Chayei Sarah: The Life of Sarah
This parasha opens with the death of Sarah. After the binding of Isaac in the previous parasha, there is no record that Sarah ever spoke with Abraham again. Sarah died in Hebron, leading Abraham to procure a burial spot for his wife. Abraham purchased the Cave of Machpelah as the family burial grounds. Torah describes in great detail the negotiations of the purchase of this piece of property. The purchase of this property establishes Abraham’s legal ownership of the Promised Land.
Abraham then must arrange a marriage for Isaac. He sent a servant back to their homeland to find a suitable wife. The servant encountered Rebekah at the well. She exhibited all the traits Abraham wanted in a wife for his son. She extended the servant hospitality and offered him water she drew from the well. Rebekah invited the servant to her home, where he met Rebekah’s father and other family members. Rebekah was persuaded to return with the servant to Abraham, where she married Isaac.
Abraham remarried. His second wife was Keturah. Although they have several children together, it is Isaac who inherits the Abraham’s blessings. At age 175, Abraham died and was buried next to Sarah in the Cave of Machpelah.
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