1) Ch. 16, v. 2: "Ulai ibo'neh mi'menoh" Perhaps I will build from her When Rochel offered Yaakov her maidservant Bilhoh she did not say "perhaps," but rather, confidently stated that she would build from Bilhoh, "V'ibo'neh gam onochi mi'menoh" (30:3). Why did Rochel express herself in a more confident manner than Soroh did?
2) Ch. 16, v. 3: "Lo l'ishoh" To him as a wife Targum Yonoson ben Uziel writes that Soroh first gave her a writ of emancipation. Was Hogor no longer Soroh's maidservant?
3) Ch. 16, v. 4: "Va'yovo el Hogor vatahar" And he came to Hogor and she conceived Rashi (M.R. 45:4) says that she became pregnant through their first union. How do we derive this from these words?
4) Ch. 12, v. 5: "Va'yikach Avrom es Sorai ishto v'es Lote ben ochiv v'es kol r'chushom" And Avrom took Sorai his wife and Lote his brother's son and all their possessions The Rokei'ach notes that the order here is "choviv choviv kodem," most beloved first. Why is this not contrary to Rashi's comment on Breishis 33:2, d.h. "v'es Leah vilo'dehoh acharonim?" Rashi comments, "acharon acharon choviv," most beloved last.
5) Ch. 17, v. 26: "Nimol Avrohom vYishmo'eil bno" Avrohom and his son Yishmo'eil were circumcised Who was their Mohel?
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