Parshat Shemot Flashcards
How many Jews came down to Egypt?
70
Who was already in Egypt
Yosef
Who was the first of the tribes to die?
Yosef
Who was the last of the tribes to die?
Levi
How many children were born to the Jews at one time?
6
What happened to the Pharaoh who knew Yosef?
He died
What was the new Pharaoh afraid of?
That the Jews would join with Egypt’s enemy and defeat Egypt.
What was the first thing Pharaoh did to enslave the Jews?
Appoint task masters
What were the names of the 2 cities that Bnei Yisrael built?
Pitom and Ramses?
What happened to the Jews the more Pharaoh afflicted them?
They grew.
What were the names of the Jewish midwives according to the Torah?
Shifra and Puah
What were the names of the Jewish midwives according to Rashi?
Yocheved and Miriam.
How did Hashem reward the midwives?
He built them houses
What does it mean that Hashem gave the midwives houses?
The house of Kehunah and the house of Kings.
Who got married at the beginning of Perek 2?
Amaram and Yocheved?
How many times did Amram and Yocheved get married?
2
Why did Amram divorce Yocheved?
Because of Pharaoh’s decree to kill the boys.
Who convinced Amram to remarry his wife?
Miriam
How long was Yocheved able to watch her baby?
3 months
Where did Yocheved place her child?
In the Nile