Vaeira 6:3 · EXTRA 2 — Ohr HaChaim on the three patriarchs EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וָאֵרָ֗א אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶל־יִצְחָ֥ק וְאֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּאֵ֣ל שַׁדָּ֑י וּשְׁמִ֣י ה׳ לֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖עְתִּי לָהֶֽם׃

And I appeared to Avraham, to Yitzchak, and to Yaakov as El Shaddai, but by My name Hashem I was not known to them.

Chabad.org — 6:3

Source Citation

Ohr HaChaim on Shemos 6:3 — EXTRA (later commentary).

Core Text

English: The reason G-d listed each patriarch by name rather than grouping them is that His relationship with each was based on something unique. Avraham recognised his Creator without prior human guidance. Yitzchak submitted without question and stretched out his neck on the altar.