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Parashah Scavenger Hunt שְׁאֵלוֹת הַשָּׁבוּעַ
Welcome to Devash's Parashah Scavenger Hunt for Parashat Hayyei Sarah!
Aliyah 1 (Bereishit 23:1-16)
- With what group of people must Avraham negotiate in order to get a burial site for Sarah?
- How does Avraham refer to himself, when speaking with Efron?
Aliyah 2 (Bereishit 23:17-24:9)
- What is the name of Avraham’s servant whom he sends to find a wife for Yitzhak?
Aliyah 3 (Bereishit 24:10-26)
- What does Rivkah do that passes the servant’s test?
- Who is Rivkah’s father?
Aliyah 4 (Bereishit 24:27-52)
- What does the servant refuse to do before he tells his tale?
- According to Betuel, who must have arranged this match?
Aliyah 5 (Bereishit 24:53-67)
- Where was Yitzhak coming from when Rivkah met him?
- Whose tent does Yitzhak bring Rivkah to?
Aliyah 6 (Bereishit 25:1-11)
- Avraham got married again. What was his new wife’s name?
- Who buries Avraham?
Aliyah 7 (Bereishit 25:12-18)
- Who was Yishmael’s oldest son?
- How many sons did Yishmael have?
Look anywhere in the parashah to find the answer to these questions!
- How much money does Avraham pay Efron for the Makhpelah cave and its surrounding field?
- One additional person goes with Rivkah on her journey. Who is it?
- A small detail suggests that Lavan was not respectful to his father, Betuel. What is it?
- When Avraham’s servant describes who he’s looking for at the well, he uses one Hebrew word for “young woman.” Then, when he retells the story to Rivkah’s family, he uses a different Hebrew word for this. What are the two words?
From the Haftarah (Melakhim Alef 1:1-31)
- Who does Evyatar think should be the next king after David?
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Answers:
Aliyah 1
- Benei Het or Hittites
- He calls himself גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב (ger v’toshav, an outsider who is a resident) (23:3)
Aliyah 2
- He doesn’t have one! He is referred to as Avraham’s servant throughout, although many commentators assume he is Damesek Eliezer, who was mentioned in Lekh Lekha.
Aliyah 3
- She offers to give water to both the servant and his camels
- Betuel (24:15)
Aliyah 4
- Eat
- God! (24:50)
Aliyah 5
- Be’er Lahai Ro’i
- Sarah’s tent (24:16)
Aliyah 6
- Keturah
- Yitzhak and Yishmael (25:9)
Aliyah 7
- Nevayot
- 12 (25:13-16)
From anywhere in the parashah
- 400 shekels of silver
- Her nurse
- When they speak, it says Lavan’s name first, suggesting that Lavan jumped in to speak before his father (24:50)
- נַעֲרָ (na’arah) and עַלְמָה (almah) (24:14 and 24:43)
Haftarah
- Adoniyahu
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