Genesis 32:4 And he commanded אתם them saying, This is what you will say to my master Esau; Your servant Jacob said this, I have lived with Laban and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen and donkeys, flocks and menservants and female servants: and I have sent to tell my master, that I may find grace in …
VAYETZE (and he went out)
Genesis 28:10 Jacob went out from Beer-sheba and went toward Haran (burning anger). C-MATS Question: Where did Jacob go before he went to Haran? Aware of the challenges awaiting him in Haran, Jacob realized that he needed to prepare himself spiritually before going there. He therefore returned to the academy of Ever in Salem (Shem had already died by then), …
TOLDOT (generations)
Genesis 25:19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham gave birth to את־ Isaac. C-MATS Question: Why does the Torah stress that Isaac was the son of Abraham? The Torah stresses that Abraham and Isaac were father and son. The cynics of that generation had been saying that Sarah must have become pregnant by Abimelech, since she …
CHAYEI SARAH (life of Sarah)
Genesis 23:1 And Sarah was 127 years old: these are the years of the life of Sarah. 2 Sarah died in Kirjath-arba (city of four giants); also known asHebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. C-MATS Question: Why do the scriptures concerning the sacrifice of Isaac and the death …
VAYERA (and he appeared)
Genesis 18:1 And יהוה appeared to him in the plains of Mamre (vigor/lusty): and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day (healing from his circumcision). C-MATS Question: Who came to Abraham first? And יהוה appeared to him (in spirit) in the plains of Mamre. C-MATS Question: Why did יהוה come to visit Abraham? It was …