Purchasing Land in Israel

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1. "And the field; and the cave therein; were upheld unto Avraham for a possession..."

   Rabbi Amnon Bazak

   The Torah places tremendous importance on the acquisition of land in Eretz Yisrael. Whenever such a transaction is mentioned; it is described in great detail; all the minutiae scrupulously recorded. What is the significance of this focus? Why is there a special emphasis on Jerusalem; Shechem; Hebron; and Samaria?

2. The Purchase of the "Burial Possession"

   Rabbi Yehuda Rock

   This lesson describes two aspects of the story of purchasing the Makhpela, based on Rabbi Mordekhai Breuer. The first aspect is the purchasing of a burial place for Sarah, and the second is the purchase of land in Israel, to pass along from generation to generation.

3. Turbulence in the Northern Kingdom

   Rabbi Alex Israel

   Our chapter depicts the instability of the Northern kingdom. Each house of royalty is brought to an abrupt end by bloody assassinations, as opportunists seize the throne time after time. If God approved of Basha’s act of deposing the royal House of Yerovam, then why is Basha condemned later for the self same act?  Was it divinely ordained and approved or was it an act of evil? Does the fact that this result was decreed by God free Basha from responsibility? The choice of Shomron as the capital by Omri puts the capital on the main trade route from north to south.

4. Ramban on Chayyei Sara: The Burial of Sarah in Eretz Yisrael - the Location of the Cave of Makhpela

   Rabbi Ezra Bick | 35 minutes

   In the story of Avraham buying the burial plot for Sarah in Hebron, why does one of the verses state that Hebron is located in the Land of Canaan?

   Ramban notes that some view this detail as emphasizing that the forefathers were buried in Eretz Yisrael - a place ofgreater kedusha than outside Israel. In Ramban's opinion, though, the Torah is not contrasting Canaan to "Chutz La'Aretz" (outside of the Land of Israel), but rather highlighting that Avraham was buying a plot in Canaan as opposed to the Land of Pelishtim. Avraham chooses a place that is in the hills -  the heartland of the future Land of Israel.

    

5. Ibn Ezra and Ramban on the Forefathers' Land in Eretz Yisrael

   Rabbi David Silverberg

6. Makhpela: Temporary Gift or Permanent Purchase

   Rabbi David Silverberg

7. Avraham's Purchase of the Cave of Makhpela: No Cutting Corners

   Rabbi David Silverberg