134 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18), Source Book Keys, PLYN GENESIS | 24:17 little — GEN1179 Chesed reveals a person’ virtues.&... GEN1179 Chesed reveals a person’ virtues. The Midrash cited by Rashi [Genesis Rabbah 60:5] states that Eliezer ran because he saw the water from the well miraculously rise to meet Rivkah. Although Eliezer witnessed this event, he did not consider it sufficient evidence to prove that she was worthy to be Yitzchok’s wife. A test of her eagerness to do chesed was still necessary. From here we see that even if a person is worthy of having miracles performed on his behalf, he is not deemed truly worthy unless he performs acts of chesed. [Heard from Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, Rosh Hayeshiva of Brisk in Jerusalem]. PLYN 90 Share Print Source KeyPLYNVerse24:17Keyword(s)littleSource Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 24:16 beautiful — GEN1178 If we want to judge others fairly, we sho... Previous Article GENESIS | 24:18 camels — GEN1180 Although animals have priority when it co... Next Article