This week’s Torah portion, entitled “Chayei Sarah,” or “The life of Sarah” is really about a whole lot of important legal issues, which formed the basis for British and American “common law” – back when we HAD “law”.
From contracts, to “agency” and the concept of “power of attorney”, to why no man of Yah in Scripture EVER got a “marriage license” – this is the first major detailed outline of real Law in Scripture:
