Genesis 44:18. Then Judah came close to him and said, Oh my master, let your servant please speak a word in my master’s ears and let your anger not burn against your servant: because you are equal to Pharaoh. C-MATS Question: Who sacrificed his life to save Benjamin? Judah Genesis 44:19 My master asked את־ his servants saying, Have you …
MIKETZ (at the end of) two full years
Genesis 41:1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years that Pharaoh dreamed: and he stood by the river. C-MATS Question: What was “the river”? Egypt depends on The Nile for their prosperity and was worshipped as their god. (Chumash) Even today Egypt with its rapidly growing population of 65 million people is almost totally dependent …
VAYESHEV (and he settled)
Genesis 37:1 And Jacob lived in the land, where his father was a stranger in the land of Canaan. C-MATS Question: Where did Jacob pasture his flocks? Their flocks and herds they fed daily in Shechem, for there was in those days good and fat pasture, but Jacob and his sons and their entire household dwelt in the valley of …
VAYISHLACH (and he sent)
Genesis 32:4 And he commanded אתם them saying, This is what you will say to my master Esau; Your servant Jacob said this, I have lived with Laban and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen and donkeys, flocks and menservants and female servants: and I have sent to tell my master, that I may find grace in …
VAYETZE (and he went out)
Genesis 28:10 Jacob went out from Beer-sheba and went toward Haran (burning anger). C-MATS Question: Where did Jacob go before he went to Haran? Aware of the challenges awaiting him in Haran, Jacob realized that he needed to prepare himself spiritually before going there. He therefore returned to the academy of Ever in Salem (Shem had already died by then), …