Tag: Parashat Toldot

Studies on Parashat Toldot, covering Genesis 25:19-28:9.

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

Post author By Richard
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

Appointments With God Chanukah Discussions

Chanukah celebrates 6 dedicated women

Post author By Daniel
Post date November 27, 2010
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Chanukah celebrates 6 women of faith: Sarah, Rivka, Raqel, Channah, Elisheva and Miriam

What do the following six important women in the Bible have in common? How did their experiences shape the future of the people of God?

Tags 1st Samuel 02, Chanukah, Elizabeth/Elisheva, Genesis 21, Genesis 25, Genesis 30, Hannah, Luke 02, Luke 1, Miriam - mother of Yeshua, Parashat Chayei Sarah, Parashat Toldot, Parashat Vayera, Parashat Vayetze, Rachel, Rebecca/Rivkah, Sarai/Sarah

Discussions Torah

Lying for lentils and how to inherit the blessings of God (Genesis 25–26)

Post author By Richard
Post date July 18, 2009

A graphic with a green background featuring a man in a thoughtful pose, wearing a straw hat and a green button-up shirt. The text on the graphic reads: "Food for Thought: Lying for Lentils" in yellow and white cursive font, with "Genesis 25-26" highlighted in yellow. A subtle watermark at the bottom right corner reads "hallel.info."

After Sarah’s death Abraham had other children as well and we learn how his estate was divided up between his heirs. We also learn how Yiskhak (Isaac) deals with his status as a wealthy patriarch in a hostile land and how his two sons start fighting over Yiskhak’s estate before they are born and continue fighting over it when they are adults. The fight appears to end with Esau “despising” his birthright. But does this really end the dispute?

Tags Abram/Abraham, birthright, Esau, Genesis, Genesis 25, Genesis 26, Isaac/Yitskhak, Jacob, Parashat Chayei Sarah, Parashat Toldot, Rebecca, Sarai/Sarah

Appointments With God Firstfruits Pentecost/Shavuot

You want to be one of God’s firstfruits

Post author By Daniel
Post date June 7, 2008

Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) is called the firstfruits of the resurrection (1st Cor. 15:20), and why are we called firstfruits of creation (James 1:18)? Pentecost originally was a celebration of the firstfruits of the wheat harvest and followed 50 days after the celebration of the firstfruits of the barley harvest. What is God teaching here about Yeshua and us?