Nach:

Yirmiyahu 

Parsha:

Noach 

Description

In Hashem's instructions to Noah regarding the construction of the Ark, He prefaces the command that Noah, his family and the representatives of the animal kingdom all enter the Ark with an odd phrase - "I will fulfill My covenant with you" - to which ברית is this alluding? The Rishonim are divided on its referent; by exploring Beritot in the Torah and a telling passage in Yirmiyahu, we propose a new understanding of this enigmatic phrase which, in turn, illuminates the role for which Avraham was later chosen.