VBM "These Are The Generations of Yaakov" By Harav Baruch Gigi
In the book of Bereishit, we find various lists of generations, e.g., the generations of Adam, the generations of Noach, and the generations of Shem, Yishmael, Yitzchak, and Esav. Our parasha opens with the generations of Yaakov:
And Yaakov dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Yaakov… (Bereishit 37:1-2)
However, instead of listing Yaakov's descendants, as was done in the previous registers of names, the Torah records the story of the sale of Yosef and its consequences. In addition, in the middle of the story of the sale of Yosef, it describes Yehuda's marriage and the birth of his sons. Only later, in Parashat Vayigash, do we find a list of the descendants of Yaakov.
In the book of Bereishit, we find various lists of generations, e.g., the generations of Adam, the generations of Noach, and the generations of Shem, Yishmael, Yitzchak, and Esav. Our parasha opens with the generations of Yaakov:
And Yaakov dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Yaakov… (Bereishit 37:1-2)
However, instead of listing Yaakov's descendants, as was done in the previous registers of names, the Torah records the story of the sale of Yosef and its consequences. In addition, in the middle of the story of the sale of Yosef, it describes Yehuda's marriage and the birth of his sons. Only later, in Parashat Vayigash, do we find a list of the descendants of Yaakov.
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