Ch. 23, v. 1: "Mei'oh shonoh v'esrim shonoh v'sheva shonim" One-hundred years and twenty years and seven years Rashi comments that Soroh at the age of twenty had the beauty of a seven year old. Usually a twenty-year old woman is more attractive than a seven-year old child.
Ch. 23, v. 2: "Lispode l'Soroh v'livkosoh" To eulogize Soroh and to cry over her Why doesn't the verse mention that Avrohom came to bury her?
Ch. 23, v. 9: "M'oras hamachpeiloh" The double cave What is "hamachpeiloh?"
Ch. 23, v. 16: "Arba mei'os shekel kesef" Four-hundred silver shkolim Why doesn't the verse say "shiklei kesef" in the plural?
5) Ch. 24, v. 36: "Va'tei'led Soroh acharei ziknosoh" And Soroh gave birth after she was already in her old age What relevance does this have to the proposal?
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