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	===Levi===		===Levi===
	They will spread out all over Eretz Yisroel to study Torah.<ref name="Baal Haturim Devarim 33:10">Baal Haturim Devarim 33:10</ref>		They will spread out all over Eretz Yisroel to study Torah.<ref name="Baal Haturim Devarim 33:10">Baal Haturim Devarim 33:10</ref>
		+	===Binyamin===
		+	In the evening he will securely and peacefully<ref>Baal Haturim Devarim 33:12</ref> distribute bounty.

	==Passing of Yackov==		==Passing of Yackov==

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	==Yackov's Blessing of the Tribes==		==Yackov's Blessing of the Tribes==
−		+	===Levi===
		+	They will spread out all over Eretz Yisroel to study Torah.<ref name="Baal Haturim Devarim 33:10">Baal Haturim Devarim 33:10</ref>

	==Passing of Yackov==		==Passing of Yackov==

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	===Yackov Bows===		===Yackov Bows===
−	Yackov bowed towards the head of his bed, turning himself toward the Shchina,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31/> which tends to hover above the head of the ill,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31/> at the same time<ref name="Shover Zadim Parashat Vayechi"/> giving honor to Yosef. Although Yosef was his son, he held a position of royalty and was therefore given honor, just as the lion must bow to the fox when the hour allows him to have a position of power.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31">Rashi Berashis 47:31</ref> In truth Yaakov was really bowing to Hashem thanking him that his offspring were perfect and none ended up wicked, as was evidenced by the fact that Yosef was a king and had been captured among the heathens, yet remained steadfast in his righteousness.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/>	+	Yackov bowed towards the head of his bed, turning himself toward the Shchina,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/> which tends to hover above the head of the ill,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/> at the same time<ref name="Shover Zadim Parashat Vayechi"/> giving honor to Yosef. Although Yosef was his son, he held a position of royalty and was therefore given honor, just as the lion must bow to the fox when the hour allows him to have a position of power.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31">Rashi Berashis 47:31</ref> In truth Yaakov was really bowing to Hashem thanking him that his offspring were perfect and none ended up wicked, as was evidenced by the fact that Yosef was a king and had been captured among the heathens, yet remained steadfast in his righteousness.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/>

	==Blessing of Menashe and Ephraim==		==Blessing of Menashe and Ephraim==

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	===Yackov Bows===		===Yackov Bows===
−	Yackov bowed towards the head of his bed, turning himself toward the Shchina,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31,"> which tends to hover above the head of the ill,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31,"> at the same time<ref name="Shover Zadim Parashat Vayechi"/> giving honor to Yosef. Although Yosef was his son, he held a position of royalty and was therefore given honor, just as the lion must bow to the fox when the hour allows him to have a position of power.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31">Rashi Berashis 47:31</ref> In truth Yaakov was really bowing to Hashem thanking him that his offspring were perfect and none ended up wicked, as was evidenced by the fact that Yosef was a king and had been captured among the heathens, yet remained steadfast in his righteousness.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/>	+	Yackov bowed towards the head of his bed, turning himself toward the Shchina,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31/> which tends to hover above the head of the ill,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31/> at the same time<ref name="Shover Zadim Parashat Vayechi"/> giving honor to Yosef. Although Yosef was his son, he held a position of royalty and was therefore given honor, just as the lion must bow to the fox when the hour allows him to have a position of power.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31">Rashi Berashis 47:31</ref> In truth Yaakov was really bowing to Hashem thanking him that his offspring were perfect and none ended up wicked, as was evidenced by the fact that Yosef was a king and had been captured among the heathens, yet remained steadfast in his righteousness.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/>

