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24:12 (also in 14) – And he said, \u201cO LORD, God of my master Abraham, grant me good fortune this day, and <\/span>aseh chesed,<\/em> deal graciously<\/em> with my master Abraham: <\/span><\/p>\n

24: 27 – \u201cBlessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His <\/span>chasdo ve\u2019amito, steadfast faithfulness <\/em>from my master. For I have been guided on my errand by the LORD, to the house of my master\u2019s kinsmen.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

24:49 – \u00a0And now, if you mean to treat my master with <\/span>chesed ve\u2019emet, \u00a0true kindness<\/em>, tell me; and if not, tell me also, that I may turn right or left.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d7\u05e1\u05d3 <\/span>Chesed<\/span><\/em> is one of the sweetest Hebrew words. A person filled with <\/span>chesed<\/span><\/em> is a complete <\/span>mentsch<\/span><\/em>, a kind, compassionate human being. But it\u2019s one of those words that are very culturally laden and difficult to translate; as we can see from just the translations of its use in three different contexts in this chapter alone, it doesn\u2019t map onto just one English language value concept. It is rendered variously as \u00a0grace (as in \u201cgracious\u201d not \u201cgraceful\u201d), faithfulness, kindness, also often lovingkindness, charity, favor, goodness, benevolence.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is also a central attribute of God’s actions, mentioned twice in the list of 13 in Ex. 34:6-7. There God is described as <\/span>rav chesed ve-emet<\/span><\/em>, “possessor of great loving kindness and truth” (or “true loving kindness”), and also:\u00a0<\/em><\/span>notzer chesed la-alafim<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>“safeguards grace for thousands” of generations.<\/span><\/p>\n

This root also appears in the well-known\u00a0<\/span>chasid<\/span><\/em>, the pietist member of the ultra-Orthodox movement, originating in the 18<\/span>th<\/span> century, known as <\/span>Chasidut<\/span><\/em>,<\/em> Chassidism.<\/span><\/p>\n

It often appears in constructions, such as: <\/span>gemilut chasadim<\/span><\/em>,<\/em> which refers to charitable behavior not done with money, but actual acts showing kindness to others. The ultimate of these is <\/span>chesed shel emet<\/span><\/em>, “the lovingkindness of truth” referring to acts of grace shown the dead \u2013 since there is no ‘fear’ there of doing the good deed for a reward, since the dead can’t pay you back.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":103871,"id":103871,"title":"-6253ca0f63cfd--6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim chesed.jpg","filename":"6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/milimilim-the-hebrew-corner-gen-24\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed-jpg\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed-jpg","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":37846,"date":"2022-04-11 06:26:23","modified":"2022-04-11 06:26:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":283,"height":248,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg.jpg","medium-width":283,"medium-height":248,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg.jpg","medium_large-width":283,"medium_large-height":248,"large":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg.jpg","large-width":283,"large-height":248,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg.jpg","1536x1536-width":283,"1536x1536-height":248,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg.jpg","2048x2048-width":283,"2048x2048-height":248,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg.jpg","post_full_size-width":283,"post_full_size-height":248,"home_baner":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6253ca0f63cfd-6253ca0f63cfegen24-milim-chesed.jpg.jpg","home_baner-width":283,"home_baner-height":248}},"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":"

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