Today is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. Before Paul was Paul, he was Saul, a famous persecutor of Christians. He meets the Lord Jesus Christ on his way to Damascus and learns that he is actually persecuting Jesus: “Saul, why are you persecuting me?” This shows us just how closely Jesus identifies with his church.
Read MoreAbraham’s servant swears an oath to him that he will find a wife for Isaac not from among the Canaanites but from among Abraham's kindred. Abraham assures his servant that the angel of the Lord will go before him. Abraham’s servant goes to the well “at the time when women go out to draw water.” He prays that the one who gives him a drink of water at the well will be Isaac’s bride.
Read MoreAbraham settled at the oaks of Mamre and built an altar to the Lord at Hebron (Gen. 13:18). Sarah died here. The Hittites are now in the land, and Abraham buys a tomb from Ephron the Hittite for a hefty sum. The narrative calls our attention to Abraham buying the field and tomb.
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