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.

Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 4

(Numb. 26:1-2:) “And it came to pass after the plague [that the Lord said unto Moses and unto Elazar ben Aaron the priest, saying,] ‘Take a census.’” Every time that they fell, the...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 6

"But with a lot, etc." (Numbers 26:55). This is [the meaning of] that which is stated (Proverbs 18:18), "The lot puts an end to strife." Since a sign was written for each and every...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 7

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 7

(Numb. 27:1:) “Then came forward the daughters of Zelophehad.” In that generation the women were fencing11On raising a fence about the Law, see Avot 1:1. that which the men were br...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 8

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 8

(Numb. 27:5:) “Moses brought their cause [before the Lord].” Some say that [God] made this become too hard for Moses, as there are righteous people that become [overly] proud in ma...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 9

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 9

Another interpretation (of Numb. 27:5), “Moses brought their cause [before the Lord]”: R. Simeon ben Laqish said, “Our master Moses knew this judgment, but they first came before c...

Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 14

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 14

"Command the Children of Israel" (Numbers 28:2). This is [the meaning of] that which was stated by the verse (Job 27:23), "The Omnipresent we have not found to be of great power"; ...

Midrash Tanchuma, Matot 7

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Matot 7

"And much cattle" (Numbers 32:1). This is [the meaning of] that which is stated by the verse (Ecclesiastes 10:2), "A wise man’s heart is to his right," that is Moshe; "but a fool’s...

Midrash Tanchuma, Masei 2

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Masei 2

"These are the journeys of the Children of Israel" (Numbers 33:1). This is what is stated in the verse (Psalms 77:21), "You led (nachita) Your people like a flock through Moshe and...

Midrash Tanchuma, Masei 3

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Masei 3

(Numb. 33:1:) “These are the stages of the Children of Israel.” [The matter] is comparable to a king whose son was ill.4Numb. R. 23:3. He brought him to a certain place to heal him...