Chayei Sarah
1) Sarah's death and Yitzchak's marriage to Rivka.
a) Purchase of Cave of Machpeilah.
b) Yitzchak's marriage.
2) The end of Avraham's life
3) Generations of Yishma'el.
Section one is comprised of two separate subsections that comprise one unit, as the last verse in the section, 24:67, explains how Rivka took the place of Sarah. In the beginning of the section, despite Avraham's advanced age, he is still the primary mover in the story of Bereishis, while by the end, it is Yitzchak who has taken the reins, as the servant does not report back to Avraham, but rather to Yitzchak (v. 66).
Section two describes Avraham's "post-retirement" life, while section three is a "wrap-up" section that concluded the role of Yishma'el, and completes the transfer of the Abrahamic heritage to Yitzchak.
In this sense, Chayei Sarah can be viewed as the story of a transition between Avraham and his true heir, Yitzchak.
a) Purchase of Cave of Machpeilah.
b) Yitzchak's marriage.
2) The end of Avraham's life
3) Generations of Yishma'el.
Section one is comprised of two separate subsections that comprise one unit, as the last verse in the section, 24:67, explains how Rivka took the place of Sarah. In the beginning of the section, despite Avraham's advanced age, he is still the primary mover in the story of Bereishis, while by the end, it is Yitzchak who has taken the reins, as the servant does not report back to Avraham, but rather to Yitzchak (v. 66).
Section two describes Avraham's "post-retirement" life, while section three is a "wrap-up" section that concluded the role of Yishma'el, and completes the transfer of the Abrahamic heritage to Yitzchak.
In this sense, Chayei Sarah can be viewed as the story of a transition between Avraham and his true heir, Yitzchak.
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