Lech Discover and learn every week, "5 Facts" written on the weekly Parshah that you can share at your Shabbos table.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַבְרָ֗םכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רדִּבֶּ֤ראֵלָיו֙ ה'וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתּ֖וֹ ל֑וֹטוְאַבְרָ֗םבֶּן־חָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ וְשִׁבְעִ֣יםשָׁנָ֔הבְּצֵאת֖וֹ מֵחָרָֽן׃(12:4)

Abram went forth as the LORD had commanded him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

1. Why did Avraham take Lot along with him?  

• One of the reasons that Avraham took Lot along with him was because he had a prophecy that King David’s dynasty would come from him.

2. Avraham minted his own universally accepted coin. Who else did so?  

• Avraham was one of only 4 people who ever minted a coin that was universally accepted. The others were Yehoshua, King David, and Mordechai.

3. What was described on Avraham’s coins?  

• One side of the coin had an old man and woman representing Avraham and Sarah. The other side had an image of a young man and woman, representing Yitzchak and Rivkah.

4. What did Avraham wear on his neck and why?  

• Avraham wore a precious stone around his neck. Any sick person who would gaze at it would be miraculously healed.

5. Why did people want to do business with Avraham?  

• Not only was Avraham successful in all his businesses dealings, but anyone who would buy from, or sell to Avraham, would be successful too. People caught in a storm at sea would invoke Avraham’s merit and be saved. Sterile women who couldn’t previously conceive would have children in Avraham’s merit.