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Genesis – TP #4.5 – The Birth of Isaac

Posted on October 20, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #4.5 – The Birth of Isaac

When God visited Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, He said that he would return in one year when Sarah had a son. Did you ever think of this as a physical manifestation of God like the year prior?

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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 #3.5 – Circumcision and The Promise

Posted on October 15, 2021 | Comments Off on Genesis – TP #3.5 – Circumcision and The Promise

Genesis 17:1,2 “Abram became ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am your God. Be pleasing in My presence and be blameless, 2and I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will increase you very much.”

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