The Haftorah this week has to do with David handing the power over to Solomon. The connection to the portion is clear since Abraham is handing leadership over to Isaac. Broth want to make sure that the power will not be abused. Thus their choices.

At the end of the portion this week Isaac and Ishmael come together to bury their father, Abraham. they put their differences aside to perform this duty. This shows that they might have major differences, but they are united in their moral principles.

The Torah states that Isaac first married Rebecca and then he loved her. For a marriage to work the love between husband & wife has to grow over time. Romance will come after the wedding.

Eliezer's is sent to find a suitable wife for Isaac. He arrives in Haran and Rebecca offers him and his 10 camels water. He realizes that she is the only one for Isaac because of her caring not only for him but his camels as well.

The Torah makes it a point that Abraham bought the burial site for Sarah and himself. That even though he was offered the site for free, he wanted everyone to know that it legally belonged to him. This teaches that we have to be careful in all our actions.

Before the Torah mentions the death of Sarah, we read of the birth of Rebecca. This is to teach us that there is always the next generation and that our duty is to train them to take over leadership of our people.

We learn that Abraham's major trait was compassion. This was a major reason that God chose him to be the father of the Jewish people. But sometimes compassion can be carried too far, as in the case of Abraham trying to save Sodom.

Lot's daughters took drastic measures because they thought the world was destroyed. Later they found out that they were wrong in their actions. Instead of acknowledging that they were wrong they choose to blame others.