Tag: Parashat Chayei Sarah

This Torah portion, meaning “life of Sarah,” covers Genesis 23-25.

Death of Abraham, prophecy of Rivkah’s warring children and connections to Creation and the Flood (Genesis 25)

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Post date May 11, 2013
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What is the connection between this account of the death of Abraham and the prophecy of warring children in the womb of Rivkah (Rebecca) and the accounts of Creation and of the Flood?

Tags Abram/Abraham, creation, Flood, Genesis, Genesis 25, Noah, Parashat Chayei Sarah, Parashat Toldot, prophecy, Rebecca/Rivkah

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When Yitzkhak met Rivkah (Genesis 24)

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Post date May 4, 2013
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God had a wife in mind for Yitzkhak. Although the servant Abraham sent to find her didn’t know who she was or whether she would respond to the call, God knew who He had chosen, and Abraham had faith that God would send His angel ahead of the servant.

Tags 'aseer - ten/tithe - Strong' H6235, Abram/Abraham, Genesis, Genesis 24, Isaac/Yitskhak, Parashat Chayei Sarah, Rebecca/Rivkah

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Luke 16:19-31: God vs. stuff, round 2: Rich man vs. Lazar vs. Moshe and Prophets vs. wealth

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Post date April 27, 2013
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The overall theme of Luke 16 is how we are to use material wealth. Is Luke 16:19–31, known as “the rich man and Lazarus,” a travelogue of hell or a parable related to wealth?

Tags cave of Machpelah, Gehenna - Strong's G1067, Gospel of Luke, hell/Hades/Gehenna, immortality of the soul, Luke 16, materialism, paradise, Parashat Chayei Sarah, Peter, rich man and Lazarus, She'ol - grave/underworld - Strong's H7585, soul sleep/conditional immortality/annihilationism, wealth

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Abraham: An example of hope and trust in God, part 2

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Post date April 27, 2013
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A digital graphic features a man in traditional Middle Eastern attire sitting on the desert sand at sunset, gazing at the starry sky. A palm tree stands to his right, silhouetted against the twilight. The Milky Way stretches across the sky. Overlaying the image is text in large, bold, blue-gray font that reads: "Abraham: An example of hope and trust in God part 2" with "Genesis 17-23" below it. The scene evokes a sense of reflection and faith.

This is a review of 11 examples of Abraham’s faith in God in Genesis 17-23. It culminates in his trusting God to resurrect the son of the promise, Yitskhak (Isaac), and in buying property in the Land to bury those also trusting in God to resurrect them.

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Genesis 23: Abraham buys grave cave from Hittites to bury Sarah

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Post date April 13, 2013
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This chapter sounds like a drawn-out real estate transaction, but it shows two things: Abraham was so important that Hittites, people of a major international power at the time, had great respect for him. Abraham’s first title to land in Canaan was to bury Sarah, who was very significant as the mother of the promised son by way of God, Yitskhak.