## Midrash Tanchuma, Lech Lecha

###### Midrash Tanchuma, Lech Lecha 14:1
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‎**בַּמַּחֲזֶה** לֵאמֹר אַל תִּירָא. זֶה שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב: אָז דִּבַּרְתָּ בְחָזוֹן לַחֲסִידֶיךָ וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁוִּיתִי עֵזֶר עַל גִּבּוֹר הֲרִימוֹתִי בָחוּר מֵעָם (תהלים פט, כ).

**Midrash Tanhuma-Yelammedenu, trans. Samuel A. Berman:**
**The Lord came unto Abraham in a vision, saying: “fear not” (Gen. 15:1).** Scripture says elsewhere in allusion to this verse: *Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy godly ones, and saidst: “I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people”* (Ps. 89:20).


###### Midrash Tanchuma, Lech Lecha 14:2
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אָז דִּבַּרְתָּ בְחָזוֹן לַחֲסִידֶיךָ, זֶה אַבְרָהָם. שִׁוִּיתִי עֵזֶר, שֶׁעֲזָרוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עַל הַמְּלָכִים. הֲרִימוֹתִי בָחוּר מֵעָם, זֶה אַבְרָהָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אַתָּה הוּא ה' הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתָּ וְגוֹ' (נחמיה ט, ז). הֱוֵי, אַל תִּירָא אַבְרָם.

**Midrash Tanhuma-Yelammedenu, trans. Samuel A. Berman:**
*Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy godly ones* refers to Abraham; *I have laid help upon the one that is mighty* alludes to the assistance which the Holy One gave him in his struggle against the kings; *I have exalted one chosen out of the people* refers to Abraham, as it is said: *Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abraham and send him forth* (Neh. 9:7). Hence Scripture says; *Fear not, Abraham.*