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Why does Rashi (רש"י) note that Avrohom pitched Sarah's tent first only at this specific location? After receiving the promise of children at Shechem, the primary responsibility shifts from kiruv (where the husband leads) to chinuch (where the wife leads). This fundamental change in priorities explains the change in tent-pitching order.
The shiur examines a textual anomaly in Parshas Lech Lecha regarding Avrohom's tent-pitching practices. Rashi (רש"י) notes that the word "ohalo" (his tent) is spelled with a hey instead of a vav, indicating "her tent," meaning Avrohom pitched Sarah's tent before his own. The question arises: why only at this location, after Avrohom had already traveled extensively and set up camp multiple times before? The answer lies in understanding what transpired at Shechem near Ayalon Moreh. After pitching his tent, Avrohom built a mizbeach because Hashem (ה׳) gave him good news - the promise of children and the land of Israel. While there are questions about why these promises seemed new given earlier divine commitments, the key point is that this represented Avrohom's first clear revelation about having offspring.
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Parshas Lech Lecha
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