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Today, let's dive into one of those fascinating threads, starting with a verse about Abraham and a tithe. Our journey begins in Genesis 14:20: “And blessed is God, the Most High, w...
We're looking at Bereshit Rabbah 44 here, and the central question revolves around God's promise to Abraham: "Fear not, Abram, I am a shield for you; your reward is very great" (Ge...
Abraham, our patriarch, knew that feeling. In Genesis 15:2, he cries out, "My Lord God, what will You give me, seeing that I go childless, and the one who has charge of my house is...
We often think of them as paragons of faith, figures of unwavering strength. But what about their doubts, their fears about the future? The ancient rabbis, in their beautiful and i...
As we find in Genesis 15:3, Abraham cries out, "Behold, to me You have not given offspring, and a member of my household is my heir." He's pouring out his heart, expressing his dee...
The verse reads, "Behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying: This man will not inherit you; rather, one who shall emerge from your loins, he will inherit you." It’s a pretty...
It all starts with God promising Abraham countless descendants: "Look now to the heavens, and count the stars, if you can count them… So will your offspring be." But it's the phras...
We find this powerful verse in Genesis 15:7, where God says to Abraham, "I am the Lord who took you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it." It seems simpl...
The Torah uses powerful imagery to describe just such a feeling in Genesis 15:11: “Birds of prey descended upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.” But what does it really m...
