[Avodah] Ahab

[Ben Waxman via Avodah]

The Avot are a mixed bag. On one hand, the Am had to come via Sarah. 
Itzhiq had to marry Rivka and not (to quote the Ramban) one of cursed 
nations. OTOH, Yaacov and Yosef (and certainly Yosef's sons) had no 
problem marrying non-family.

Ben

On 11/26/2015 11:09 PM, Saul Guberman via Avodah wrote:
> All of the Avos, Shefatim & Kehuna are through the father.  Nothing 
> mentions the mother.  T