Parashat Vayeshev
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Yackov dwelt in the land of his father, in Canaan. | Yackov dwelt in the land of his father, in Canaan. | ||
====In Contrast to Eisav==== | ====In Contrast to Eisav==== | ||
− | After describing the genealogy of Eisav very briefly since they were not important enough to expand open their colonization, wars and conquest of the Chori, the Torah provides the history of Yackov in great detail, since they are important by Hashem.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:1">Rashi Shemos 37:1</ref> This is similar to the ten generations between Adam and Noach and between Noach and Avraham. They were described very briefly until Noach and Avraham were reached and expanded upon in great detail.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:1"/> It is comparable to gem lost in the sand, where one sifts through the sand until he finds the gem and then casts the pebbles from his hand leaving only the gem.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:1"/ | + | After describing the genealogy of Eisav very briefly since they were not important enough to expand open their colonization, wars and conquest of the Chori, the Torah provides the history of Yackov in great detail, since they are important by Hashem.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:1">Rashi Shemos 37:1</ref> This is similar to the ten generations between Adam and Noach and between Noach and Avraham. They were described very briefly until Noach and Avraham were reached and expanded upon in great detail.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:1"/> It is comparable to gem lost in the sand, where one sifts through the sand until he finds the gem and then casts the pebbles from his hand leaving only the gem.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:1"/> |
====Yosef the Generations of Yackov==== | ====Yosef the Generations of Yackov==== | ||
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Yockov loved Yosef more then all his sons, since he was born in his old age,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3">Rashi Shemos 37:3</ref> and since he resembled his facial features.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3"/> Yackov also loved him since Yosef was wise and he was able to give over to him all that he had learned from Shem and Ever.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3"/> He made a fine woolen<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3"/> striped coat for him. Additionally the stripes alluded to the many troubles that would befall Yosef of being sold Potifar, the merchants, the Ishmaelites and to the Midianites.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3"/> | Yockov loved Yosef more then all his sons, since he was born in his old age,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3">Rashi Shemos 37:3</ref> and since he resembled his facial features.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3"/> Yackov also loved him since Yosef was wise and he was able to give over to him all that he had learned from Shem and Ever.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3"/> He made a fine woolen<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3"/> striped coat for him. Additionally the stripes alluded to the many troubles that would befall Yosef of being sold Potifar, the merchants, the Ishmaelites and to the Midianites.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 37:3"/> | ||
− | Upon seeing this extra love, the brothers began hating Yosef and they could not speak with him | + | Upon seeing this extra love, the brothers began hating Yosef and they could not speak with him peacefully. |
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+ | ===First Dream=== | ||
+ | Yosef had a dream where he was binding sheaves of wheat along with his brothers in the midst of a field. Suddenly his sheaf arose and stood upright and the sheaves of the brothers encircled it and bowed down to it. Yosef related the dream to his brothers and they continued to hate him saying he wished to rule over and govern them. | ||
===Second Dream=== | ===Second Dream=== | ||
− | Yosef had another dream where the sun, moon and eleven stars were prostrating themselves to him. He related it to his brothers | + | Yosef had another dream where the sun, moon and eleven stars were prostrating themselves to him. He related it to his brothers in front of his father. Yackov rebuked him for trying to claim that He, his mother and brothers will come and prostrate themselves to him. His brothers envied Yosef, but Yackov awaited to see what would happen. |
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==The Sale== | ==The Sale== | ||
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==Incident of Yehuda== | ==Incident of Yehuda== | ||
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==House of Potifar== | ==House of Potifar== | ||
The Midianites sold Yosef to Egypt, to Potiphar, Pharaoh's chamberlain, chief of the slaughterers. | The Midianites sold Yosef to Egypt, to Potiphar, Pharaoh's chamberlain, chief of the slaughterers. |