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size=2>From: "Eli Turkel" <A
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size=2>>>On lying for the sake of PR see the rashi on Avraham and
Terach<BR></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>In translation<BR>"Why then does Scripture mention the death of Terah
before the<BR>departure of Abram? In order that this matter (his leaving home
during<BR>his father's lifetime) might not become known to all, lest people
say<BR>that Abram did not show a son's respect to his father, for he left
him<BR>in his old age and went his way. (In other words, the
Torah<BR>purposefully mentioned Terah's death before the actual time of
its<BR>occurrence.)"<BR><BR>ie the Torah purposely lied so that people wouldn't
accuse Avraham .of<BR>mistreating his father<<<BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Eli
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size=2>>>>>><BR>Changing the order in which events are recorded
is NOT lying. The Torah says how old Terach was and how old Avraham was
and it can easily be calculated that Avraham left while his father was still
alive. The Torah merely draws your attention to some facts while drawing
your attention away from some other facts, but it doesn't "lie."</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>(However for the sake of sholom bayis Hashem Himself did "lie" or at any
rate made a significant change in reporting Sarah's words to her husband.
The change that He made is itself reported accurately in the Torah.)
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