“He [Avraham] said to the senior servant of his household who was in charge of all that he owned ‘Place your hand under my thigh. I will bind you by an oath to G-d … that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites…. Instead you must go to my native land to my birthplace and obtain a wife for my son Yitzchak.’” (Bereishis 24:2–4)
With the words: “who was in charge of all that he owned” the Torah is teaching us that although Eliezer was in charge of everything Avraham had and he trusted him when it came to sending him to find a wife for Yitzchak he didn’t rely on his honesty and his righteousness. Rather he insisted Eliezer make an oath. Since finding a wife for Yitzchak meant establishing Bnei Yisrael for eternity if G-d forbid he wouldn’t find a fitting woman how terrible would be the destruction that would come out of this. (Lev Eliyahu Rav Eliyahu Lopian)
The cloud that hovered above the tent left and the bowl of dough remained orphaned. Darkness descended suddenly on the tent. The candle that was lit from Erev Shabbos until Erev Shabbos was extinguished. An oppressive and painful darkness was created. Because Sarah wasn’t there.
Then Eliezer went out. He went out to look for a wife for Yitzchak and to find a mother for Klal Yisrael. Will he be successful?
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