1. ארבע קרית qı̂ryat - 'arba‛, “Qirjath-arba‘, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛ — “Arba‘, four.”…

the field give I thee. —Only the cave had been mentioned, but for its quiet possession the land around was necessary. In …

Hear me. Although Ephron earnestly insisted on giving the field freely to Abraham, the holy man adheres to his purpose and finally, throug…

Nay, my lord, hear me
Or not so, my lord, as Aben Ezra paraphrases it; not that he denied his request entirely, or r…

The longest life must shortly come to a close. Blessed be God that there is a world where sin, death, vanity, and vexation cannot enter. Blessed be…