Musar for Bava Metzia 172:18
שדריה לאליעזר למיפק לברא נפק ולא אשכח אמר לא מהימנא לך היינו דאמרי תמן לית הימנותא בעבדי נפק איהו חזייה להקדוש ברוך הוא דקאי אבבא היינו דכתיב (בראשית יח, ג) אל נא תעבור מעל עבדך
and the Holy One, blessed be He, came to enquire after Abraham's health; [moreover,] he drew the sun out of its sheath,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., He made it pour forth all its heat. ');"><sup>32</sup></span> so that the righteous man [sc. Abraham] should not be troubled with wayfarers. He sent Eliezer out [to seek travellers], but he found none. Said he, 'I do not believe thee'. (Hence they say there — sc. in Palestine — slaves are not to be believed.) So he himself went out, and saw the Holy One, blessed be He, standing at the door; thus it is written, <i>Pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XVIII, 3. He called himself 'thy servant', because he was speaking to God. ');"><sup>33</sup></span>
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