravely rescues him, and then… what happens to the spoils? Genesis 14:16 tells us, "He returned all the goods, and also his brothe...

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Saga of Joseph and Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 90:6

One minute you're celebrating abundance, the next you're facing scarcity. The story of Joseph in Egypt gives us a powerful glimpse into this precarious balance, and the ancient rab...

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Enosh and the Ark of Egyptians

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 2:1

Take this passage from Kohelet Rabbah, a rabbinic commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet). It grapples with a pretty stark statement: "I praise the dead who are already de...

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Death of Eve and Egyptians

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 105:7

"His name is in their words." What a powerful opening! Rabbi Yudan bar Rabbi Simon suggests something quite striking: the plagues weren't just external events, but were written dir...

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Holy Spirit of Egypt

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 39:8

That was Joseph. We all know the story: Joseph, the favored son, sold into slavery, who rises through the ranks in Egypt. But have you ever stopped to consider just how remarkable ...

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Account of Abraham

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 12:1

We often think of it as a slow, gradual process. But what if I told you there's a story that credits Abraham with being the original agricultural innovator? It’s a fascinating idea...

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