By Lonny Moses

References to Talmud and Midrash used the following sources:

Bialik, Hayyim Nahman, Yehoshua Ḥana Rawnitzki, and William G. Braude. "The Deeds of the Fathers." The Book of Legends = Sefer Ha-aggadah : Legends from the Talmud and Midrash. New York: Schocken, 1992. N. pag. Print.

"Torah Reading for Vayeira." Vayeira Torah Reading. Chabad, n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2012. <http://www.chabad.org/parshah/torahreading.asp?aid=9170>.