Ibn Ezra: Walls and Growth (Vayechi)
The Torah Text On his deathbed, Jacob offers each of his sons a blessing / prophecy in poetic style. Joseph’s…
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Ibn Ezra: Branches and Berries (Lech Lecha)
Avram has a vision where God tells him his descendants will be strangers (ger) in a land not theirs. Ibn Ezra finds an unusual meaning to the word ger.
Rashbam: Then and Now (Vayera)
Towards the end of the Lot narrative we learn the origins of his two sons, Moav and Amon, who go…