Torah

"Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord made the Amorites lose the war against the sons of Israel. He said, in the eyes of Israel, “O sun, stand still at Gibeon. O moon, stand still in the valley of Aijalon." (Joshua 10:12) This seems very strange to me since if sun does not move, there would be trouble with the functioning of the universe. So, what happened at that time?

  Good morning Sir, here in the Philippines my name is Mr.Andrian Clintton P. Garcia, but you can call me by my nickname A.C for ANDRIAN CLINTTON, as you can judge, I'm a FILIPINO by RACE and my only tongues are FILIPINO and ENGLISH, I understand HEBREW, ARAMAIC, and GREEK by TRANSLATION APP using P.C or SMARTPHONE. My question is: Is it accurate or correct to translate and to call the TORAH as LAW, but the name itself can be translated as TEACHING or INSTRUCTION? The term LAW also is used for the other calling of the WRITTEN TORAH, it is called also WRITTEN LAW and also in the ORAL TORAH, it is also called ORAL LAW for other callings.

In parshas Noah ,the Torah says ,that Noah brought with him ,every living being. As we know, the story of Noah took place in the middle east, when Noah landed, the Torah says,''every living being on the earth , every creeping thing ,and every bird and ,every thing that moves on the earth, by their families, came out of the ark''. Based on this premise that they are landing and letting all animals off in the middle east, how are there animals in America, which has thousands of miles of ocean between the middle east? And how are there animals which are only native to certain parts of the world and not the middle east?

Gen 20:12 Abraham says Sarah is my sister, the daughter of my father (i.e., Terah), but not the daughter of my mother. What does “Sarah is not the daughter of my mother” mean?

Shalom aleichem Rabbi Lauffer. Thank you for answering my last question. Rashi says that Avraham Avinu thought that the three angels were Arabs. How could Avraham think they were Arabs, though, when Arabs did not yet exist seemingly, as we hold that Arabs are the descendants of Yishmael, and Yishmael at this time had no children? Thanks a lot.

Gen 20:12 Abraham says Sarah is my sister, the daughter of my father (i.e., Terah), but not the daughter of my mother. Assuming Sarah was Iscah, Abraham married Sarah (Iscah), the daughter of his brother Haran. Therefore, Sarah was Abraham’s niece. Question: What does "Sarah is not the daughter of my mother" mean? It seems to imply that Abraham’s father (Terah) had two different wives – one was the mother of Abraham, one was the mother of Haran, and one of them was also Nahor’s mother. Also, does the bible provide the names of these wives? Thanks.

Unlike christianity, there is no concept of eternal hell in Judaism. However, Yeshayahu 66:24 seems to imply that there is eternal hell punishment for the evil. What is the proper interpretation of this verse?

How can Abraham refer to Sarah as his sister? Gen 11:27 Haran begot Lot Gen 11:29 Haran was the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah (1.) Why not write Haran begot a son, Lot, AND two daughters, Milchah and Iscah, in one sentence versus listing separately (in two different verses)? Gen 11:31 Terah took Abraham his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson The concept of grandchildren was known because Lot is referred to as Terah's grandson. Gen 20:12 Sarah is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. (2.) If Sarah was Iscah, then Abraham married the daughter of his brother Haran. Therefore, Sarah was Abraham's niece, not his sister. Sarah was not the daughter of Terah, Abraham's father. Sarah was Terah's granddaughter. As stated previously, the concept of grandchildren was known. (3.) Sarah is not the daughter of my mother implies that Abraham's father(Terah) had two different wives - one was the mother of Abraham, one was the mother of Haran, and one of them was also Nahor's mother. Please provide answers. Thanks.

1. Abraham was 75 years old when he left Haran. Lot went with him. 2. Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised. Sodom & Gomorrah were destroyed a few days after Abraham's circumcision. Therefore, Abraham was 99 years old when Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. Lot was spared. 24 years have elapsed. QUESTION: Did Lot live in Sodom for 24 years? 3. We have been studying the destruction of Sodom. One of the sources states that Sodom was 52 years old vs Zoar was a younger city, which was only 51 years old. 4. I found this on the Internet: According to the Talmud, there was a span of only 26 years between a war in the area and and the ultimate destruction. I assume the war means the Battle of Siddim. 5. MAIN QUESTION: I am trying to figure out the 52 year timeline for Sodom and when the Battle of Siddim took place within the 52 year history. The 5 kings (which included Sodom) served the 4 kings (specifically Chedorlaomer) for 12 years. The 5 kings rebelled in the 13th year. In the Battle of Siddim, the 4 kings defeated the 5 kings. Did the Battle take place in the 14th year? Then Abraham defeated the 4 kings. Abraham also rescued Lot. I think the Battle happened when Abraham was still around 75 years old. 6. This accounts for 14 years of Sodom's history. Does that mean that Sodom existed 12 years before Chedorlaomer ruled over them? Based on the Talmud note above, did Sodom exist another 26 years after the Battle of Siddim? Thanks.