Many people look at Abraham’s life as a model of faith. After all, this is the man about whom it is recorded, “And he had faith in Hashem, and He accounted it to him as righteousness” (Genesis 15:8). Abraham is also praised as the paragon of obedience and submission to the will of G-d, not even withholding his only son from the altar when G-d asked him to offer him up.
And yet, there are incidents in his life which seem to contradict such an image of perfect faith and obedience…
Many people look at Abraham’s life as a model of faith. After all, this is the man about whom it is recorded, “And he had faith in Hashem, and He accounted it to him as righteousness” (Genesis 15:8). Abraham is also praised as the paragon of obedience and submission to the will of G-d, not even withholding his only son from the altar when G-d asked him to offer him up.
And yet, there are incidents in his life which seem to contradict such an image of perfect faith and obedience…
Perhaps none of our nation's founding fathers have been so misunderstood as Jacob. Of all the Patriarchs, he is by far the most disliked, scorned and even hated. After all, didn't he trick his brother out of his birthright, deceive his father into giving him a blessing, and cheat his uncle to get his flocks? Or did he do any of those things after all?
When Jewish commentators say that Jacob was a man of Truth, and they call him the "Unblemished One", are they wrong or are they in agreement with the Bible? In this chapter, we go through the events of Jacob's early life carefully to find out the truth…
Perhaps none of our nation's founding fathers have been so misunderstood as Jacob. Of all the Patriarchs, he is by far the most disliked, scorned and even hated. After all, didn't he trick his brother out of his birthright, deceive his father into giving him a blessing, and cheat his uncle to get his flocks? Or did he do any of those things after all?
When Jewish commentators say that Jacob was a man of Truth, and they call him the "Unblemished One", are they wrong or are they in agreement with the Bible? In this chapter, we go through the events of Jacob's early life carefully to find out the truth…
Having followed Jacob through his receiving of the Abrahamic birthright and the associated blessings, we now turn to his years of exile: his sojourn in the country of Aram with his uncle Laban. How well did Jacob succeed in matching wits with the master schemer?
In this chapter, we find out the answers to this and other questions, ranging from Jacob's breeding methods to his wrestling with an angel and his reunion with Esau…
Having followed Jacob through his receiving of the Abrahamic birthright and the associated blessings, we now turn to his years of exile: his sojourn in the country of Aram with his uncle Laban. How well did Jacob succeed in matching wits with the master schemer?
In this chapter, we find out the answers to this and other questions, ranging from Jacob's breeding methods to his wrestling with an angel and his reunion with Esau…
Many people look at Abraham’s life as a model of faith. After all, this is the man about whom it is recorded, “And he had faith in Hashem, and He accounted it to him as righteousness” (Genesis 15:8). Abraham is also praised as the paragon of obedience and submission to the will of G-d, not even withholding his only son from the altar when G-d asked him to offer him up.
And yet, there are incidents in his life which seem to contradict such an image of perfect faith and obedience…
Many people look at Abraham’s life as a model of faith. After all, this is the man about whom it is recorded, “And he had faith in Hashem, and He accounted it to him as righteousness” (Genesis 15:8). Abraham is also praised as the paragon of obedience and submission to the will of G-d, not even withholding his only son from the altar when G-d asked him to offer him up.
And yet, there are incidents in his life which seem to contradict such an image of perfect faith and obedience…
Perhaps none of our nation's founding fathers have been so misunderstood as Jacob. Of all the Patriarchs, he is by far the most disliked, scorned and even hated. After all, didn't he trick his brother out of his birthright, deceive his father into giving him a blessing, and cheat his uncle to get his flocks? Or did he do any of those things after all?
When Jewish commentators say that Jacob was a man of Truth, and they call him the "Unblemished One", are they wrong or are they in agreement with the Bible? In this chapter, we go through the events of Jacob's early life carefully to find out the truth…
Perhaps none of our nation's founding fathers have been so misunderstood as Jacob. Of all the Patriarchs, he is by far the most disliked, scorned and even hated. After all, didn't he trick his brother out of his birthright, deceive his father into giving him a blessing, and cheat his uncle to get his flocks? Or did he do any of those things after all?
When Jewish commentators say that Jacob was a man of Truth, and they call him the "Unblemished One", are they wrong or are they in agreement with the Bible? In this chapter, we go through the events of Jacob's early life carefully to find out the truth…
Having followed Jacob through his receiving of the Abrahamic birthright and the associated blessings, we now turn to his years of exile: his sojourn in the country of Aram with his uncle Laban. How well did Jacob succeed in matching wits with the master schemer?
In this chapter, we find out the answers to this and other questions, ranging from Jacob's breeding methods to his wrestling with an angel and his reunion with Esau…
Having followed Jacob through his receiving of the Abrahamic birthright and the associated blessings, we now turn to his years of exile: his sojourn in the country of Aram with his uncle Laban. How well did Jacob succeed in matching wits with the master schemer?
In this chapter, we find out the answers to this and other questions, ranging from Jacob's breeding methods to his wrestling with an angel and his reunion with Esau…
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