According to tradition, Sarah was not the first person to be buried in the Machpelah cave in Hevron. Already buried there were Adam and Eve. Subsequently three more couples joined them: Abraham ...

In synagogues around the world this Sabbath, congregations will read the Torah portion describing Sarah's death and burial. Abraham purchased the Mearat HaMachpela [literally the "double cave ...

Yet, this week’s Torah portion of Chayei Sarah goes into great detail in telling two stories: the purchase by Abraham of a burial plot for his wife, Sarah, and the procurement by Abraham’s ...

Rabbeinu Yonah of Gerona (1180-1263), however, disagrees: according to him the Akeidah was the ninth test, and the tenth test was the burial of Sarah and Abraham’s having to buy the Machpela Cave.

This week’s parsha, Haye Sarah, starts with the death of Abraham’s wife Sarah. ... The Torah needs 16 sentences to summarize the negotiation story. The burial cave was just a burial place.

Why should Abraham purchase the burial cave for Sarah if G-d has already promised the land to him? Danny Ginsbourg Oct 27, 2021, 8:25 PM (GMT+3) Chayei Sarah Cave of the Patriarchs Danny Ginsbourg.

The Torah attaches great importance to Abraham’s purchase of the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron as a burial place for his wife Sarah. ‘THE CAVE of Machpelah’ by Yoram Raanan.

Abraham sees Sarah die; he weeps for her and eulogizes her. Yet suddenly, after the eulogy comes to the negotiation for the burial plot, his discussion with the children of to buy the cave of ...

According to tradition, Sarah was not the first person to be buried in the Machpelah cave in Hebron. Already buried there were Adam and Eve. Subsequently, three more couples joined them: Abraham ...