The granary of Aravna the Yevusite

נמצאו 5 תוצאות חיפוש

  1. "And the field; and the cave therein; were upheld unto Avraham for a possession..."

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    The Torah places tremendous importance on the acquisition of land in Eretz Yisrael. Whenever such a transaction is mentioned; it is described in great detail; all the minutiae scrupulously recorded. What is the significance of this focus? Why is there a special emphasis on Jerusalem; Shechem; Hebron; and Samaria?

  2. The Acquisition of the Threshing Floor

    Chapter 24 (III)

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    The biblical text describes in great detail the purchase of the granary of Arvena the Yevusite. What is the reason for this lengthiness? And what is the reason for the parallels drawn between this story and Avraham's purchase of the Makhpela cave?

  3. Aravna's Threshing Floor and the Selection of Jerusalem

    Chapter 24 (IV)

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    Why is the purchase of the granary of Arvana the Yevusite paralleled to the Akeida? Why was this story chosen to end Sefer Shmuel?

  4. Tehilim 30 - A Song of Thanks

    Structure and Meaning

    Dr. Avigail Rock

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ה | | 56 דקות

    In this class we will unveil the message of this psalm by understanding its structure and literary devices, including allusions to several well-known Biblical narratives about David. 

     

  5. Jerusalem's Dual Election by Avraham and David

    Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish

    תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | שעה ו- 10 דקות

    This shiur focuses on the four-fold process of Jerusalem's election, examining the two different narratives within the Avraham story, as well as the two narratives within the David saga. While we do so, we consider the concepts of sacred time and sacred space and their importance in the description of the Mikdash. There are two main Jewish positions as to the nature of the Temple's original sanctity - historical (as a moment within the history of the Jewish people), and primordial (that the site of the Temple's holiness was already built into creation.

    As we look at the (dual) biblical view, while examine the stories of David's relationship with Jerusalem and Avraham's Akeida ordeal, difficult and disturbing questions arise about God's demands of humanity. How could God ask Avraham to sacrifice his son? Why was the punishment so harsh after David's census? 

    These stories are meant to disturb - and meant to tell us something about the place that God is going to select. The values of human autonomy and Divine will are intertwined in the Mikdash. Though free will is an important value, we must also remember that  human will is ultimately subordinate to the Divine will.