Vayigash
Sign in to savethumb|350px|Joseph Recognized by His Brothers (1863 painting by Léon Pierre Urbain Bourgeois) Vayigash or Vaigash (, the first word of the parashah) is the eleventh weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 44:18–47:27.
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44 sectionsContents
- Readings
- First reading—Genesis 44:18–30
- Second reading—Genesis 44:31–45:7
- Third reading—Genesis 45:8–18
- Fourth reading—Genesis 45:19–27
- Fifth reading—Genesis 45:28–46:27
- Sixth reading—Genesis 46:28–47:10
- Seventh reading—Genesis 47:11–27
- Readings according to the triennial cycle
- In ancient parallels
- Genesis chapter 45
- In inner-Biblical interpretation
- Genesis chapter 44
- Genesis chapter 45
- Genesis chapter 47
- In early nonrabbinic interpretation
- Genesis chapter 44
- Genesis chapter 47
- In classical rabbinic interpretation
- Genesis chapter 44
- Genesis chapter 45
- Genesis chapter 46
- Genesis chapter 47
- In medieval Jewish interpretation
- Genesis chapter 47
- In modern interpretation
- Genesis chapters 37–50
- Genesis chapter 45
- Genesis chapter 47
- Commandments
- In the liturgy
- Haftarah
- Summary
- Connection to the Parashah
- Notes
- Further reading
- Ancient
- Early nonrabbinic
- Classical rabbinic
- Medieval
- Modern
- External links
- Texts
- Commentaries
thumb|350px|Joseph Recognized by His Brothers (1863 painting by Léon Pierre Urbain Bourgeois) Vayigash or Vaigash (, the first word of the parashah) is the eleventh weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 44:18–47:27.
In this parashah, Judah pleads on behalf of his brother Benjamin, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, Jacob comes down to Biblical Egypt, and Joseph's administration of Egypt saves lives but transforms all the Egyptians into serfs.
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