Vayeira, Vayera, or Va-yera (וַיֵּרָא—Hebrew for "and He appeared," the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah)...
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Lot's wife (category Vayeira)
Baucis and Philemon Kiidk'yaas Lot's Wife (crag) Niobe Orpheus The Needles Vayeira List of names for the biblical nameless Schwartz, Howard (2004). Tree of...
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Haftara (section Vayeira (18:1–22:24))
The haftara or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) haftorah (alt. haftarah, haphtara, Hebrew: הפטרה) "parting," "taking leave" (plural form: haftarot or haftoros)...
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Hagar (category Vayeira)
According to the Book of Genesis, Hagar was an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as Sarai), whom Sarah gave to her own husband Abram (later...
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Rebecca (category Vayeira)
Rebecca (/rɪˈbɛkə/) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father...
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Lot (biblical person) (category Vayeira)
Torah portion containing the first part of the story of Abram and Lot Vayeira, 4th weekly Torah portion: last part of the story of Abram/Abraham and...
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Abraham (category Vayeira)
reading portions, predominantly in the parashot: Lech-Lecha (לֶךְ-לְךָ), Vayeira (וַיֵּרָא), Chayei Sarah (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה), and Toledot (תּוֹלְדֹת). Hanan...
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Isaac (category Vayeira)
Isaac is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam....
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Sarah (category Vayeira)
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently...
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Binding of Isaac (category Vayeira)
daughter Phrixus in Greek mythology, child sacrifice thwarted by ram Tophet Vayeira, the parashah containing the binding of Isaac Genesis 22:2–8 Genesis 22:14...
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complete teshuvah". the Ramaz, brought in Mikdash Melekh laZohar, parashat Vayeira, Zalkova edition, p. 100 Ohr haChamah laZohar, part 2, p. 115b, in the...
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Moriah (category Vayeira)
Moriah /mɒˈraɪə/ (Hebrew: מוֹרִיָּה, Mōrīyya; Arabic: ﻣﺮﻭﻩ, Marwah) is the name given to a mountainous region in the Book of Genesis, where the binding...
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Moab (category Vayeira)
Moab (/ˈmoʊæb/) is an ancient Levantine kingdom whose territory is today located in southern Jordan. The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of...
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Noach, נֹחַ Noah 6:9-11:32 Lech-Lecha, לֶךְ-לְךָ Go Forth! 12:1-17:27 Vayeira, וַיֵּרָא And He Appeared 18:1-22:24 Chayei Sarah, חַיֵּי שָׂרָה The Life...
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Sodom and Gomorrah (category Vayeira)
likewise destroyed by divine intervention as described in Hindu mythology Vayeira, the Torah portion concerning Sodom and Gomorrah Xenia See also: Deuteronomy...
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in the Book of Genesis (Parashat Miketz has the most letters, Parashat Vayeira has the most words, and Parashat Noach has an equal number of verses as...
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Wife–sister narratives in the Book of Genesis (category Vayeira)
In biblical studies, the term wife–sister narratives in Genesis refers to three strikingly similar stories in chapters 12, 20, and 26 of the Book of Genesis...
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Desert of Paran (category Vayeira)
The Desert of Paran or Wilderness of Paran (also sometimes spelled Pharan or Faran; Hebrew: מִדְבַּר פָּארָן, Midbar Pa'ran), is a location mentioned in...
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(In the Book of Genesis, Parashat Miketz has the most letters, Parashat Vayeira has the most words, and Parashat Vayishlach has an equal number of verses...
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Gerar (category Vayeira)
Gerar (Hebrew: גְּרָר Gərār, "lodging-place") was a Philistine town and district in what is today south central Israel, mentioned in the Book of Genesis...
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Abimelech (category Vayeira)
Abimelech (also spelled Abimelek or Avimelech; Hebrew: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ / אֲבִימָלֶךְ, Modern ʼAvīméleḵ / ʼAvīmáleḵ Tiberian ʼAḇīmeleḵ / ʼAḇīmāleḵ, "my father...
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v t e Weekly Torah Portions Genesis Bereshit Noach Lech-Lecha Vayeira Chayei Sarah Toledot Vayetze Vayishlach Vayeshev Miketz Vayigash Vaychi Exodus Shemot...
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Bethuel (category Vayeira)
Bethuel (Hebrew: בְּתוּאֵל – Bəṯūʾēl), in the Hebrew Bible, was an Aramean man, the youngest son of Nahor and Milcah, the nephew of Abraham, and the father...
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Ammon (category Vayeira)
Ammon (Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ʻAmān; Hebrew: עַמּוֹן ʻAmmōn; Arabic: عمّون, romanized: ʻAmmūn) was an ancient Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of...
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readings Bereshit (1:1–6:8) Noach (6:9–11:32) Lech-Lecha (12:1–17:27) Vayeira (18:1–22:24) Chayei Sarah (23:1–25:18) Toledot (25:19–28:9) Vayetze (28:10–32:3)...
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Phicol (category Vayeira)
Phicol, also spelled Phichol (KJV) or Phikol, (Hebrew: פִיכֹל, meaning "great"; Latin: Phicol) was a Philistine military leader. Phicol was the chief captain...
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Scroll (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, Sefer Torah). (In the Book of Genesis, Parashat Vayeira has the most words, and Parashiyot Noach and Vayishlach have the most verses...
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Shain 1984, pp. 42–45. Shain 1984, p. 19. Shain 1984, pp. 49–51. "Parshas Vayeira (5769): Abraham & Sarah's Jewish Hospitality Guide". TORCH. 2012. Retrieved...
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Rabbah 58:2. Genesis Rabbah 58:3. Genesis Rabbah 58:4. Midrash Tanhuma Vayeira 23. Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer, chapter 32. Babylonian Talmud Sanhedrin 46b...
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2015-10-26. Babylonian Talmud Rosh Hashana 31a and Sanhedrin 97a Zohar Vayeira, 117a The shemitot and the age of the universe from inner.org The Breath...
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