vayeshev Flashcards
who is the stranger who meets Joseph in Shechem?
Angel gabriel
who were the brothers who said to kill Joseph?
Rabbis say Simeon and Levi (the ones who massicured Shemchem)
the well was empty, there was no water in it
example of generalization followed by specification
why ? scorpions in there, “death sentence”
there’s no proof that the brothers sold Joseph
could have been brothers went to eat, and Midianite saw Joseph and picked him up
Midianites v. Ismaelite
Ismaelite = camel driver Midianlite = owners
goat/sheep blood is important
ram = male sheep
Tamar = asking for a goat
judah tricked jacob with coat from blood of goat
judah is also tricked with a goat
Judah’s first son Er means
awaken
awaken in Judah the juices, all his fantasies come true
Onan means
to grieve a lot
Death of relatives is oninut; God turned away from you.
husband is moving away
Shelah
means i’ve been deceived
what is the levered marriage?
marry brothers’ wife if brother died
Onan’s sin was?
spilling of seed; not wanting to get wife pregnant
Perez becomes the progenetor of King David
Boaz is direct desendant from Judah