	==Blessing of Menashe and Ephraim==		==Blessing of Menashe and Ephraim==

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	===Yackov Bows===		===Yackov Bows===
−	Yackov bowed towards the head of his bed, turning himself toward the Shchina,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31,"> which tends to hover above the head of the ill,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31,"> at the same time giving honor to Yosef. Although Yosef was his son, he held a position of royalty and was therefore given honor, just as the lion must bow to the fox when the hour allows him to have a position of power.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31">Rashi Berashis 47:31</ref> In truth Yaakov was really bowing to Hashem thanking him that his offspring were perfect and none ended up wicked, as was evidenced by the fact that Yosef was a king and had been captured among the heathens, yet remained steadfast in his righteousness.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/>	+	Yackov bowed towards the head of his bed, turning himself toward the Shchina,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31,"> which tends to hover above the head of the ill,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31,"> at the same time<ref name="Shover Zadim Parashat Vayechi"/> giving honor to Yosef. Although Yosef was his son, he held a position of royalty and was therefore given honor, just as the lion must bow to the fox when the hour allows him to have a position of power.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31">Rashi Berashis 47:31</ref> In truth Yaakov was really bowing to Hashem thanking him that his offspring were perfect and none ended up wicked, as was evidenced by the fact that Yosef was a king and had been captured among the heathens, yet remained steadfast in his righteousness.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/>

	==Blessing of Menashe and Ephraim==		==Blessing of Menashe and Ephraim==

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	===Yackov Bows===		===Yackov Bows===
−	Yackov ~~bows~~ towards the head of his bed, the ~~resting place of the Schina~~ which tends to hover above the head of the ill, at the same time giving honor to Yosef. Although Yosef was his son, he held a position of royalty and was therefore given honor, just as the lion must bow to the fox when the hour allows him to have a position of power.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31">Rashi Berashis 47:31</ref> In truth Yaakov was really bowing to Hashem thanking him that his offspring were perfect and none ended up wicked, as was evidenced by the fact that Yosef was a king and had been captured among the heathens, yet remained steadfast in his righteousness.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/>	+	Yackov bowed towards the head of his bed, turning himself toward the Shchina,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31,"> which tends to hover above the head of the ill,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31,"> at the same time giving honor to Yosef. Although Yosef was his son, he held a position of royalty and was therefore given honor, just as the lion must bow to the fox when the hour allows him to have a position of power.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31">Rashi Berashis 47:31</ref> In truth Yaakov was really bowing to Hashem thanking him that his offspring were perfect and none ended up wicked, as was evidenced by the fact that Yosef was a king and had been captured among the heathens, yet remained steadfast in his righteousness.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:31"/>

	==Blessing of Menashe and Ephraim==		==Blessing of Menashe and Ephraim==

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	In the Torah this section is written as a sealed section alluding that when Yackov passed away, the eyes and hearts of the Jews were closed because of the misery of the slavery which started to some degree at that point.<ref name="Rashi Berasihis 47:28">Rashi Berasihis 47:28</ref> It also alludes that Yackov attempted to reveal the End of the exile to his sons, but it was concealed from him.<ref name="Rashi Berasihis 47:28"/>		In the Torah this section is written as a sealed section alluding that when Yackov passed away, the eyes and hearts of the Jews were closed because of the misery of the slavery which started to some degree at that point.<ref name="Rashi Berasihis 47:28">Rashi Berasihis 47:28</ref> It also alludes that Yackov attempted to reveal the End of the exile to his sons, but it was concealed from him.<ref name="Rashi Berasihis 47:28"/>

−	==Yackov ~~Binds~~ Yosef ~~by an Oath~~==	+	==Yackov's Request to Yosef==
	Yackov's prosperous years of life in Egypt draw to an end. Having reached age 147, Yackov fears he will soon pass away despite that his father Yitzchak had lived to be 180.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29">Rashi Berashis 47:29</ref> He called his son Yosef who had the actual power to carry out his request.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29"/> Yackov asking Yosef that if he found favor in his eyes, that Yosef should place his hand under his thigh and make an oath<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29"/> by covenant of the circumcision, out of kindness and truth to not bury him in Egypt, when he passes away to the next world to lay<ref>Rashi Berashis 47:30</ref> with his forefathers. Yosef is then to carry him from Egypt and bury him in the Mearos Hamachpala burial plot of his forefathers in Chevron. Yosef committed to carry out his father's request. Yackov asked that Yosef swear to this and he did. Yackov (Yisroel) then prostrated himself on the head of the bed he was laying on.		Yackov's prosperous years of life in Egypt draw to an end. Having reached age 147, Yackov fears he will soon pass away despite that his father Yitzchak had lived to be 180.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29">Rashi Berashis 47:29</ref> He called his son Yosef who had the actual power to carry out his request.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29"/> Yackov asking Yosef that if he found favor in his eyes, that Yosef should place his hand under his thigh and make an oath<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29"/> by covenant of the circumcision, out of kindness and truth to not bury him in Egypt, when he passes away to the next world to lay<ref>Rashi Berashis 47:30</ref> with his forefathers. Yosef is then to carry him from Egypt and bury him in the Mearos Hamachpala burial plot of his forefathers in Chevron. Yosef committed to carry out his father's request. Yackov asked that Yosef swear to this and he did. Yackov (Yisroel) then prostrated himself on the head of the bed he was laying on.

