Naphtali and the Twistings That Were Not Rachel's Own

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 127:3

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

Another interpretation: "my twistings" [naftulei] her windings were not mine [of my own doing], for did Jacob go to Laban at all except for my sake?

Themes

MatriarchsTribesJacob

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