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 [...]