שָׂרָה
Sarah
Matriarch
חַיֵּי שָׂרָה
Torah Portion 5 of 12 · Bereshit (Genesis) 23:1–25:18
Parashat Chayei Sarah: the story, then the game.
The portion is named for Sarah's life and opens with her death. Avraham buys the cave at Machpelah, then sends his servant to Aram Naharayim, where a well and a stranger's kindness decide the next generation.
Chayei Sarah: "The life of Sarah"
The Story of Parashat Chayei Sarah
A field and a cave
The portion is called the life of Sarah, and it opens with her death at Chevron. Avraham has been promised the whole land and owns none of it, so he stands before the sons of Chet and insists on paying full price, four hundred shekels of silver, for the field and cave of Machpelah.
Rivkah at the well
Avraham sends his servant to Aram Naharayim to find a wife for Yitzchak. At the well at evening, the servant asks for a sign: the one who offers water to him and to his camels too. Before he finishes praying, Rivkah comes out with her jar and draws for all ten camels. She chooses to go with him, and when she sees Yitzchak in the field, she comes down from her camel.
Old and full of days
Yitzchak brings Rivkah into his mother's tent, and he is comforted. Avraham lives to 175 and dies old and full of days. Yitzchak and Yishmael, the two sons, bury him together at Machpelah.
Read in synagogues on Shabbat, November 7, 2026.
What You Play
The part of the story we focus on.
You play the bargaining at the gate yourself, then take the road as the servant Eliezer.
חַיֵּי שָׂרָה
The Life of Sarah
Bargain with the sons of Chet, weigh out the silver and bury Sarah at Machpelah.
Bereshit (Genesis) 23
רִבְקָה
A Wife for Yitzchak
Play as Eliezer, meet Rivkah at the well near Charan and bring her home to Yitzchak.
Bereshit (Genesis) 24
זָקֵן וְשָׂבֵעַ
Old and Full of Days
Walk to the cave of Machpelah for Avraham's burial.
Bereshit (Genesis) 25
This portion at a glance
- Avraham buys the Cave of Machpelah23:1–20
- The servant travels to Aram Naharayim24:1–10
- Rivkah at the well24:11–27
- Yitzchak and Rivkah marry24:62–67
- Avraham dies and is buried at Machpelah25:7–10
Hebrew from Parashat Chayei Sarah
מַכְפֵּלָה
Machpelah
The family's burial cave
חֶבְרוֹן
Chevron
Hebron
רִבְקָה
Rivkah
Rebekah
Talk about it
- Why does Avraham refuse to take the field as a gift?
- What does drawing water for ten camels tell you about Rivkah?
- What does it mean that Yitzchak and Yishmael bury their father together?
About Parashat Chayei Sarah
What is Parashat Chayei Sarah about?
Sarah's burial at Machpelah, and Rivkah at the well. The name, חַיֵּי שָׂרָה, means "The life of Sarah."
Where is Parashat Chayei Sarah in the Bible?
It runs from Bereshit 23:1 to Bereshit 25:18, which is Genesis 23:1–25:18 in an English Bible. It's portion 5 of the 12 in the book.
Can I play Parashat Chayei Sarah in Gan Eden?
Playable now in Gan Eden, free in your browser.
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