Burst of Inspiration: Lech Lecha - Avraham HaIvri
Oct 19, 2026 · 2 min · 1 segments
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Oct 19, 2026 · 2 min · 1 segments
Jeremy GolkerHost
The four kings have been victorious and now the refugee comes along and says quickly Avram the four kings have captured your nephew Lot.
We are very familiar with that name but he actually appears only once in the whole Torah referred to as Avram Ho'ivri.
And the question is, why here? Why, just after the battle of the four kings and the five kings, and that his nephew has been captured by Yovoi HaPolet, Vayager, Avram Ho'ivri, why here is he referred to as Avram Ho'ivri? There is an amazing Ksavva Kabbalah.
Why is Avraham called, indeed, Avraham Ha'ivri? Says the Medrash, one of three reasons.
Number one, he is a descendant of Avar, and therefore he's known as Avraham Ha'ivri.
Reason number two, because he comes from Avar Hanar, and that's a reference to the other side.
The third reason, perhaps the most best known, is Kol Ha'ilam Kulay Me'aver Echad V'hu Me'aver Echad.
So to encourage his Avram to come along and save Lot, the polit, Vayoveh, a polit, wants to encourage Avram to come.
How does he do it? He says, Avram o Ivri, this is an opportunity to express your very essence, your very nature, that all the world are denying God's existence and you are fighting on the other side.
Come on, Avram, you can go and be victorious over Nimrod, who is one of the four kings, and this theological battle, if you win it, you can use it as an opportunity to spread monotheism in the world.
Therefore, this time and this time only, he's called as Avram of Ivri, says the Ksava Kabbalah, because it was this name which was one of the reasons to encourage Avram, Avram as he was then, to save his nephew Leut, because of the reason of kol ha'ilm kulei me'eve echot, v'hu me'eve echot.
The four kings have been victorious and now the refugee comes along and says quickly Avram the four kings have captured your nephew Lot.
We are very familiar with that name but he actually appears only once in the whole Torah referred to as Avram Ho'ivri.
And the question is, why here? Why, just after the battle of the four kings and the five kings, and that his nephew has been captured by Yovoi HaPolet, Vayager, Avram Ho'ivri, why here is he referred to as Avram Ho'ivri? There is an amazing Ksavva Kabbalah.
Why is Avraham called, indeed, Avraham Ha'ivri? Says the Medrash, one of three reasons.
Number one, he is a descendant of Avar, and therefore he's known as Avraham Ha'ivri.
Reason number two, because he comes from Avar Hanar, and that's a reference to the other side.
The third reason, perhaps the most best known, is Kol Ha'ilam Kulay Me'aver Echad V'hu Me'aver Echad.
So to encourage his Avram to come along and save Lot, the polit, Vayoveh, a polit, wants to encourage Avram to come.
How does he do it? He says, Avram o Ivri, this is an opportunity to express your very essence, your very nature, that all the world are denying God's existence and you are fighting on the other side.
Come on, Avram, you can go and be victorious over Nimrod, who is one of the four kings, and this theological battle, if you win it, you can use it as an opportunity to spread monotheism in the world.
Therefore, this time and this time only, he's called as Avram of Ivri, says the Ksava Kabbalah, because it was this name which was one of the reasons to encourage Avram, Avram as he was then, to save his nephew Leut, because of the reason of kol ha'ilm kulei me'eve echot, v'hu me'eve echot.
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