bechirah — choice, election

Genesis 15:14 — “But I will execute judgment on the nation they shall serve, and in the end they shall go free with great wealth.”

Genesis 23:19 — “And then Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah, facing Mamre—now Hebron—in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 25:26 — “Then his brother emerged, holding on to the heel of Esau; so they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.”

Genesis 32:21 — “And you shall add, ‘And your servant Jacob himself is right behind us.’” For he reasoned, “If I propitiate him with presents in advance, and then face him, perhaps he will show me favor.””

Genesis 45:15 — “He kissed all his brothers and wept upon them; only then were his brothers able to talk to him.”