The BibleTruth.cc Torah Study Series Parashat Vayechi "And He Lived" Bereshith [Genesis] 47:28-50:26 Torah portion vayechi begins with the summary of years of Ya'acov's life. As his death approached, he still had some work to do - the blessing of Yoseph's sons and the future of his 12 sons. The deaths of Yisrael and Yoseph finish out the book of Bereshith. Theme The theme of Parashat Sedarim Yisrael Expresses His Burial Requirements Yisrael Tells of His Sons' Future Prophetic Pictures in this Week's Torah Portion Prophetic End Time Shadows in the Torah Parashah
Yisrael Expresses His Burial Requirements 28 Ya'acov lived
in Mitzrayim seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred
and forty-seven.
48:1 Some time later Yoseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took
his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him.
Yisrael Tells of His Sons' Future 49:1 Then Ya'acov called for his
sons and said: "Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you
in days to come.
Then
he gave them these instructions: "I am about to be gathered to my
people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the
Hittite,
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After burying his father, Yoseph returned to Mitzrayim, together with
his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his
father.
Prophetic End Time Shadows in the Torah Parashah
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