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.

Haran and the Origins of the World

Book of Jasher Jasher 9

It’s a question that’s led many a curious mind to explore texts outside the Torah itself. Today, let's dive into Chapter 9 of the Book of Jasher, a fascinating, albeit non-canonica...

CreationHeavenNoah & FloodTorah

Marriage of Terah

Book of Jasher Jasher 13

The Book of Jasher, an ancient Hebrew text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), fills in some fascinating details. So, Terah, Avram's father, takes Avra...

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Avot DeRabbi Natan 13

Midrash Aggadah Avot DeRabbi Natan 13

SHAMMAI SAID: MAKE YOUR STUDY OF THE TORAH A FIXED HABIT; SAY LITTLE AND DO MUCH; AND RECEIVE ALL MEN WITH A CHEERFUL COUNTENANCE. MAKE YOUR STUDY OF THE TORAH A FIXED HABIT. What ...

Targum Jonathan on Genesis 12

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 12

AND the Lord said to Abram, Go thou from thy land; separate thyself from thy kindred; go forth from the house of thy father; go into the land which I will show thee. And I will mak...

Targum Jonathan on Genesis 13

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 13

And Abram went up from Mizraim, he and his wife (and) all that he had; and Lot with him, to go to the south. And Abram had become very strong in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And...

Targum Jonathan on Genesis 16

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 16

But Sara, the wife of Abram, had not borne to him. But he had a handmaid, a Mizreitha, and her name was Hagar, a daughter of Pharoh, whom he gave to him as a handmaid at the time t...

Targum Jonathan on Genesis 17

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 17

And Abram was the son of ninety and nine years, and the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am El Shadai; serve before Me and be perfect (shelim) in thy flesh. And I will se...

Targum Jonathan on Genesis 19

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 19

Two angels came to Sedom at the evening; and Lot sat in the gate of Sedom. And Lot saw, and rose up to meet them from the gate of the tabernacle. And he bowed his face to the groun...

Targum Jonathan on Genesis 21

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 21

And the Lord remembered Sarah according to that which He had said to her; and the Lord wrought a miracle for Sarah like to that for which Abraham had spoken in prayer for Abimelek....