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WE ARE HERE TO GUARD HIS HONOR

The main character of our Parsha is our father, Avraham. He, together with Yitzchok and Yaakov, fathered our people. It is worth noting that in spite of Avraham’s incredulous legacy, he was not the greatest contributor to the Jewish people. It is true that he gave birth to Yitzchok, who, in turn, gave birth to Yaakov. However, consider Avraham’s brother, Haran, who had three children; Sarah, Milka, and Lot. While Avraham fathered Yitzchok, Haran also played a critical role in Yitzchok as Sarah was his daughter, so Yitzchok was his grandson. Yitzchok’s wife, Rivka, from whom he fathered Yaakov, was a great-granddaughter of Haran. This is because Rivka was born to Besueil, the son of Milka, the daughter of Haran. Yaakov then married Rochel and Leah, from whom he fathered the twelve tribes. Rochel and Leah were once again great great granddaughters of Haran as they were born to Lavan, a brother of Rivka and great-grandson of Haran.