1)

Why does the Torah prohibit entering into a covenant with the Cana'anim and eating from their sacrifices?

1.

Rashi: The Torah views eating from their sacrifices akin to participating in their idol-worship, because one thing leads to another, and the next step is taking his daughter as a wife for one's son.

2.

Ramban: Straying after the gods of the Cana'anim, eating from their sacrifices 1 and taking their daughters for our sons are all prohibitions that stem from making a covenant with them.

3.

Seforno: Because entering into a covenant with them sometimes leads initially to participating in their festivities and from there to joining them in their idolatrous practices, and sometimes to licentiousness. 2


1

See Bava Kama, 71b and Chulin, fortyb (Ramban).

2

As occurred with Ba'al Pe'or (Seforno). See last Parshah in Balak.

2)

Why does the Torah insert the words "ve'Kara l'cha ... "?

1.

Avodah Zarah, 18a: To implicate the sinner already from the time he accepts the invitation to participate. 1


1

See Torah Temimah, note 19 and refer to 34:15:1:3.

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