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	==Yackov Binds Yosef by an Oath==		==Yackov Binds Yosef by an Oath==
−	Yackov's prosperous years of life in Egypt draw to an end. Having reached age 147, Yackov fears he will soon pass away despite that his father Yitzchak had lived to be 180.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29">Rashi Berashis 47:29</ref> He called his son Yosef who had the actual power to carry out his request.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29"/> Yackov asking Yosef that if he found favor in his eyes, that Yosef should place his hand under his thigh and make an oath<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29"/> by covenant of the circumcision, out of kindness and truth to not bury him in Egypt ~~but rather~~ in Mearos Hamachpala in Chevron ~~along with~~ his ~~forefathers~~.	+	Yackov's prosperous years of life in Egypt draw to an end. Having reached age 147, Yackov fears he will soon pass away despite that his father Yitzchak had lived to be 180.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29">Rashi Berashis 47:29</ref> He called his son Yosef who had the actual power to carry out his request.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29"/> Yackov asking Yosef that if he found favor in his eyes, that Yosef should place his hand under his thigh and make an oath<ref name="Rashi Berashis 47:29"/> by covenant of the circumcision, out of kindness and truth to not bury him in Egypt, when he passes away to the next world to lay<ref>Rashi Berashis 47:30</ref> with his forefathers. Yosef is then to carry him from Egypt and bury him in the Mearos Hamachpala burial plot of his forefathers in Chevron. Yosef committed to carry out his father's request. Yackov asked that Yosef swear to this and he did. Yackov (Yisroel) then prostrated himself on the head of the bed he was laying on.

		+	===Summoning of Yosef===
	Yosef had to be summoned since he always tried to avoid being alone with his father out of fear he would question him about the past and expose the story of his sale, causing Yackov to willingly curse his brothers.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi / Hadar Zikanim</ref> Yosef agrees and then upon Yackov's request, swears by his fathers Bris Milah . Yackov then bows to his son.		Yosef had to be summoned since he always tried to avoid being alone with his father out of fear he would question him about the past and expose the story of his sale, causing Yackov to willingly curse his brothers.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi / Hadar Zikanim</ref> Yosef agrees and then upon Yackov's request, swears by his fathers Bris Milah . Yackov then bows to his son.

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−	Yackov did not wish to be buried in Egypt so his tomb would not become an object of idolatrous worship. Aside for the obvious issue with this, he was also aware that all idolatrous objects would be destroyed during the 'plague of the first born'.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi</ref>	+	Yackov did not wish to be buried in Egypt so his tomb would not become an object of idolatrous worship.<ref name="Rashi Shemos 47:29"/> Aside for the obvious issue with this, he was also aware that all idolatrous objects would be destroyed during the 'plague of the first born'.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi</ref>

−	This would also allow him to be spared the suffering of Gilgul Mechilos during the time of Resurrection, where Jews buried in Diaspora must first roll through underground passages to Eretz Yisroel before being resurrected. He was also aware that during the future Ten Plagues that would afflict Egypt, all its top soil would turn to lice and Yackov did not wish to them crawl under his body.<ref name="Rashi Shemos 47:29"/> Additionally it would prevent Jews from hesitating to leave Egypt and saying it must contain some holiness if Yackov agreed to be buried there.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi/ Mishnas Rebbe Eliezer 19</ref> Yackov had previously purchased the rights to the last remaining plot in Mearos Hamachpela from his brother Esav.	+	This would also allow him to be spared the suffering of Gilgul Mechilos<ref name="Rashi Shemos 47:29"/> during the time of Resurrection, where Jews buried in Diaspora must first roll through underground passages to Eretz Yisroel before being resurrected. He was also aware that during the future Ten Plagues that would afflict Egypt, all its top soil would turn to lice and Yackov did not wish to them crawl under his body.<ref name="Rashi Shemos 47:29"/> Additionally it would prevent Jews from hesitating to leave Egypt and saying it must contain some holiness if Yackov agreed to be buried there.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi/ Mishnas Rebbe Eliezer 19</ref> Yackov requested that he be buried with his forefathers in Mearos Hamachpela. He had previously purchased the rights to the last remaining plot in Mearos Hamachpela from his brother Esav.

