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| − | Hashem to Avraham to leave his land, birthplace and father's house and travel the land that He would show him. Hashem did not reveal Eretz Yisroel as his destination, to make it dear in | + | Hashem to Avraham to leave his land, birthplace and father's house and travel the land that He would show him. Hashem did not reveal Eretz Yisroel as his destination, to make it dear in Avrahom's eyes<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:1"/> and to give him reward for every command.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:1"/> |
| − | Although | + | Although Avrahom had already left his land and birth place of Ur Casdim along with his father Terach,<ref>Berashis 11:31</ref>, he was now told to further distance himself from there<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:1"/> and to leave his father's new home in Charon.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:1"/> |
| − | Leaving was for his own benefit and good,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:1">Rashi Berashis 12:1</ref> | + | Leaving was for his own benefit and good,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:1">Rashi Berashis 12:1</ref> Hashem blessed<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:2">Rashi Berashis 12:2</ref> Avraham that there He would make him into a great nation as outside Eretz Yisroel he would not merit to have children.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:1"/> He would multiply despite the nature of travel is to diminishes procreation.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:2"/> Hashem would also make his name publicized in the world,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:1"/> despite that travel tends to diminish fame.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:2"/> Avrahom was also blessed with wealth to compensate the depletion of money caused by travel.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:2"/> Additionally the letter Heh was added to his name changing it from Avram (אַבְרָם) to Avrahom (אַבְרָהָם),<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:2"/> raising the numerical equivalents of 248, corresponding to the number of a person’s limbs.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 12:2"/> |
==War of the Four Kings== | ==War of the Four Kings== | ||
Revision as of 23:00, 4 November 2019
Parashat-Lech-Lecha
Leaving Charon
Hashem to Avraham to leave his land, birthplace and father's house and travel the land that He would show him. Hashem did not reveal Eretz Yisroel as his destination, to make it dear in Avrahom's eyes[1] and to give him reward for every command.[1]
Although Avrahom had already left his land and birth place of Ur Casdim along with his father Terach,[2], he was now told to further distance himself from there[1] and to leave his father's new home in Charon.[1]
Leaving was for his own benefit and good,[1] Hashem blessed[3] Avraham that there He would make him into a great nation as outside Eretz Yisroel he would not merit to have children.[1] He would multiply despite the nature of travel is to diminishes procreation.[3] Hashem would also make his name publicized in the world,[1] despite that travel tends to diminish fame.[3] Avrahom was also blessed with wealth to compensate the depletion of money caused by travel.[3] Additionally the letter Heh was added to his name changing it from Avram (אַבְרָם) to Avrahom (אַבְרָהָם),[3] raising the numerical equivalents of 248, corresponding to the number of a person’s limbs.[3]
War of the Four Kings
Before setting out with his followers to battle the Four Kings, Avraham encouraged his students to do Teshuva.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Rashi Berashis 12:1
- ^ Berashis 11:31
- ^ a b c d e f Rashi Berashis 12:2
- ^ Likutay Moharan I, Torah 11
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