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That’s the situation Abraham found himself in, according to rabbinic tradition. The story goes that God, observing the rampant wickedness in Sodom, Gomorrah, and the surrounding ci...
The story of Hagar and her son Ishmael, wandering in the desert, touches on that very human struggle. According to Legends of the Jews, Sarah, in a moment of jealousy, cast an "evi...
He’s about to have a serious conversation. Picture this: the binding of Isaac, the Akedah. The ultimate test of faith. Abraham, after being asked to sacrifice his beloved son, is n...
It's more than just a tradition; it's a direct line back to one of the most pivotal moments in our history, the Akeidah, the Binding of Isaac. The story goes that after Abraham pro...
Jewish tradition explores that very edge of human emotion in the story of Sarah, Abraham’s wife, after the near-sacrifice of Isaac. It’s a tale found in Ginzberg's Legends of the J...
Well, according to Legends of the Jews, a year after Sarah's death, Abimelech also passed away, at the ripe old age of one hundred and ninety-three! Can you imagine living that lon...
It’s a poignant moment, and the Torah is silent about Isaac's immediate reaction. But Jewish tradition, ever eager to fill in the gaps, gives us a fascinating glimpse into what mig...
Jewish tradition certainly has something to say about that, especially when it comes to the story of Abraham and his monumental tests of faith. to Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collec...
The story of Lot, Abraham's nephew, is a powerful example of this very idea. We find a fascinating, if somewhat harsh, interpretation of Lot's choices in Bereshit Rabbah 52, a coll...
