Weekend Torah Teaching: Issac and Rebekah (Genesis 23:1-24:67)
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
Salem Podcast Network
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2026
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Timeless Wisdom, Dennis Prager explores the story of Abraham's servant, who is tasked with finding a wife for Isaac. The servant's journey takes him to the land of his master's relatives, where he encounters Rebekah, a kind and beautiful woman. As the story unfolds, Dennis delves into the significance of Rebekah's character and the importance of kindness and generosity in choosing a spouse. He also examines the themes of faith, trust, and the role of God in guiding the servant's errand. This episode offers valuable insights into the biblical account and its timeless wisdom on relationships and decision-making.
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| 0:09.9 | In his new book, If There Is No God, Pringer exposes the danger of emotion-based morality. |
| 0:15.8 | And why, without objective truth, society descends into chaos. |
| 0:19.6 | This isn't a religious book. It's a rational case for |
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| 0:30.6 | Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. Hear thousands of hours of Dennis's lectures, |
| 0:36.7 | courses, and classic radio programs and to purchase |
| 0:39.3 | dennis prager's rational bibles go to dennis prager dot com parts and since this is verse by verse |
| 0:53.4 | that's the way i promise it and and I think, well, look, |
| 0:56.8 | I'll come in and I'll apologize to the clerks. |
| 0:59.5 | I'll say, look, it is my obligation to read to you all the stories. |
| 1:03.7 | There's not much to be learned, and we'll move on. |
| 1:07.9 | And the more I study, the more I fell along with Chapter 24, which is the longest |
| 1:13.6 | chapter, I believe, in the Torah, and certainly in Genesis. |
| 1:19.6 | 23 has its own interesting parts, but it is more narrative. We're up to 23 and you'll see what I mean. |
| 1:26.6 | Let me get to 24. |
| 1:28.3 | Okay, I'll read with some speed so that you don't have to look in. |
| 1:33.3 | Just listening, I hope there's enough. |
| 1:36.3 | Since I'm not delineating every sentence in this case so carefully, |
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