1. השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body as a sign of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclinati…

Abraham drew near. —As Jewish commentators remark, this word is especially used of prayer, and Abraham’s intercession is …

And Abraham drew near,

There is nothing like coming very close to God in prayer: Abraham drew near. He was about to use hi…

Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked? It is certain that when God chastises the body of a people, He often involves the goo…

And Abraham drew near To the Lord; he approached nearer to him, to have more close and intimate conversation with him on …

Here is the first solemn prayer on record in the Bible; and it is a prayer for the sparing of Sodom. Abraham prayed earnestly that Sodom might be s…