Parshat Chayei Sara Sarah, Mother of the Jewish People, passes
on at age 127. After mourning and eulogizing her, Avraham seeks
to bury her in the Cave of Machpela. As this is the burial place
of Adam and Chava, Avraham pays its owner, Ephron the Hittite,
an exorbitant sum. Avraham sends his faithful servant Eliezer to
find a suitable wife for his son, Yitzchak, making him swear to
choose a wife only from among Avrahams family. Eliezer travels
to Aram Naharaim and prays for a sign. Providentially, Rivka
appears. Eliezer asks for water. Not only does she give him
water, but she draws water for all 10 of his thirsty camels.
(Some 140 gallons!) This extreme kindness marks her as the right
wife for Yitzchak and a suitable Mother of the Jewish People.
Negotiations with Rivka's father and her brother Lavan result in
her leaving with Eliezer. Yitzchak brings Rivka into his mother
Sarahs tent, marries her and loves her. He is then consoled for
the loss of his mother. Avraham remarries Hagar who is renamed
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