Creation

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Explore 3,389 Jewish texts related to the theme of Creation, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Marriage of Abraham and Please

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It's a story packed with subtle cues and divine hints, all swirling around a well in Aram Naharaim. The servant arrives and asks Rebecca for a sip of water: "Please allow me to sip...

Rebecca: Laban at the Dawn of Creation

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The story begins with Rebecca, who, upon meeting Eliezer at the well, "ran and told her mother’s household all about these matters" (Genesis 24:28). Now, Rabbi Yoḥanan makes an int...

Before the Fall and Abraham

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We find ourselves in Bereshit Rabbah 60, a treasure trove of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis, wrestling with just that. The verse in question, Genesis 24:33, descri...

Abraham and the Origins of the World

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The story unfolds in Genesis chapter 24. Abraham has tasked his most trusted servant (traditionally identified as Eliezer) with a monumental mission: to find a wife for his son, Is...

Rebecca: Isaac and the Origins of the World

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The story kicks off in Genesis 24:50-51, where Laban and Betuel, Rebecca's brother and father, respond to Abraham's servant's request for Rebecca's hand in marriage for Isaac. They...

Dawn of the World

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We often think of gold, jewels, maybe the perfect outfit. But what if the Torah suggests something far simpler? Let's turn to Genesis 24:53, the story of Abraham's servant securing...

Rebecca's Compassion

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We all know the story of Rebecca at the well, her kindness, and the divinely ordained meeting. But what about her family? Were they as thrilled about this match as we might think? ...

Isaac: Rebecca and the Origins of the World

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We pick up with Rebecca, about to leave her family to marry Isaac. Genesis 24:59 tells us, “They sent Rebecca their sister, and her nursemaid, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.” ...

Rebecca: Jacob at the Dawn of Creation

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to one such passage from Genesis, chapter 24, where we find Rebecca on her way to meet Isaac. The verse tells us, "Rebecca and her maids rose, and rode upon the camels, and followe...