	Yackov also requested that if he was to be temporarily buried in Egypt until he could be transferred to Chevron, then some of the surrounding dirt should be take and transferred along with his body.<ref name="Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3">Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3</ref>. This is in accordance with the laws of transferring buried bodies; where all the lose dirt under the body and the depth of three additional fingers has to be transferred and reburied with it<ref>Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3</ref>. This is why Yackov said that they should carry him 'from Egypt', meaning that some of the dirt from Egypt should be included with him.<ref name="Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3"/>		Yackov also requested that if he was to be temporarily buried in Egypt until he could be transferred to Chevron, then some of the surrounding dirt should be take and transferred along with his body.<ref name="Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3">Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3</ref>. This is in accordance with the laws of transferring buried bodies; where all the lose dirt under the body and the depth of three additional fingers has to be transferred and reburied with it<ref>Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3</ref>. This is why Yackov said that they should carry him 'from Egypt', meaning that some of the dirt from Egypt should be included with him.<ref name="Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3"/>

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	===Burial in Chevron===		===Burial in Chevron===
	Yackov did not wish to be buried in Egypt so his tomb would not become an object of idolatrous worship. Aside for the obvious issue with this, he was also aware that all idolatrous objects would be destroyed during the 'plague of the first born'.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi</ref>		Yackov did not wish to be buried in Egypt so his tomb would not become an object of idolatrous worship. Aside for the obvious issue with this, he was also aware that all idolatrous objects would be destroyed during the 'plague of the first born'.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi</ref>
−	This would also allow him to be spared the suffering of Gilgul Mechilos during the time of Resurrection, where Jews buried in Diaspora must first roll through underground passages to Eretz Yisroel before being resurrected. He was also aware that during the future Ten Plagues that would afflict Egypt, all its top soil would turn to lice and Yackov did not wish to them crawl under his body.<ref name="Rashi Shemos 47:28"/> Additionally it would prevent Jews from hesitating to leave Egypt and saying it must contain some holiness if Yackov agreed to be buried there.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi/ Mishnas Rebbe Eliezer 19</ref> Yackov had previously purchased the rights to the last remaining plot in Mearos Hamachpela from his brother Esav.	+
		+	This would also allow him to be spared the suffering of Gilgul Mechilos during the time of Resurrection, where Jews buried in Diaspora must first roll through underground passages to Eretz Yisroel before being resurrected. He was also aware that during the future Ten Plagues that would afflict Egypt, all its top soil would turn to lice and Yackov did not wish to them crawl under his body.<ref name="Rashi Shemos 47:29"/> Additionally it would prevent Jews from hesitating to leave Egypt and saying it must contain some holiness if Yackov agreed to be buried there.<ref>Sefer Avosanu, Vayechi/ Mishnas Rebbe Eliezer 19</ref> Yackov had previously purchased the rights to the last remaining plot in Mearos Hamachpela from his brother Esav.

	Yackov also requested that if he was to be temporarily buried in Egypt until he could be transferred to Chevron, then some of the surrounding dirt should be take and transferred along with his body.<ref name="Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3">Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3</ref>. This is in accordance with the laws of transferring buried bodies; where all the lose dirt under the body and the depth of three additional fingers has to be transferred and reburied with it<ref>Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3</ref>. This is why Yackov said that they should carry him 'from Egypt', meaning that some of the dirt from Egypt should be included with him.<ref name="Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3"/>		Yackov also requested that if he was to be temporarily buried in Egypt until he could be transferred to Chevron, then some of the surrounding dirt should be take and transferred along with his body.<ref name="Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3">Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3</ref>. This is in accordance with the laws of transferring buried bodies; where all the lose dirt under the body and the depth of three additional fingers has to be transferred and reburied with it<ref>Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3</ref>. This is why Yackov said that they should carry him 'from Egypt', meaning that some of the dirt from Egypt should be included with him.<ref name="Rabbanu Ovadia, Ohalos Chapter 16 Mishna 3"/>