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"I will not take anything that is yours, not a thread or ashoelace. You should not be able to say, 'It was I who made Avrom
rich.'" (B'rayshis 14:23) Hashem had promised Avrohom Avinuthat He would make him wealthy and Avrohom had full trust
in Hashem. (Rashi) If Avrohom accepted anything from the King ofSodom, people would say that it was the King of Sodom
who made Avrohom rich. To make it clear that the blessing camefrom Hashem and not the King of Sodom, Avrohom did not
take even the smallest thing from the King. He did not want totake away from the honor of Hashem. (Gur Aryay)

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