Human pain is the backdrop of the book of Genesis, pain that produces visions and sometimes unimaginable fulfillment. Of the many sad, heart-wrenching and ultimately beautiful stories in Genesis, one ...
I imagine Rebecca when she arrived in Canaan, at the end of Genesis 24. Abraham’s servant Eliezer had gone up to the homeland in Paddan Aram to arrange a bride for Abraham’s son, Isaac. He found ...
Chayei Sarah, The Life of Sarah, is an interesting portion. It’s not unusual to find that a portion of the Scripture dealing with death begins with a word connected to life. Thus “The Life of Sarah” ...