Avraham was a proclaimer of G-d and received more than once ‘signs’ from G-d,
Yitzhak – converted the Gentiles to the true faith, both are one in Him!!!!
The Book of Being
Weekly chapter: Hayei Sarah #5
And at one hundred and twenty-seven years of age, Sarah was as beautiful as if she had been twenty,
and sinless, as if she were only seven years old.
But her hour was come, Sarah passed away, and Abraham became sad,
Abraham bought land for 400 pieces of silver and buried Sarah, fulfilling his vow.
Life is given to people to do a certain amount of good.
Actions also illuminate the life of man from the day of his birth,
The time of fulfilment of the commandments is the quintessence of the essence of being!
The influence of Sarah’s holiness on people will be felt for many generations to come…
G-d challenged Avraham to marry off his son Yitzhak in a proper manner,
Avraham sent a servant to look for a bride for his son to Haran, to his brother,
The servant found a bride for Yitzhak successfully, as it happens when G-d provides,
And as a consolation to Yitzhak for the death of his mother, Rivka became his favourite wife.
It’s about the marriage between Yitzhak and Rivka,
And it teaches an important and instructive lesson to all Jews, and not only.
It’s very important to choose a life partner,
The consequences of making a mistake here are extremely high.
Abraham married a maid, and she bore him sons,
Not seeing any worthy among them, Abraham gives them a share and removes them from the house.
These sons became the ancestors of the nations of different branches,
But Avraham declares Yitzhak his sole heir.
G-d blessed Yitzhak and His promises to Avraham,
for Yitzhak and his descendants He preserved and extended.
Avraham died at the age of one hundred and seventy-five and after the rite of parting,
He rested in peace in the cave of Machpelah in Hebron beside his wife Sarah.
The Book of Being
Weekly Chapter: Toldot No. 6
Yitzchak married Rivka and only twenty years later G-d gave them sons,
Rivka had a vision that she was having twins – the progenitors of the two nations are at enmity.
The elder son Esav was Yitzhak’s favourite, the younger son Yaakov was the mother’s favourite,
But a choice had to be made, the people of Israel needed a single leader.
Esav grew up to be a ‘skilful hunter’ and a skilful farmer,
Ya’akov, ‘a man of integrity’, devoted all his time to study in the tents.
According to the law of the time, Esav was the owner of the primogeniture status,
But G-d saw fit to make Yaakov the heir apparent.
When Esav was hungry, he sold his primogeniture to Yaakov for a pot of lentil soup,
Rivka put her husband’s vigilance to sleep, and Yitzhak blessed Yaakov for his dominion.
Esau, having learnt, was grieved and did not recognise his younger brother’s superiority over him,
Yaakov, avoiding his brother’s revenge, left home and went to Haran to Rivka’s brother.
All Yitzchak could do for the weeping Esav was to bless him,
That the eldest son would live by his sword and every time,
Yaakov would lose his father’s favour before Esav,
Esav’s anger at his younger brother Ya’akov over the loss of his birthright never abated.
The Book of Being
Weekly chapter: Vaetze #7
On his way to Haran, Ya’akov stopped for the night at one place,
G-d appeared to him and promised his descendants the land on which he was reclining.
Ya’akov set up a stone as an altar and monument and vowed,
To erect on this place G-d’s House, the Temple, a pedestal for G-d.
Rivka’s brother Lavan gave away his daughters to Yaakov: Leah and Rachel, the ‘reward’ from his uncle.