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    1. RASHI METHOD: REFERENCES
    BRIEF EXPLANATION: Commentary on a verse is provided thru a cross-reference to another verse. The cross references can either provide
    • (1a) further details,
    • (1b) confirm citations, or
    • (1c) clarify word meaning.
    This examples applies to Rashis Gn25-01a, Gn25-06a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h33n5.htm
    Brief Summary: 1C01-32 speaks about Keturah, Abraham's concubine. Hence we infer that Abraham had one concubine with 2 names KETURAH, HAGAR.

Acknowledgement:The following example is a response to a request and question by an email member of this group. If you have a question on a particular Rashi then email me at RJHendel@Juno.com..

Verse Gn25-01 discussing discussing Abraham's 2nd marriage after Sarah's death states And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah. Rashi notes: The underlined word, Keturah..., references verse 1C01-32 discussing the children of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, states And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan. But Verse Gn15-03 discussing Abraham's taking Sarah's maid as a concubine states And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. Hence, the single Concubine referred to in 1C01-32 refers to one person with the two names, Keturah and Hagar.

Text of Target Verses Gn25-01 Text of Reference Verses Gn15-03,1C01-32
And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah. And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan. .... And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
Rashi comments: We find that Abraham had a concubine named Keturah and a concubine named Hagar. Since the verse refers to them as Abraham's concubine, in the singular, we conclude that Abraham had one concubine with two names.

Advanced Rashi: Below in rule #5, Contradiction we will discuss the contradiction that verse Gn25-06 refers to the sons of the concubines [Plural] while verse 1C01-32 refers to the concubine of Abraham [Singular]. Roughly we shall show that this indicates that we have one person with two stages of maturity in life reflected by her two names. 


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