Read Genesis 47:28-50:26 at Bible Gateway.
The Teaching Tools of Scripture
Genesis 1:1-2:3, The Teaching Tools of Scripture, part one and part two
Genesis 6, And the Strong Themes Teaching Tool
Genesis 1:1-6:8, Finding the Topic Themes of Scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
46:28-47:31 {p} Joseph the provider/ Jacob came down, his request to be brought back up
48:1-22 {p} Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
49:1-4 {p} Reuben’s blessing
49:5-7 {p} Simeon and Levi’s blessing
49:8-12 {p} Judah’s blessing
49:13 {p} Zebulun’s blessing
49:14-15 {s} Issachar’s blessing
49:16-18 {s} Dan’s blessing
49:19 {s} Gad’s blessing
49:20 {s} Asher’s blessing
49:21 {s} Naphtali’s blessing
49:22-26 {p} Joseph’s blessing
49:27-50:26 {p} Benjamin’s blessing/ death, burial of Jacob, death of Joseph
Tony Robinson of Restoration of Torah Ministries, where I was introduced to Hebrew paragraph divisions, used to list [not sure if it is currently corrected] a {p} marker at the end of Gen 47:27, the final verse of Parashah Vayigash. The Hebrew Bible in English lists no paragraph marker at the end of Gen 47: 27, instead listing the next marker as a {p} at the end of 47:31. Likewise, both the Chumash and the Biblia Hebraica list no paragraph marker at the end of Gen 47:27, but the next marker as a {p} at the end of Gen 47:31, so that the paragraph would be:
46:28-47:31 {p} Jacob went down/ Joseph the provider/ Jacob’s request to go back up again
instead of
46:28-47:27 {p} Joseph the provider,
as it may appear in some of the older studies here.
That means that the Gen 46:28-47:31 {p} paragraph carries into Parashah Vayechi (Gen 47:28-50:26). The Chumash says,
“In the entire Torah scroll, Vayechi is unique in that there is no extra space between it and the preceding parashah, in contrast to the general rule that a sidrah begins on a new line (following a {p} division) or that it is separated from the previous one by at least a nine-letter space (following an {s} division). … The Sages in Toras Kohanim teach that the spaces in the Torah (the Hebrew paragraph divisions) indicate that God paused in order to allow Moses—and later students, as well—to reflect upon the preceding verses.”
To me, this is Torah’s way of showing us that Vayigash and Vayechi are linked together.
Strong themes of the parashah
41:1-47:31 {sx3+p} Joseph raised to overseer to provide for his father and brothers
48:1-49:13 {px5} Jacob blesses his sons: the sons of Joseph, and Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun
49:14-26 {sx5+p} Jacob blesses his sons: Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph
Genesis 47:28-50:26 Triennial Torah portions
Genesis 47:28-48:22, Vayechi, “And he lived”
Genesis 49:1-27, Vayiqra Yaacov, “Then Jacob summoned”
Genesis 49:27-50:26, Shivtey Yisrael, “The tribes of Israel”
Genesis 47:28-50:26 Chiastic structure
Download the fully expanded Genesis 47:28-50:267 Vayechi chiasm pdf.
Theme of the parashah
Jacob transfers the birthright and blessing to his sons; Joseph receives the double portion.
Finding Messiah in Vayechi
Additional readings for this parashah
1 Kin 2:1-12 (my notes) | Joh 13:1-19 (my notes)
Studies in Vayechi
Genesis 47, Bible for Beginners
Genesis 47:28-48:22, Chiastic structure
Genesis 48, Bible for Beginners
Genesis 48:1-22, Chiastic structure
Genesis 49, Bible for Beginners
Genesis 49:1-26, Chiastic structure
Genesis 49:1-4, Gathering together
Genesis 49:5-7, The anger of man
Genesis 49:8-12, Until Shiloh comes
Genesis 49:13, The haven of rest
Genesis 49:14-15, Issachar’s blessing
Genesis 49:16-18, The ruler and the shepherd
Genesis 49:19, Gad’s blessing
Genesis 49:20, Asher’s blessing
Genesis 49:21, Naphtali’s blessing
Genesis 49:22-26, Joseph’s blessing
Genesis 49:27-50:26, Benjamin’s blessing
Geesisn 47:28-50:26, The Messianic prophecies embedded in the blessing
Genesis 48 through 50, The blessing on Jacob’s sons
Genesis 50, Bible for Beginners
Genesis 50:20, The saving of many lives
Genesis whole book chiastic structure
Further study off site
Vayechi – Restoration of Torah
Vayechi Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | GENESIS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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