אַבְרָהָם וְהַפְּסִילִים

Avraham and the Idols

Terach sold idols. The Midrash says he left Avram to mind the shop, and a woman came with a dish of fine flour to offer them.

וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת תֶּרַח תֶּרַח הוֹלִיד אֶת אַבְרָם אֶת נָחוֹר וְאֶת הָרָן׃

בראשית יא:כז

"These are the generations of Terach: Terach fathered Avram, Nachor and Haran."

Bereishis 11:27

He rose, took a club in his hand, and broke every one of them.

וַיָּמׇת הָרָן עַל פְּנֵי תֶּרַח אָבִיו׃

בראשית יא:כח

"Haran died in the presence of Terach his father."

Bereishis 11:28

Then he put the club in the hands of the largest one. When his father asked who had done it, he said: that one.

בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתּוֹ בְּאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים׃

בראשית יא:כח

"In the land of his birth, in Ur Kasdim."

Bereishis 11:28

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