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		<title>Ron at 11:11, 28 November 2008</title>
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 11:11, 28 November 2008&lt;/td&gt;
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		<title>Ron at 08:03, 21 November 2008</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l10&quot; &gt;Line 10:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 10:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|קשה להבין: הרי הוא גר בשלווה בכנען, והנו בן ברית עם ענר אשכול וממרא -- אם כן, סיבתו אינה עקב חשש לאיבה.  ואם מפני שתושבי הארץ עובדים עבודה זרה, הרי שכל משפחתו של אברהם עובדי עבודה זרה הם!}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|קשה להבין: הרי הוא גר בשלווה בכנען, והנו בן ברית עם ענר אשכול וממרא -- אם כן, סיבתו אינה עקב חשש לאיבה.  ואם מפני שתושבי הארץ עובדים עבודה זרה, הרי שכל משפחתו של אברהם עובדי עבודה זרה הם!}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|אלא שיודע שאם ייקח אישה לבנו מבין הכנעניים, יהיה קשה להוציאה מטעותה אל דת האמת, מפני שכל סביבתה עודבים את העבודה שמוכרת לה.  ואילו בת מארץ מולדתו לא תמצא חברות העובדות אותה עבודה שהיא מכירה, בארץ כנען, ויהיה קל יותר &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ללמדה את דרך &lt;/del&gt;האמת.}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|אלא שיודע שאם ייקח אישה לבנו מבין הכנעניים, יהיה קשה להוציאה מטעותה אל דת האמת, מפני שכל סביבתה עודבים את העבודה שמוכרת לה.  ואילו בת מארץ מולדתו לא תמצא חברות העובדות אותה עבודה שהיא מכירה, בארץ כנען, ויהיה קל יותר &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;להוליכה בדרך &lt;/ins&gt;האמת.}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|למה הוא דואג כל-כך לאישה הגונה לבנו?  המדרש מסביר: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;לא טוב {{hcite|p/pt/pt0102.htm#18|בראשית ב:יח}}: תני רבי יעקב &amp;#039;כל שאין לו אשה שרוי בלא טובה, בלא עזר, בלא שמחה, בלא ברכה, בלא כפרה&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[http://www.tsel.org/torah/midrashraba/breshit.html מדרש רבה בראשית יז:ב]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; -- וראה שאר המדרש שם. אברהם יודע שבנו יזדקק ל&amp;quot;עזר כנגדו&amp;quot;, ורק אישה הגונה תעזור לו כראוי.}}  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{heb|למה הוא דואג כל-כך לאישה הגונה לבנו?  המדרש מסביר: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;לא טוב {{hcite|p/pt/pt0102.htm#18|בראשית ב:יח}}: תני רבי יעקב &amp;#039;כל שאין לו אשה שרוי בלא טובה, בלא עזר, בלא שמחה, בלא ברכה, בלא כפרה&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[http://www.tsel.org/torah/midrashraba/breshit.html מדרש רבה בראשית יז:ב]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; -- וראה שאר המדרש שם. אברהם יודע שבנו יזדקק ל&amp;quot;עזר כנגדו&amp;quot;, ורק אישה הגונה תעזור לו כראוי.}}  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l21&quot; &gt;Line 21:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq| thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.  |p/pt/pt0124.htm#3|Gen 24:3,4}}  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq| thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.  |p/pt/pt0124.htm#3|Gen 24:3,4}}  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Abraham commands his servant Eliezer to find a wife for his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sone&lt;/del&gt;.  And he makes him swear an oath that he will find a wife &amp;#039;&amp;#039;specifically&amp;#039;&amp;#039; from the land of Abraham&amp;#039;s birth, and not among the women of the land of Canaan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Abraham commands his servant Eliezer to find a wife for his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;son&lt;/ins&gt;.  And he makes him swear an oath that he will find a wife &amp;#039;&amp;#039;specifically&amp;#039;&amp;#039; from the land of Abraham&amp;#039;s birth, and not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;from &lt;/ins&gt;among the women of the land of Canaan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is difficult to understand: Abraham lives in peace in Canaan, and indeed he has covenants with Aner, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eschol &lt;/del&gt;and Mamre -- so his reason cannot have anything to do with enmity.  And were it because the local residents are idolators, all of Abraham&amp;#039;s family are idolators!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is difficult to understand: Abraham lives in peace in Canaan, and indeed he has covenants with Aner, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Eshcol &lt;/ins&gt;and Mamre -- so his reason cannot have anything to do with enmity.  And were it because the local residents are idolators, all of Abraham&amp;#039;s family are idolators!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rather, he knows that if he takes a wife for his son from the Canaanites, it will be difficult to wean her away from idolatry and lead her to the true faith, because all her neighbors are idolators who worship in a way she is familiar.  