Guiding Questions: Genesis 33

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. How does Esau greet Jacob – and why is the verb “va’yishakeyhu” (kissed him) unusually marked in text?
  2. In part 2 of Genesis 33:7, what order of approach is reversed – and is it purely textual?
  3. What is the pun (and the family history reference) in Genesis 33:11, reflected in the word “birkati”?
  4. When all is said and done, save for this meeting, is there a reunion? (Genesis 33:16–17)
  5. When settling in Shekhem what religious act does Jacob perform (Genesis 33:20) and what Divine name is utilized?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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