The Ohr HaChaim (Bereishis 4:8) interprets the verses describing Kayin’s murder of Hevel as also occurring through indirect means. He suggests that Kayin somehow tricked Hevel into becoming ...
If so, he asks, how could Yaakov conceive Reuven on his wedding night with Leah while believing she was Rachel (see Bereishis Rabbah 98:4 and Rashi, Bereishis 49:3)? Wouldn’t this constitute a ...