Whereas a woman from Abrahams ancestral home will not find friends who worship the idols with which she is familiar, in Canaan, and so it will be much easier to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;teach &lt;/del&gt;her the right path.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rather, he knows that if he takes a wife for his son from the Canaanites, it will be difficult to wean her away from idolatry and lead her to the true faith, because all her neighbors are idolators who worship in a way she is familiar.  Whereas a woman from Abrahams ancestral home will not find friends who worship the idols with which she is familiar, in Canaan, and so it will be much easier to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lead &lt;/ins&gt;her &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on &lt;/ins&gt;the right path.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why does he worry so much about a proper wife for his son?  The midrash explains: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;It is not good {{hcite|p/pt/pt0102.htm#18|Gen 2:18}}: Rabbi Yaaqov taught, &amp;#039;Whoever does not have a wife, dwells without goodness, without help, without happiness, without blessing and without atonement&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[http://www.tsel.org/torah/midrashraba/breshit.html Midrash Rabba Bereshit 17:2]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; -- and see the rest of the midrash&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;there.  Abraham knows that his son will require a &amp;quot;helpmate&amp;quot;, and only a proper wife will help him as required.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why does he worry so much about a proper wife for his son?  The midrash explains: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;It is not good {{hcite|p/pt/pt0102.htm#18|Gen 2:18}}: Rabbi Yaaqov taught, &amp;#039;Whoever does not have a wife, dwells without goodness, without help, without happiness, without blessing and without atonement&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[http://www.tsel.org/torah/midrashraba/breshit.html Midrash Rabba Bereshit 17:2]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; -- and see the rest of the midrash there.  Abraham knows that his son will require a &amp;quot;helpmate&amp;quot;, and only a proper wife will help him as required.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;From here we learn how important a good and proper match is, and to what extent one must exert himself to find a &amp;quot;helpmate&amp;quot;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;From here we learn how important a good and proper match is, and to what extent one must exert himself to find a &amp;quot;helpmate&amp;quot;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Ron</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Ron at 07:59, 21 November 2008</title>
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		<updated>2008-11-21T07:59:13Z</updated>

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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l20&quot; &gt;Line 20:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq| thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.  |p/pt/pt0124.htm#3|Gen 24:3,4}}  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq| thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.  |p/pt/pt0124.htm#3|Gen 24:3,4}}  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Abraham commands his servant Eliezer to find a wife for his sone.  And he makes him swear an oath that he will find a wife &amp;#039;&amp;#039;specifically&amp;#039;&amp;#039; from the land of Abraham&amp;#039;s birth, and not among the women of the land of Canaan.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;It is difficult to understand: Abraham lives in peace in Canaan, and indeed he has covenants with Aner, Eschol and Mamre -- so his reason cannot have anything to do with enmity.  And were it because the local residents are idolators, all of Abraham&amp;#039;s family are idolators!&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Rather, he knows that if he takes a wife for his son from the Canaanites, it will be difficult to wean her away from idolatry and lead her to the true faith, because all her neighbors are idolators who worship in a way she is familiar.  Whereas a woman from Abrahams ancestral home will not find friends who worship the idols with which she is familiar, in Canaan, and so it will be much easier to teach her the right path.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Why does he worry so much about a proper wife for his son?  