The parashah and haftarah both focus on a leader’s nearing death (Jacob and David) and their final pronouncements to their sons.
The parashah and haftarah both focus on a leader’s nearing death (Jacob and David) and their final pronouncements to their sons.
The haftarah connects to the parashah through the reconciliation of the twelve brothers and the prophecy of a reunited Israel.
The haftarah connects to the parashah by linking Jacob’s guarding of sheep to God’s care for Israel, first for Jacob and then to Bnei Israel.
The parashah and haftarah relate through Pharaoh’s and Solomon’s dreams, and the divine wisdom of both Joseph and Solomon.
The haftarah connects to the parashah by condemning unjust practices, emphasizing the stories of Judah and Tamar, and Joseph’s sale.
The haftarah connects to the parashah through Jacob and Esau in the early biblical period, and Israel and Edom in the later period.
The haftarah follows Jacob’s journey, focusing on his struggles with Esau and the angel, tying back to Israel’s guile as mentioned in Hosea.
The haftarah and parashah connect as Malachi highlights God’s love for Jacob and rejection of Esau, the ancestors of Israel and Edom.
The parashah and haftarah both explore the theme of old age, offering two distinct visions of aging through the lives of Abraham and David.
Abraham’s hospitality at Mamre is met with a promise of a child, echoed in the haftarah, as Elisha rewards the woman of Shunem similarly.