[Avodah] basic parsha question from Chaya Sarah -- Yishmael's age
Isaac Balbin via Avodah
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Mon Nov 23 02:27:30 PST 2015
> Much ado is made of Sarah's age as described in Torah (100 years and
> 20 years and 7 years). But at the end of the parsha, the same syntax
> is used for Avraham and for Yishmael (100 years and 30 years and 5
> years). I *did* see meforshim explain why his age is mentioned at
> all, but I didn't see why it used "shana" three times, like it says for Sarah.
>
> Thoughts anyone?
>
> — Sholom
Look carefully. Meas Shonoh is used. See Sefer Hazikaron on Pirush Rashi
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