Parashat Vayeshev

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Parashat Vayeshev

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Dreams of Yosef

Yackov dwelt in the land of his father, in Canaan. When Yosef was seventeen years old, he served as a shepherd along with his brothers watching the flocks. He was especially friendly to the the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah. Yosef would bring evil tales of his brothers to Yackov.

Kitonet Passim

Yockov loved Yosef more then all his sons, since he wass born in his old age. He made a fine woolen striped coat for him. Upon seeing this extra love, the brothers began hating Yosef and they could not speak with him peacefully.

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

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.


The Sale

The brothers went to pasture their father's flocks in Shechem. Yackov requested from Yosef to check up on the welfare of his brothers and the flocks. When Yosef willingly agreed, Yackov sent him from the valley of Chevron.

Shechem

When Yosef arrived at Shechem, as he strayed in the fields he was approached by a man he asked him what he searched for. When Yosef replied that he sought his brothers, asking where they were pasturing, the man replied that they had traveled from there but had overheard discuss going to Dothan. Yosef went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.

The Plan

When the brothers saw Yosef approaching from far they said one to the other, "Behold, that dreamer is coming". They plotted against him to put him to death, by casting him into one of the pits and would see what would become of his dreams. They could later claim that a wild beast devoured him.

Intervention of Reuvain

When Reuvain heard this he objected saying they should not shed blood by killing him themselves.Instead they should cast Yosef into a desert pit. Thus Reuvain saved him from their hands, planing to later return Yosef to his father.

Assault on Yosef

When Yosef reached his brothers, they stripped him of his special robe. They then took Yosef and cast him into an empty pit that had no water in it. The brothers then sat down to eat a meal.

Selling of Yosef

They lifted their eyes and saw a caravan of Yishmoelim was coming from Gilead, their camels were carrying spices, balm, and lotus, on route to Egypt. Yehuda said to the brothers what gain would they have if they killed Yosef and covered up his blood. Instead they could sell him to the Yishmoelim. They would also gain that their own hands would not harm their brother who was their flesh. The brothers agreed.

Incident of Yehuda

House of Potifar

Test of Yosef

Jail

The Royal Baker & Cupbearer

 
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