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Yaakov was met by Elifaz, who was told by his father to chase after
Yaakov and kill him. Yaakov told him to take his money, as a pauper is
figuratively considered dead. Elifaz took away all of his possessions, but
did not kill him. This demonstrates the power of Torah, as Elifaz was
swayed to contravene his father’s wishes, out of respect for Yaakov and
appreciation of his Torah knowledge.

Why did Yaakov let Elifaz get away with ‘murder’ and take away
everything he owned? We know that Yaakov was blessed with unusual
strength. Yaakov was concerned because he realized that Elifaz had a
merit. The Torah Elifaz learned, aside from his mitzvah of kibbud av v’em,
was something to contend with.

Whoever wants to avail himself of the gift of Torah is welcome. Even
Elifaz, the son of Eisav Harasha, was affected by words of Torah. No one