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| − | <li>Throughout the chapter Avram is referred to by his proper name alone, with one exception. In Bereshit 14:13, when he first appears on the scene, he is called “אַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי”. The <a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/Concordance/5680">concordance</a> reveals  that this is an appellation that is predominantly used in contexts that involve non-Jews, often serving to contrast ethnicities.<fn>The BDB definition emphasizes that the term “עברי" is generally used by non-Israelites and serves “to distinguish Israelites from foreigners".</fn | + | <li>Throughout the chapter Avram is referred to by his proper name alone, with one exception. In Bereshit 14:13, when he first appears on the scene, he is called “אַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי”. The <a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/Concordance/5680">concordance</a> reveals  that this is an appellation that is predominantly used in contexts that involve non-Jews, often serving to contrast ethnicities.<fn>The BDB definition emphasizes that the term “עברי" is generally used by non-Israelites and serves “to distinguish Israelites from foreigners".</fn> This may explain the statement in Midrash Rabbah on this verse that Avraham is called “Ha-Ivri” because he stood on one side, while everyone else in the world stood on the other side</li> |
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Version as of 23:11, 28 June 2023
Literary Devices – Bereshit 14
Structure
Parallels and Contrasts
Key Words
Character Titles
Avraham
- Throughout the chapter Avram is referred to by his proper name alone, with one exception. In Bereshit 14:13, when he first appears on the scene, he is called “אַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי”. The concordance reveals that this is an appellation that is predominantly used in contexts that involve non-Jews, often serving to contrast ethnicities.1 This may explain the statement in Midrash Rabbah on this verse that Avraham is called “Ha-Ivri” because he stood on one side, while everyone else in the world stood on the other side
