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חיי שרה

Chayei Sarah

"The Life of Sarah"

מעברים

Transitions

בראשית כג:א - כה:יח

Genesis 23:1 - 25:18

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Sarah dies at age 127, Avraham purchases a burial site in Hevron, Avraham sends his servant to his homeland in Haran to find a wife for Yitzchak, when Eliezer asks for water Rivkah meets his criteria by offering to also water his camels, Rivkah is granddaughter of Nachor (younger brother of Avraham) and her brother is Lavan, Eliezer tells his story to Rivkah's family and they agree to let her go, Yitzchak is out in field in evening and sees Rivkah coming then takes her as his wife and loves her, Avraham marries Keturah who bears him six more children, Avraham dies at age 175 and is gathered to his people, Yitzchak & Yishmael bury Avraham with Sarah in cave in field purchased from children of Chet, the 12 sons of Yishmael, Yishmael dies at age 137

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 יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם

 אֲשֶׁר לְקָחַנִי מִבֵּית אָבִי

וּמֵאֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתִּי

וַאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר-לִי וַאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע-לִי לֵאמֹר

לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת-הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת

הוּא יִשְׁלַח מַלְאָכוֹ לְפָנֶיךָ

וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִשָּׁם

בראשית כד:ז

"HaShem God of heaven,

who took me from my father's house

and from the land of my nativity,

and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying,

To your seed will I give this land;

He will send His angel before you,

and you will take a wife for my son from there."

Genesis 24:7

מלכים א א:א-לא

1 Kings 1:1-31

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King David nears end of life, Avishag a beautiful Shunamite girl is found to be his attendant, Adoniyah fourth son of David proclaims himself king but excludes Solomon's supporters, Natan and Batsheva inform and implore David, David affirms his pledge that Solomon will succeed him on the throne

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כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לָךְ בַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

לֵאמֹר

כִּי-שְׁלֹמֹה בְנֵךְ יִמְלֹךְ אַחֲרַי

 וְהוּא יֵשֵׁב עַל-כִּסְאִי תַּחְתָּי 

כִּי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה

 מלכים א א:ל

"As I swore to you by HaShem God of Israel,

saying,

Assuredly Solomon your son will reign after me,

and he will sit upon my throne in my place;

so will I do this day."

1 Kings 1:30

הכרזת מתי ח:א - ט:לח

Matthew 8:1 - 9:38

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Yeshua cleanses a man with leprosy, heals the paralyzed servant of a centurion who shows great faith, removes fever from Peter's mother, casts out demons and afflictions from many, urges a scribe to follow him, calms a storm at sea, sends demons from men into pigs that then drown themselves in water, forgives a paralytic then tells him to arise, calls Matthew the tax collector to be his talmid, teaches about fasting and pouring new wine into new wineskins, stops the chronic bleeding of a woman who touches the edge of his clothes, raises a dead girl, gives sight to two blind men, frees a mute man from a demon, goes through towns teaching in synagogues & proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom & healing every disease & encouraging workers in the harvest

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 לְכוּ לִמְדוּ מַהוּ

חֶסֶד חָפַצְתִּי

וְלֹא זָבַח

כִּי לֹא בָּאתִי לִקְרֹא לַצַּדִּיקִים

אֶלָּא לַחוֹטְאִים

הכזת מתי ט:יג

"Go learn what this means:

'I desire mercy,

and not sacrifice.'

For I have not come to call the righteous,

but rather the sinners."

Matthew 9:13

אגרת שאול הראשונה אל הקורינתים טו:נ-נז

1 Corinthians 15:50-57

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we will suddenly be changed at the sound of the last shofar, the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality in order for death to be swallowed up in victory

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אֲבָל תּוֹדָה לֵאלֹהִים

שֶׁנָּתַן לָנוּ נִצָּחוֹן

עַל-יְדֵי אֲדוֹנֵנוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ

אגרת שאול הראשונה אל הקורינתים טו:נז

"But thanks to God

who gives us victory

though our lord Yeshua the Messiah."

1 Corinthians 15:57