“Avraham came to eulogize Sarah and to weep for her.”
(Bereishis 23:2)
The mefarshim ask: Why is the word “livkosa — to weep for her” written with a small kaf? Furthermore why does the Torah first state “to eulogize Sarah” and then “to weep for her?” Tears usually precede the eulogies.
Pirkei D’Rabi Eliezer explains: After the Akeidah the Satan came to Sarah and told her “Sarah your husband took Yitzchak and offered him as a sacrifice.” She immediately began to cry and her soul departed. Avraham then came from Mount Moriah and discovered that she had died.
Why did the Satan want to bother Sarah after Avraham had already withstood the test of the Akeidah? (Koheles Yitzchak cited by Lekach Tov)
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