The Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer says; “when Avaham was born all the magicians in the kingdom wanted to kill him, forcing his family to hide in a cave for 13 years. During those 13 years Avaham never saw the Sun or moon". Which arguably could have been the precursor to his fascination with the Stars. Also.. the idea of people wanting to kill abraham from the moment he enter this world - and that being a precursor to creating the internal strength to persevere through great resistance. Which in my opinion.. was Avraham greatest asset in sharing revolutionary ideas with all of humanity (his ability to persevere through great resistance).
Seems like the Torah could be saying in parsha Lech-Lecha: the greatest challenges or mistakes in our life, build the strength, for us to make great contributions to all of humanity.
- Shariff Mordechai Hazan, commentary on Lech-Lecha
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