Parshat Vayetzei

1,614 related texts · Page 52 of 180

Jacob's dream of the ladder to heaven, his years working for Laban, his marriages to Rachel and Leah, and the birth of the twelve tribes. Genesis 28:10-32:3.

Joseph: Death of Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:55

Jewish tradition understands this deeply, acknowledging that while time can heal the wound of death, the absence of someone vanished, someone still living, leaves a different kind ...

PatriarchsJosephTorah

Jacob and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:56

It’s a story brimming with jealousy, deception, and ultimately, reconciliation. But tucked within the familiar narrative is a curious detail about why Jacob, Joseph’s father, remai...

PatriarchsJosephProphecyMysticism

Death of Judah and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:62

That feeling… it's a heavy one. And it's something Judah, one of Jacob's sons, knew all too well. See, Jacob was utterly devastated by the supposed death of his beloved son, Joseph...

PatriarchsKing DavidElijahEsther

Pharaoh's Legacy and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:194

Not just a little hunger pang, but the gnawing, desperate emptiness that turns societies upside down. That’s the scene we’re walking into. "The grain that we put aside during the g...

PatriarchsJosephMosesProphecy

Joseph: Jacob's Legacy

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:226

He's already endured the unspeakable loss of his beloved son, Joseph. Or so he thinks. His other sons, driven by jealousy, had secretly sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt years ago,...

PatriarchsJosephRepentanceEgypt

World to Come of Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:230

Remember, he'd already "lost" his beloved Joseph, and Simeon was being held hostage. Sending Benjamin, his youngest, felt like tempting fate. But Judah stepped up. Judah, in a mome...

CreationHeavenPatriarchsJoseph

Jacob's Prayer and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:232

It wasn't just a plea for his immediate family, according to Legends of the Jews. It was an intercession, a powerful request not only for his sons, but for all of their descendants...

PatriarchsJosephPrayerWisdom

Benjamin: Jacob and the Origins of the World

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:237

That’s the weight Jacob, Yaakov, carried as he sent his sons back to Egypt. He wasn't just sending them on a trade mission; he was sending them into the unknown, potentially to the...

CreationHeavenNoah & FloodPatriarchs

Jacob and the Heavenly Realms of Serah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:322

The story of Jacob and Serah offers a beautiful glimpse into that very mystery. Imagine Jacob, mourning the loss of his beloved son, Joseph. Years have passed, filled with sorrow a...

HeavenPatriarchsJosephProphecy