Lech Lecha (Go Forth)

「Abraham accepted Ephron’s terms. Abraham paid out to Ephron the money that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites—four hundred shekels of silver at the going merchants’ rate.」

「Lot looked about him and saw how well watered was the whole plain of the Jordan, all of it—this was before GOD had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—all the way to Zoar, like the garden of GOD, like the land of Egypt.」

「And the ETERNAL God fashioned the side that had been taken from the Human into a woman, bringing her to the Human.」

「the divine beings saw how pleasing the human women were and took wives from among those who delighted them.—」

「Cush also begot Nimrod, who was the first of the earth’s heroes.」

「And [God] said to Abram, “Know well that your offspring shall be strangers in a land not theirs, and they shall be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years;」

Uprightness of heart and innocence of hands. Abimelech pleads this before God, who acknowledges his sincerity and restrains him from sin.

What does the institution of Sabbath teach about modern life?

God rested on day seven—is rest the crown of creation, or simply equal to work?

What is the symbolic difference between the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in Eden?

Two trees stood side by side in the garden, yet pointed to very different destinies.

Scripture says 'there was evening and there was morning' — why does the day begin with evening?

From evening to morning — how does this rhythm shape the meaning of the created day?

What does it truly mean to be made in the image of God, and how should that shape our daily choices?

From creation to action—exploring the divine dimension of humanity.

Why does Genesis 1:26 use the plural 'Let us make man in our image'?

The singular Creator speaks in plural—an ancient puzzle inviting reflection.

Why did Joseph's two dreams provoke such anger from his family?

Exploring the cultural weight of dreams in the ancient Near East through Genesis 37.