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====Maker of Converts==== | ====Maker of Converts==== | ||
− | Avrahom would spend a lot of effort to create converts and spread the Holy Faith in the world, specifically the youth.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4">Chayi Mohran 395:4</ref> Males converts were converted by Avrahom and the females were converted by Sarah.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:5"/> Avrahom underwent a lot of suffering and opposition due to his efforts to bring other close to Hashem.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> When Avrahom would enter a city he would run throughout the city and yell 'Hey, Hey, Givald', causing all the people to chase him as they would a madman. Once he had their attention he would turn around and start lengthy debates with them how they were all greatly mistaken. Avrahom was a great expert in the theory and logic of ancient idolatry and knew all their faults. He would show and prove to them their mistakes and he would reveal to them the Holy True Faith. Out of the crowds some of the youth would start following him.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> Avrahom would only try to bring close the youth as the older people were already entrenched in their mistakes and it was hard to revert them from their ways.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> Avrahom and who followed him would go from city to city<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> The fathers of these youth and their wives would wage controversy on them, saying they had fallen to a path of evil path and become apostates. They would greatly distance them, until some of the youth reverted to their former ways due to the suffering they experienced from their home, father-in-law, wife, etc.. Yet some of the youth remained with Avrahom.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> Avrahom authored thousands of books to publicize Holiness.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> | + | Avrahom would spend a lot of effort to create converts and spread the Holy Faith in the world,specifically the youth.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4">Chayi Mohran 395:4</ref> Males converts were converted by Avrahom and the females were converted by Sarah.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:5"/> Avrahom underwent a lot of suffering and opposition due to his efforts to bring other close to Hashem.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> When Avrahom would enter a city he would run throughout the city and yell 'Hey, Hey, Givald', causing all the people to chase him as they would a madman. Once he had their attention he would turn around and start lengthy debates with them how they were all greatly mistaken. Avrahom was a great expert in the theory and logic of ancient idolatry and knew all their faults. He would show and prove to them their mistakes and he would reveal to them the Holy True Faith. Out of the crowds some of the youth would start following him.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> Avrahom would only try to bring close the youth as the older people were already entrenched in their mistakes and it was hard to revert them from their ways.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> Avrahom and who followed him would go from city to city<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> The fathers of these youth and their wives would wage controversy on them, saying they had fallen to a path of evil path and become apostates. They would greatly distance them, until some of the youth reverted to their former ways due to the suffering they experienced from their home, father-in-law, wife, etc.. Yet some of the youth remained with Avrahom.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> Avrahom authored thousands of books to publicize Holiness.<ref name="Chayi Mohran 395:4"/> |
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==War of the Four Kings== | ==War of the Four Kings== |