Portrait of Hacham Shimon Agassi

Portrait of Hacham Shimon Agassi
Portrait of Hacham Agassi painted by Mrs Ruth Gila, Beit Meir , Israel

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Beraishit 24.61-בראשית

And Rivkah Arose

61.’ And Rivkah arose and her maids and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man, and the servant took Rebecca and he went-וַתָּקָם רִבְקָה וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ וַתִּרְכַּבְנָה עַל הַגְּמַלִּים וַתֵּלַכְנָה אַחֲרֵי הָאִישׁ וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד אֶת רִבְקָה וַיֵּלַךְ (4530+14 words=4544=17=8 or 6130=10=1).

The number 6130 is ten fold the number of commandments in the Torah (613). In the merit of the commandments that Abraham and Isaac observed the mission was a success.

The verse can be divided so:
·         And Rivkah arose and her maids and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man- וַתָּקָם רִבְקָה וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ וַתִּרְכַּבְנָה עַל הַגְּמַלִּים וַתֵּלַכְנָה אַחֲרֵי הָאִישׁ (3551=14=8 or 4671=18 counting final Mems as 600);
·         And the servant took Rivkah and he went- וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד אֶת רִבְקָה וַיֵּלַךְ (1459=19=10=1).
This verse can be understood that Rivkah’s maids travelled separately with “the man” i.e. Michael “the Angel” of Abraham who had accompanied Eliezer on the way, while Rivkah travelled with Eliezer, the servant of Abraham. There is no previous or later mention of “maids” that travelled with Rivkah, apart from the above mention of Rivkah's “nurse” who I explain above in D'vorah her mother. This verse comes to support that conclusion as the maids traveled separately and were not bade farewell by Rivkah's family. This conclusion is borne out by the following division of the verse according to the Code of 1 and 8:
·         And Rebecca arose- וַתָּקָם רִבְקָה (853+2 words=18);
·         And her maids and they rode upon the camels and followed the man- וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ וַתִּרְכַּבְנָה עַל הַגְּמַלִּים וַתֵּלַכְנָה אַחֲרֵי הָאִישׁ (3258=18);
·         And the servant took Rivkah and he went- וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד אֶת רִבְקָה וַיֵּלַךְ (1459=19=10=1).

The gematria of the words "And the servant took Rivkah- וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד אֶת רִבְקָה is 913+4 words=17=8.

The number 913 is the gematria of the first word of the Torah "In the beginning"- בְּרֵאשִׁית. This was the beginning of a new era in the mission of Tikkun Olam/World Rectification- the unification of Rivkah with Isaac.

The words "and Rivkah arose"- וַתָּקָם רִבְקָה correspond to the words at the end of the passage of Abraham purchasing the Machpelah Cave where it is written:

20.’And the field arose (stood) with the Cave that is in it for Abraham, as a burial-chamber from the Sons of Heth-וַיָּקָם הַשָּׂדֶה וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ לְאַבְרָהָם לַאֲחֻזַּת קָבֶר מֵאֵת בְּנֵי חֵת(4362+11 words=17=8 counting final Mems as 600).
Now that Rivkah had arisen Sarah could rest in peace. The mission had been completed successfully.

And Rivkah arose-And the field arose
וַיָּקָם הַשָּׂדֶה-וַתָּקָם רִבְקָה

2443+4 words=17=8

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