Parshat Vayera

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Three angels visit Abraham, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the birth of Isaac, and the Binding of Isaac (the Akedah). Genesis 18:1-22:24.

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayera 16

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayera 16

And the Lord remembered Sarah (Gen. 21:1). Scripture states elsewhere in reference to this verse: That confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth the counsel of His messeng...

Midrash Tanchuma, Chayei Sara 8

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Chayei Sara 8

And Abraham took another wife (Gen. 25:1). What is written previously concerning this matter? And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent (Gen. 24:67). You learn from this t...

Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 4

These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begot Isaac (Gen. 25:9). Scripture states elsewhere in allusion to this verse: Children’s children are the crown of old m...

Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 9

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 9

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old (Gen. 27:1). Scripture states elsewhere in reference to this verse: Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons, whom thou shalt make prin...

Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 14

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 14

A song of ascents. I will lift up mine eyes to the mountains (Ps. 121:1). Scripture alludes here to the verse Who art thou, O great mountain before. Zerubbabel? Thou shalt become a...

Midrash Tanchuma, Shemot 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Shemot 1

1:1). Scripture states (elsewhere in allusion to this verse): He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chastiseth him betimes (Prov. 13:24). Normally, if a ma...

Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 1

And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: “I am the Lord; and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob” (Exod. 6:2). May our masters teach us the punishment that is i...

Midrash Tanchuma, Beshalach 9

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Beshalach 9

And the children of Israel lifted up their eyes … and they were sore afraid (Exod. 14:10). They resorted to the practices of their fathers. It is written of Abraham: And he called ...

Midrash Tanchuma, Emor 12

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Emor 12

The bull was due to the merit of Abraham of whom it is stated (in Gen. 18:7), “Then Abraham ran unto the herd [...] (for a calf to feed his heavenly visitors).”59Lev. R. 17:9; PRK ...