The midrash explains: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;It is not good {{hcite|p/pt/pt0102.htm#18|Gen 2:18}}: Rabbi Yaaqov taught, &amp;#039;Whoever does not have a wife, dwells without goodness, without help, without happiness, without blessing and without atonement&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[http://www.tsel.org/torah/midrashraba/breshit.html Midrash Rabba Bereshit 17:2]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; -- and see the rest of the midrash, there.  Abraham knows that his son will require a &amp;quot;helpmate&amp;quot;, and only a proper wife will help him as required.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;From here we learn how important a good and proper match is, and to what extent one must exert himself to find a &amp;quot;helpmate&amp;quot;.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{nav|Devar|Devar|Devar/5769/Vayera|Vayera||}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{nav|Devar|Devar|Devar/5769/Vayera|Vayera||}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{devar}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{devar}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Ron</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Ron at 07:47, 21 November 2008</title>
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		<updated>2008-11-21T07:47:54Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh| לֹא-תִקַּח אִשָּׁה, לִבְנִי, מִבְּנוֹת הַכְּנַעֲנִי, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּקִרְבּוֹ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; כִּי אֶל-אַרְצִי וְאֶל-מוֹלַדְתִּי, תֵּלֵךְ; וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה, לִבְנִי לְיִצְחָק |p/pt/pt0124.htm#3|בראשית כד:ג,ד}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh| לֹא-תִקַּח אִשָּׁה, לִבְנִי, מִבְּנוֹת הַכְּנַעֲנִי, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּקִרְבּוֹ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; כִּי אֶל-אַרְצִי וְאֶל-מוֹלַדְתִּי, תֵּלֵךְ; וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה, לִבְנִי לְיִצְחָק |p/pt/pt0124.htm#3|בראשית כד:ג,ד}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|אברמם מצווה את עבדו אליעזר לחפש אישה לבנו. ומשביע אותו לקחת אישה דווקא מארץ מולדתו של אברהם, ולא מבנות ארץ כנען. }}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|קשה להבין: הרי הוא גר בשלווה בכנען, והנו בן ברית עם ענר אשכול וממרא -- אם כן, סיבתו אינה עקב חשש לאיבה.  ואם מפני שתושבי הארץ עובדים עבודה זרה, הרי שכל משפחתו של אברהם עובדי עבודה זרה הם!}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|אלא שיודע שאם ייקח אישה לבנו מבין הכנעניים, יהיה קשה להוציאה מטעותה אל דת האמת, מפני שכל סביבתה עודבים את העבודה שמוכרת לה.  ואילו בת מארץ מולדתו לא תמצא חברות העובדות אותה עבודה שהיא מכירה, בארץ כנען, ויהיה קל יותר ללמדה את דרך האמת.}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|למה הוא דואג כל-כך לאישה הגונה לבנו?  המדרש מסביר: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;לא טוב {{hcite|p/pt/pt0102.htm#18|בראשית ב:יח}}: תני רבי יעקב &amp;#039;כל שאין לו אשה שרוי בלא טובה, בלא עזר, בלא שמחה, בלא ברכה, בלא כפרה&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[http://www.tsel.org/torah/midrashraba/breshit.html מדרש רבה בראשית יז:ב]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; -- וראה שאר המדרש שם. אברהם יודע שבנו יזדקק ל&amp;quot;עזר כנגדו&amp;quot;, ורק אישה הגונה תעזור לו כראוי.}} &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|מכאן רואים כמה חשוב שידוך טוב והגון, ועד כמה יש למתאמץ למצוא &amp;quot;עזר כנגדו&amp;quot;.}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Ron</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Ron at 06:13, 21 November 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;וַתֵּרֶא שָׂרָה אֶת&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;בֶּן-הָגָר הַמִּצְרִית&lt;/del&gt;, אֲשֶׁר&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;-יָלְדָה לְאַבְרָהָם -- מְצַחֵק&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;וַתֹּאמֶר, לְאַבְרָהָם, גָּרֵשׁ הָאָמָה הַזֹּאת, וְאֶת&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;בְּנָהּ:  כִּי לֹא יִירַשׁ בֶּן&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;הָאָמָה הַזֹּאת&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;עִם-בְּנִי עִם-יִצְחָק&lt;/del&gt;|p/pt/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt0121&lt;/del&gt;.htm#&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;9&lt;/del&gt;|בראשית &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;כא&lt;/del&gt;:&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ט&lt;/del&gt;,&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;י&lt;/del&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuqh| &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;לֹא&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;תִקַּח אִשָּׁה, לִבְנִי, מִבְּנוֹת הַכְּנַעֲנִי&lt;/ins&gt;, אֲשֶׁר &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּקִרְבּוֹ&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;כִּי אֶל&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;אַרְצִי וְאֶל&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;מוֹלַדְתִּי, תֵּלֵךְ; וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;לִבְנִי לְיִצְחָק &lt;/ins&gt;|p/pt/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt0124&lt;/ins&gt;.htm#&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3&lt;/ins&gt;|בראשית &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;כד&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ג&lt;/ins&gt;,&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ד&lt;/ins&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|שרה מכנה את ישמעאל &amp;quot;בן האמה הזאת&amp;quot; ולא כבנו של אברהם.  