tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post3942997852563803658..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Chayyei Sarah: How Do We Know Eliezer Had Kefitzat HaDerech?joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-85637467116591411412007-11-02T10:05:00.000-04:002007-11-02T10:05:00.000-04:00My guess is that it was not really necessary, but ...My guess is that it was not really necessary, but that several factors might have warranted it:<BR/><BR/>1) Avraham's promise of "God-speed," that is, that he would have Hashem's assistance in accomplishing the task. This would then be Divine fulfillment of that promise.<BR/><BR/>2) Zerizin makdimin leMitzvot. And Eliezer had vowed, so perhaps a concept of Bal teAcher. And Avraham was advancing in age. And whatever factor caused Eliezer to argue against the delay proposed by Rivkah's brother and mother.<BR/><BR/>3) Maaseh Avadim siman labanim. This is another connection between Eliezer getting a wife for Yitzchak and Yaakov getting a wife for himself. Other connections include the well. Whatever warrants it for Yaakov warrants it for Eliezer at the same task.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-35365981633452006232007-11-02T08:51:00.000-04:002007-11-02T08:51:00.000-04:00Do you have a hesber of why kefitzas haderech was ...Do you have a hesber of why kefitzas haderech was necessary?Chaim B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-82110338535669979312007-11-02T07:10:00.000-04:002007-11-02T07:10:00.000-04:00thanks.i've done so as well.kol tuv,joshthanks.<BR/>i've done so as well.<BR/>kol tuv,<BR/>joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-91907149610937169442007-11-01T19:06:00.000-04:002007-11-01T19:06:00.000-04:00Very interesting torah blog... I've just linked to...Very interesting torah blog... I've just linked to you.eLamdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421138991513814819noreply@blogger.com