Genesis 18: A Lot to Lose

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Sep 22, 2025 · 3m

We begin chapter 18 with the famous story of the three messengers. One of them tells Avraham that he will return in one year and Sarah will have a child.

Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוֹב אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ כָּעֵת חַיָּה, וְהִנֵּה־בֵן לְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ (בראשית יח:י)

English: “He said, ‘I will surely return to you at this time next year, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.’” (Genesis 18:10)

Sarah laughs, and then the Eternal One questions her and Avraham if they believe that the Divine cannot do what He pleases.

Hebrew: הֲיִפָּלֵא מֵה׳ דָּבָר? לַמּוֹעֵד אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ כָּעֵת חַיָּה, וּלְשָׂרָה…