ובפסוק הבא, כתוב: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;וַיֵּרַע הַדָּבָר מְאֹד, בְּעֵינֵי אַבְרָהָם, עַל, אוֹדֹת בְּנוֹ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.  שרה מייחסת את ישמעאל רק להגר המצרית, אף על פי שהיא נתנה לאברהם את הגר, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;אוּלַי אִבָּנֶה מִמֶּנָּה&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0116.htm#2|בראשית טז:ב}}. ואברהם מתייחס אליו כבנו.  וצריך לשאול: הרי שרה יודעת שישמעאל אכן בנו של אברהם! מדוע היא מכנה אותו כך?}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|שרה ראתה שישמעאל בעל תרבות רעה -- &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;מְצַחֵק&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. לפי המדרש רבה, זה &amp;quot;גלוי עריות&amp;quot;, או (אולי וגם) &amp;quot;עבודה זרה&amp;quot;, או (שוב, אולי וגם) &amp;quot;שפיכות דמים&amp;quot;.  כלומר שהיה מתנהג בניגוד גמור לכל מה שאברהם אבינו לימד אותו.}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{heb|וכמו שידוע, תלמידיו של חכם הם הבנים האמתיים שלו -- שבזכותו, יורשים העולם הבא.  וכיוון שישמעאל עזב את הדרך של אברהם אביו, אז הפסיד את התואר &amp;quot;בן&amp;quot;, כמו ששרה ראתה והבינה -- ולכן אמרה ש&amp;quot;לא יירש&amp;quot;, כי לא יירש את העולם הבא.  וכמו כן, ידעה שחובה להרחיק את הרשע מבנה יצחק, שלא יתקלקל.  ואילו אברהם &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;אֹטֵם אָזְנוֹ מִשְּׁמֹעַ דָּמִים, וְעֹצֵם עֵינָיו מֵרְאוֹת בְּרָע&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt1033.htm#15|ישעיה לג:טו}} כלשון המדרש.  ובדבר הזה ציווה ה&amp;#039; את אברהם, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵלֶיךָ שָׂרָה, שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0121.htm#12|בראשית כא:יב}}. }}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{english}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{english}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;And Sarah saw &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;son &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Hagar &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Egyptian&lt;/del&gt;, whom &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she had borne unto Abraham, making sport.&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Wherefore she said &lt;/del&gt;unto &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Abraham: &amp;#039;Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with &lt;/del&gt;my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;son, even with Isaac.&amp;#039;|p/pt/pt0121.htm#9|Gen 21:9,10}} &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{pasuq| &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;thou shalt not take a wife for my son of &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;daughters &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Canaanites&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;among &lt;/ins&gt;whom &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;I dwell&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;But thou shalt go &lt;/ins&gt;unto my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;country&lt;/ins&gt;, and to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;my kindred&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and take &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wife for my &lt;/ins&gt;son, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even for &lt;/ins&gt;Isaac.  |p/pt/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt0124&lt;/ins&gt;.htm#&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Gen 24&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3&lt;/ins&gt;,&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;4&lt;/ins&gt;}}  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Sarah calls Ishmael &amp;quot;the son of this bondwoman&amp;quot;&lt;/del&gt;, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;not Abraham&amp;#039;s son.  And the next verse states: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;And the thing was very grievous in Abraham&amp;#039;s sight on account of his son&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.  Sarah relates Ishmael only &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Hagar the Egyptian&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even though she gave Hagar to Abraham, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;it may be that I shall be builded up through her&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0116.htm#2|Gen 16:2}}.  