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Avraham's Mafia Boss Plan #Shorts

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Malbeam has a really nice perspective here. Malbim said Abraham Avinu did not ask her to identify herself as his sister so that she could be captured or kidnapped. The plan was , you would tell everyone that I was the boss here. I am your brother. And no one can marry you without my permission. Tell me that you are an orphan girl and I am the big mafia boss here. And everyone understands what that means. This means that if someone wants to marry you, they have to get my permission , and what does it mean to get the permission of the elder brother? He will have to pay a large sum of money. Abraham said, " When they hear my asking price , they wo n't be interested anymore." No one will be interested in a woman who costs so much money. I will introduce myself as your brother. You will say that you are my sister. I will ask such a sky-high price that they will all back down.