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Genesis – TP #4.1 – God Visits Abraham, part 2

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After telling Abraham and Sarah that they would be parents in one year, God turns to leave and contemplates whether to tell Abraham what He is about to do to Sodom and Gomorrah. Other than the fact that Lot lives in Sodom, why should God inform Abraham about the judgment to come? It may have more to do than just with Abraham’s nephew Lot.

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Genesis – TP #4.1 – God Visits Abraham, part 1

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Three men visit Abraham in the middle of the day. Abraham immediately recognizes one of them as Lord. Does Abraham believe that God is standing before him? Either way, Abraham ran to bow down to the one he called Lord and called himself a servant.

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Genesis – TP #4 – Vayera Summary

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This Torah Portion is filled with some well-known stories. It begins with Abraham negotiating with God to spare Sodom for the sake of the righteous. Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed anyway, and Lot and his daughters escape to the mountains. This portion also contains the story of the second time Abraham tells Sarah to say she is his sister and the birth of Isaac. Hagar and Ishmael are sent away from Abraham’s house and the portion ends with the story of the sacrifice of Isaac. That’s a lot crammed in five chapters.

Most of these stories are so recognizable that there is no need to summarize them here. Let’s just jump into each section.

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