Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Avraham and Avimelech

Avraham goes out of Isreal (To Gerar) with his wife, Sarah. Avimelech’s servant’s take Sarah to wed Avimelech because Avraham had told them she was his sister. When Avimelech finds out she was Avraham’s wife. Avimelech is upset because Avraham almost made him sin. Avraham had never encountered anyone else that was moral and ethical, so when they travelled, he just assumed Avimelech was a bad person and didn’t stop to think ‘maybe there are other people that are moral and ethical’. Another opinion is that Avraham was testing Avimelech to see if he was a moral and ethical person. Avimelech meets Avraham, they make a treaty. Avraham probably teaches Avimelech about Hashem, causing him to become a better person.Avraham learns that there are other moral and ethical people in the world.

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