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    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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    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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  • 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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