Parashat Chayei Sarah, however, contains a shalshelet with a less obvious rationale. Eliezer, Abraham’s steward, is at the well, seeking a wife for his master’s son, Isaac.

He asks what fear motivated Abraham to command his servant Eliezer to go far away for a wife for Isaac, instead of looking among his neighbors, the daughters of Canaan.

Rabbi Eliezer taught that because Avram and Sarai had increased their family so much with the addition of all these converts, they were able to travel through the land of Canaan without fear.

Abraham had only one soldier, his faithful servant, Eliezer. Rashi’s proof? The gematriya (numerical value) of the word “Eliezer” is equal to three hundred and eighteen.

It is quite interesting to read the events which convince Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, that Rebecca is the right woman for his boss.

This week and next we’ll address what might be called “Abraham and the Child Problem.” We’ll see the human solution … and the divine one. We saw last week the central point of Abraham ...

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In parashat Hayei Sarah, the Torah recounts how Abraham began to worry about finding a suitable match for his son Isaac. To ensure a proper match, he entrusted his loyal servant Eliezer with the ...

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