Ve’yeitze: Yaakov’s Marriage and Children

Yaakov  was destined to have 12 sons. He had 4 wives [Rashi on Bereishis  29:34].

Question: If each wife had the same number of sons, what fraction of the total amount of sons should each wife expect to have? How many sons would that be?

Answer: 

12/4 = 3 children each

 

 

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