And Abraham relates to him as his son.  And we must ask: Sarah indeed knows that Ishmael is actually Abraham&amp;#039;s son!  Why, then, does she relate to him in such &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;manner?&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Sarah saw that Ishmael had adopted evil ways -- &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;making sport&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.  According to the Midrash Rabbah, this means &amp;quot;lewd relations&amp;quot;, or (perhaps also) &amp;quot;idol worship&amp;quot;, or (again, perhaps also) &amp;quot;bloodshed&amp;quot;.  That is, he behaved in complete opposition to what Abraham our forefather had taught him.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;As is known, the students of a Sage are his true children -- since because of him they inherit the World to Come.  And since Ishmael abandoned the path of Abraham our forefather, he lost the title &amp;quot;&lt;/del&gt;son&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as Sarah saw and understood -- and therefore she said, he &amp;quot;shall not be heir&amp;quot;, because he will not inherit the World to Come.  Therefore, she knew it was imperative to distance the evildoer from her son &lt;/del&gt;Isaac&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, so he would not be ruined&lt;/del&gt;.  &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Whereas Abraham &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite&lt;/del&gt;|p/pt/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pt1033&lt;/del&gt;.htm#&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;15&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Isa 33&lt;/del&gt;:&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;15}}&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like the words of the Midrash.  And in this matter, God commanded Abraham &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0121.htm#12|Gen 21:12&lt;/del&gt;}}&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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{{pasuqh|וַתֵּרֶא שָׂרָה אֶת-בֶּן-הָגָר הַמִּצְרִית, אֲשֶׁר-יָלְדָה לְאַבְרָהָם -- מְצַחֵק&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;וַתֹּאמֶר, לְאַבְרָהָם, גָּרֵשׁ הָאָמָה הַזֹּאת, וְאֶת-בְּנָהּ:  כִּי לֹא יִירַשׁ בֶּן-הָאָמָה הַזֹּאת, עִם-בְּנִי עִם-יִצְחָק|p/pt/pt0121.htm#9|בראשית כא:ט,י}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{pasuq|And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, making sport.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Wherefore she said unto Abraham: &amp;#039;Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.&amp;#039;|p/pt/pt0121.htm#9|Gen 21:9,10}} &lt;br /&gt;
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Sarah calls Ishmael &amp;quot;the son of this bondwoman&amp;quot;, and not Abraham&amp;#039;s son.  And the next verse states: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;And the thing was very grievous in Abraham&amp;#039;s sight on account of his son&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.  Sarah relates Ishmael only to Hagar the Egyptian, even though she gave Hagar to Abraham, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;it may be that I shall be builded up through her&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0116.htm#2|Gen 16:2}}.  And Abraham relates to him as his son.  And we must ask: Sarah indeed knows that Ishmael is actually Abraham&amp;#039;s son!  Why, then, does she relate to him in such a manner?&lt;br /&gt;
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Sarah saw that Ishmael had adopted evil ways -- &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;making sport&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.  According to the Midrash Rabbah, this means &amp;quot;lewd relations&amp;quot;, or (perhaps also) &amp;quot;idol worship&amp;quot;, or (again, perhaps also) &amp;quot;bloodshed&amp;quot;.  That is, he behaved in complete opposition to what Abraham our forefather had taught him.&lt;br /&gt;
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As is known, the students of a Sage are his true children -- since because of him they inherit the World to Come.  And since Ishmael abandoned the path of Abraham our forefather, he lost the title &amp;quot;son&amp;quot;, as Sarah saw and understood -- and therefore she said, he &amp;quot;shall not be heir&amp;quot;, because he will not inherit the World to Come.  Therefore, she knew it was imperative to distance the evildoer from her son Isaac, so he would not be ruined.  Whereas Abraham &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt1033.htm#15|Isa 33:15}}, like the words of the Midrash.  And in this matter, God commanded Abraham &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{hcite|p/pt/pt0121.htm#12|Gen 21:12}}.&lt;br /&gt;
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