In this episode, Rabbi Reinman discusses the Babylonian invasion of Sodom and the reasons for the choice of a circuitous route of approach.
Chapter Fourteen: Babylonians and Hittites
As we follow Avrohom into Canaan, we enter the world of the biblical narrative. It is not our purpose here to retell the story of the patriarchs, which is already very familiar to almost everyone who resides in the House of Classical Judaism. Rather, our purpose is to describe the political landscape of the land; to demonstrate the authenticity of the biblical narrative; and to identify the events that would shape the historical destiny of the nascent Jewish nation.
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