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<opinion name="">Righteous and Sinners Saved | <opinion name="">Righteous and Sinners Saved | ||
<p>Avraham was praying for everyone in Sedom to be saved, both the righteous and the sinners.</p> | <p>Avraham was praying for everyone in Sedom to be saved, both the righteous and the sinners.</p> | ||
| + | <point><b>"הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה צַדִּיק עִם רָשָׁע"</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>"הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה וְלֹא תִשָּׂא לַמָּקוֹם"</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Collective Punishment</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>What happened at the end?</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Was Avraham's Prayer Accepted?</b></point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Was Lot Righteous?</b></point> | ||
</opinion> | </opinion> | ||
<opinion name="">Just Sinners Saved | <opinion name="">Just Sinners Saved | ||
Version as of 00:14, 29 October 2014
Avraham's Prayer for Sedom
Exegetical Approaches
Everyone Saved
These commentators agree that Avraham wanted all of the people in Sedom to be saved. But, they disagree about who Avraham was actually praying for:
Righteous and Sinners Saved
Avraham was praying for everyone in Sedom to be saved, both the righteous and the sinners.
"הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה צַדִּיק עִם רָשָׁע"
"הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה וְלֹא תִשָּׂא לַמָּקוֹם"
Collective Punishment
What happened at the end?
Was Avraham's Prayer Accepted?
Was Lot Righteous?
Just Sinners Saved
Avraham was sure that Hashem was going to save the righteous so he was only praying that the sinners will be saved.
Sources:R. S"R Hirsch
Only Righteous Saved
Avraham was only praying that the righteous should not die in the rest of the city's sins.
Sources:Seforno
Place Saved
Avraham was not praying for any of the people he was just asking that Hashem will not destroy the land itself.
Sources:Radak
