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Why didn't Terach go to the Land of Canaan?
Terach had lacked in belief as his son Charan did who died in Ur Kasdim in the fiery furnace; thus, he died in Charan. Neither of those two believed the holy revelation that was given to Avraham Avinu....
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What made Malkitzedek a Cohen more than Abraham?
The Maharal in Gur Aryeh explains that Noach got bitten by the lion and so he was a Baal mum and unable to be a Kohen. From the three children, Shem was the most worthy so he became the Kohen
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