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Torah
Insights for the Younger Tzadikim Chayei
Sarah 5761 Avraham
Avinu (Our Father Abraham) When
we consider Avraham Avinu, we think of the person who was to
begin the family of Klal Yisrael - all the Jewish people.
Naturally, we think of him as being a very great man.
To see how great, we can look at the Torah in Parshat
Chayei Sarah and see how his neighbors saw him.
In Perek Chav-Gimel (Chapter 23), we read the
following: 3. Abraham rose up from the presence of his dead,
and spoke to the children of Heth, saying: 4. "I am an alien and a resident among you;
grant me an estate for a burial site with you, that I may
bury my dead from before me.": 5. And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying
to him: 6. "Hear us, my lord - You are a prince of God
in our midst; in the choicest of our burial places bury your
dead, any of us will not withhold his burial place from you,
from burying your dead.": 7. Then Abraham rose up and bowed down to the
members of the council, to the children of Heth: 8. He spoke to them saying - "If it is truly
your will to bury my dead from before me, heed me, and
intercede for me with Ephron son of Zohar: 9. Let him may grant me the Cave of Machpelah which
is his, on the edge of his field; let him grant it to me for
its full price, in your midst, as an estate for a burial
site.": 10. Now, Ephron was sitting in the midst of the
children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite responded to
Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, for all who
come to the gate of his city, saying: 11. "No, my lord; heed me! I have given you the
field, and as for the cave that is in it, I have given it to
you; In the view of the children of my people have I given
it to you; bury your dead.": 12. So Abraham bowed down before the members of the
council: There
are two very important points to think about in this
section. The
first is in pasuk (verse) 6.
The Children of Heth call Avraham, and rightly so, a
Prince of God. Just as important is Avraham Avinu's reaction to their words and kindness. Notice that he bows down to the members of the council. In other words, Avraham, even though he was considered a Prince of God, was a humble man and a man who showed respect to other people. It was his humility and his willingness to do the will of Hashem that made him great enough to be the father of nations.
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