Daily Chumash Vayeira Revi’i – Lot and his daughters

Revi’i

• The angels acquiesce to Lot’s request and don’t destroy the nearby city. Lot arrives to Tzoar.
• The destruction of Sodom: Hashem rained upon Sodom and Amora fire and brimstone, and turned over the city of Sodom and its neighboring cities.
• Lots wife: As they were fleeing from the city, Lots wife turned around and turned into a pillar of salt.
• Avraham viewed the aftermath of destruction of the city and saw smoke arising from that area.

1. Lot and his daughters:

• Lot and his daughters are afraid to remain in Tzoar and they thus move to the mountains.
• The daughters, fearing the end of mankind, gave their father wine and slept with him, for the sake of having offspring. They became pregnant and each had a child from their father. The older daughter gave birth to a son called Moav while the younger daughter gave birth to a son called Amon.

2. Sarah is abducted by Avimelech:

• Avraham moves to the province of Avimelech and tells them that Sarah is his sister.
• Avimelech takes Sarah to be his wife.
• Hashem came to Avimelech in a dream and warned him against touching Sarah, lest he die, as she is a married woman. Avimelech argues with Hashem, saying that he is innocent, as he was told that she is his sister, and not married.
• Avimelech was forced to return Sarah to Avraham. Avraham was asked to pray for them [to be healed], and Avimelech severely warned his townspeople from touching Sarah.
• Avimelech confronted Avraham for misleading him, and in the end Avimelech gave Avraham and Sarah cattle and money to compensate them for their suffering.
• Avraham davened for them to be healed, as all of their body cavities were sealed, and Hashem answered his prayers.

3. Sarah gives birth to Yitzchak:

• Hashem remembers the promise He made to Sarah and she conceives.
• She gave birth to a son for Avraham, exactly a year from the previous year’s prediction.
• Avraham named the son, Yitzchak, and circumcised him at eight days old, as he was commanded.