EXTRA · classical (not a TT unit)

Chayei Sarah 23:12 · EXTRA

Parashas Chayei Sarah · Passuk 23:12

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃

And Avraham bowed before the people of the land.

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Source Citation

Classical midrash on repeated bowing (classical source on this passuk; not listed as a numbered Torah Temimah unit here).

Lemma / focus: וישתחו אברהם.

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Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
שְׁתֵּי הִשְׁתַּחֲוָיוֹת הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה אַבְרָהָם, אַחַת בִּתְחִלַּת הַדִּבּוּר וְאַחַת בְּסוֹפו, לְלַמֵּד עַל עַנְוְתָנוּתוֹ.

English: Avraham bowed twice—once at the beginning of the negotiation and once at its end—to teach his humility.

On the daf / in context: The narrative records two separate bowings (23:7 and 23:12); the doubling is read as a sustained posture of deference throughout the transaction.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (midrashic doubling) — not a formal named middah of the 13: the repeated act is taken as a deliberate pattern of humility.

What Is Learned

Avraham bowed both at the opening and near the close of the negotiation; the doubled bowing marks his sustained humility before the people of the land.