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Why did Hashem (ה׳) appear to Avrohom immediately after his bris milah? A Midrash derives through a kal v'chomer from the Mishkan that wherever Hashem's name is mentioned, Divine presence appears. The key insight: Avrohom's milah wasn't merely fulfilling the mitzvah (מצוה)—by performing priyah, he inscribed Hashem's name permanently on his body, creating an os bris that warranted Divine revelation.
This shiur analyzes a Midrash explaining why Hashem (ה׳) appeared to Avrohom immediately following his bris milah (Bereishis 18:1). The Torah (תורה) begins the parsha with "Vayeira elav Hashem" without explicitly stating why this revelation occurred, leading Chazal to connect it to the preceding narrative of Avrohom's circumcision. The Midrash presents a kal v'chomer argument: If those who build a mizbeach and offer korbanot merit Divine revelation through "b'chol makom asher azkir es shmi avo elecha u'verachticha," then certainly Avrohom, who circumcised himself "l'shmi" (for My name), should merit such revelation. Rabbi Yitzchok connects this to the pasuk about building a mizbeach, while a second opinion relates it to the dedication of the Mishkan.
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Bereishis 18:1
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