Parasha Summary
In Parashat Lech Lecha, Hashem commands Avram (later Avraham) to leave his homeland and journey to an unknown land, promising to make him a great nation. Avram demonstrates unwavering faith by obeying without hesitation. Upon arriving in Canaan, Hashem reaffirms His covenant, promising the land to Avram’s descendants. The parasha also recounts Sarai’s descent to Egypt due to famine, Avram’s separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces (Brit Bein HaBetarim), where Hashem foretells the Egyptian exile and eventual redemption. Avram and Sarai’s names are later changed, symbolizing their elevated spiritual roles. The parasha concludes with the mitzvah of brit milah (circumcision) as a sign of the eternal covenant between Hashem and Avraham’s descendants.
