Read Genesis 23:1-25:18 at Bible Gateway.
The Teaching Tools of Scripture
Genesis 1:1-2:3, The Teaching Tools of Scripture, part one and part two
Genesis 6, And the Strong Themes Teaching Tool
Genesis 1:1-6:8, Finding the Topic Themes of Scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
23:1-20 {s} Heth gives Abraham a possession in Canaan
24:1-67 {p} The servant finds a bride for Isaac, the promised seed
25:1-11 {p} The seed of Abraham by Keturah
25:12-18 {p} The seed of Ishmael (Abraham’s seed by Hagar)
Strong themes of the parashah
23:1-24:67 {s+p} YHVH has not forsaken His lovingkindness or truth toward Abraham (Sarah, and Abraham’s seed by her, Isaac)
25:1-18 {p+p} The seed of Abraham by Keturah, and Hagar (Ishmael)
Genesis 23:1-25:18 triennial Torah portions
Genesis 23:1-20, triennial Chayei Sarah, “The life of Sarah”
Genesis 24:1-41, triennial V’Avraham zaqen, “Now Abraham was old”
Genesis 24:42-67, triennial V’avo hayom, “So I came this day”
Genesis 25:1-26:11, triennial V’yasaf Avraham, “So Abraham again”
Genesis 22:20-25:18 Chiastic structure
Download the fully expanded Gen 23:1-25:18 Chayei Sarah chiasm pdf.
Theme of the parashah
YHVH has not forsaken His lovingkindness or truth toward Abraham (Abraham provides a burial place for Sarah, a bride and inheritance for Isaac, and provision for his sons in sending them far from Isaac).
Finding Messiah in Chayei Sarah
Additional readings for this parashah
1 Kin 1:1-31 (my notes) | Mat 2:1-23 (my notes)
Studies in Chayei Sarah
Genesis 23, Bible for Beginners
Genesis 23, Learning from the narrative teaching tool
Genesis 23:3-4, A stranger and a sojourner
Genesis 23:1-20, Chiastic structure
Genesis 24, Bible for Beginners
Genesis 24, Learning from the paragraph divisions teaching tool
Genesis 23:1-24:67, Chiastic structure
Genesis 24:1-41, Chiastic structure
Genesis 24:42-67, Chiastic structure
Genesis 24:1-67, Chiastic structure
Genesis 24:64-65, And the return of the king
Genesis 25, Bible for Beginners
Genesis 25:1-34, The seed of Abraham and their chiastic structures
Genesis 23:1-25:18, And finding the overarching theme of the parashah
Off-site studies
Chayei Sarah – Restoration of Torah
Chayei Sarah Torah Pearls – Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson
The Camels and the Well – Brad Scott
Eliezer and Ruach HaKodesh – Hebrew 4 Christians
The Wealth and Power of Biblical Patriarchs – Associates for Biblical Research
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | GENESIS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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