26. קרד qādad — “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh — “bow the body.”

29. לבן lābān — “Laban, white.”

In this circum…

To meditate. —Many Jewish commentators translate to pray, and derive one of the three Jewish forms of prayer from this ac…

And Isaac went out. It appears that Isaac lived apart from his father, either because the family was too large, or because such was the cu…

And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at eventide
Both the time and place were very proper for meditation: the…

Abraham's servant, as one who chose his work before his pleasure, was intent on hastening home. Lingering and loitering in no way befit a wise and …