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Genesis – TP #4 – Vayera Summary

Posted on October 17, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #4 – Vayera Summary

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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Genesis – TP #3 – Lech Lecha Summary

Posted on October 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #3 – Lech Lecha Summary

Six chapters encompass this portion. It begins with Abram leaving Haran after his father dies and going to the land of Canaan. From there, he goes to Egypt during a famine and returns to the same place he left in Canaan. Abram and Lot separate ways and Lot settles around Sodom. Abram goes to battle against some kings that attacked Sodom, and afterward, we meet Melchizedek. God promises Abram a son but after many years, Sarai gives her handmaid Hagar to Abram to father a son through her. God changes Abram’s name to Abraham and makes a covenant with Abraham. Then circumcision is given as a sign of the covenant. Sarai’s name is changed to Sarah and she is promised that she will be the one to have the promised son.

As you can see, a lot happens in these six chapters. Rather than giving a snippet of each section, we’ll save that for the posts to come.

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Genesis – TP #2 – Noach Summary

Posted on October 3, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #2 – Noach Summary

This week’s portion is about six chapters, but it only has about three sections. Those sections are Noah’s calling, the Flood or Great Deluge, and Noah’s genealogy with the Table of Nations. That doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot to address. Many things are happening behind the scene from what we read in these six chapters. We may not even be able to chase all the rabbits down their holes in what we’ll find this week. Let’s look at a few things.

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Genesis – TP #1 – B’reisheet Summary

Posted on September 26, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #1 – B’reisheet Summary

Genesis 1:1 through 6:8 is only five chapters and a few verses, but there is so much packed into this first potion. It covers the creation, the fall, Cain and Abel, the genealogy of Adam down to Noah, and the mention of the Nephilim. We’ll go through all of that with the upcoming posts, with just a summary listed here.

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