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Vayigash: Yaakov Arrives in Mitzrayim

Yaakov lived to be 147 years old. He lived the last 17 years of his [...]

Vayigash: Yaakov’s Family

Yaakov went down to Mitzrayim with 70 descendants [Bereishis 46:27]. 33 descendants were born to [...]

Vayigash: Shevatim’s Clothing

Yaakov had 12 sons including Yosef. When Yosef sent his brothers back to their father [...]

Vayetzeh: Yaakov’s Daughters

Yaakov had 12 sons and one daughter. According to one opinion each of his children [...]

Va’yishlach: Yaakov Meets Esav

Yaakov sent to Eisav 200 she-goats, 20 he-goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams, 30 female camels, [...]

Ve’yeitze: Leah’s Children

Leah would have two more sons after Yehudah, (Yissachar and Zevulun) [Bereishis 30:17, 19]. Question:  [...]

Leah’s Children

Leah named her son Yehuda based on the Hebrew word for “thankfulness”. Rashi said that [...]

Ve’yeitze: Yaakov’s Marriage and Children

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

Chayei Sarah: Yishmael

Yishmael lived to 137 [Bereishis 25:17]. Question: How old was Yaakov when Yishmael died? Answer: [...]

Lech Lecha: Yitzchak and Yaakov

Yishmael was 14 years old when Yitzchak  was born [Bereishis  17:25, 18:10]. Yaakov  was born [...]