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Did Avraham Avinu Commit a Sin? #Shorts

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Why? He brought his righteous wife to stumble in sin. Out of fear lest they kill him. Meaning, Avraham Avinu tells Sarah, Sarah, you know, you're you're really a lovely wife. It's been It's been great. Here's the deal. If we show everybody our marriage certificate, they're going to kill me. So, you just tell everyone that we're brother and sister. This way, they can forcibly abduct you and they will violate you and my skin will be saved. You hear what Avraham tells Sarah? He basically tells Sarah, here is Sarah. I'm going to feed you to the to the dogs. They're going to violate you and I'll save my own skin. Why did Avraham Avinu do that? Cuz he was afraid for his life. Did Avraham Avinu do the right thing? No, says the Ramban. He sinned egregiously. He did the wrong thing.