[Avodah] telling the truth about great men

[Eli Turkel]

<<*Avraham* was a great man, and the Torah deliberately fudges the date
of Terach's death so that it shouldn't be obvious that Avraham neglected
his father's kavod.>>

The question is why only here?
Rashbam criticizes Avraham for making the treaty with Avimelech
(Ramban is in favor)
while Ramban criticizes Sarah for her treatment of Hagar.

In general the commentaries find individual events in which they feel the avot
made mistakes. If so why is the Torah worried about the kavod Avraham
did or didn't give to an idolatrous father. It is not even that clear
that leaving his
father was a lack of kavod, Yaakov stayed away a long time by Lavan and that
is mentioned and possibly connected to Yosef being away for so long.

as an aside modern day poskim discuss the question of someone leaving
their parents
to make aliyah to EY


-- 
Eli Turkel