רחל אמינו
Who did Rachel marry ?
Yaakov
How old was Avraham when he had a Brit Milah
99 years old
Who was rivka?
One of the אמהות and she was yitzchaks wife.
Who is Rachel ?
Yaakov agreed to work 7 years to marry her and then another 7 years because he loved her so much. She was the daughter of Lavan and the younger sister of Leah.
What did Lavan do to yaakov and how did it make Rachel feel ?
He switched Leah for Rachel after he promised Yaakov he would give Rachel to him as a wife and after he made him work for 14 years. At first Rachel was sad but then accepted it and didn’t make leah feel bad and was so happy for her !
Who was Rachel’s sister ?
Leah
Why did Avraham hide sara his wife in a box ?
Because she was so beautiful and he didn’t want anyone to kidnap her and take her as a wife to
Who were the children of Yitzchak and rivka ?
Yaakov and Eisav
Who were Rachel and Yaakov’s children ? What was their names ?
Yosef and Binyamin
What’s the Hebrew date of the day Rachel passed away ?
יא בחשון … the 11th day of cheshvan
Why did Yaakov come to the house of Lavan? How many years in total did he have to work to get to marry Rachel?
To escape from Eisav . He had to work 7 years and then another 7 years 14 in total.
What country did Abraham come from and he was commanded to leave from there and go where ?
Avraham was from charan( ohr kastim) he was told to leave from there and he came to eretz Canaan.
Eisav was a rasha but what was one good quality he had ?
He had כבוד אב ואם
What were the names of Yaakov’s four wives?
Rachel,Leah, Bilha, Zilpah
What happened to Lot’s wife ? Why ?
She turned into a pillar of salt because she was told not to look back when hashem was destroying sedom
What did Rachel do to help her sister Leah not be embarrassed ?
She showed her the signs that Yaakov and her made together.
What was the name of the Malach who came to tell Avraham and Sara they would have a baby ?
Malach Michael -מלאך מיכאל
Where did rivka send her son Yaakov ? Why ?
To her bothers house Lavan because she was afraid Eisav would kill Yaakov so she sent him away.
Why did Rachel give her maid Bilhah to Yaakov as a wife?
So she too can build a family through her.
Name all three of the malachim that came to Avrahams tent ? And what was each of their jobs
Malach Michael, Rafael, and Gavriel
Malach Michael’s job was to tell Avraham that his wife Sara would have a baby boy.
Malach Rafael came to help Avraham heal and feel better after his Brit Milah ( refuah) and he was sent to save lot and his family from Sedom
Malach Gavriel was there to destroy sedom
What zechut(merit) did Rachel do in order to save something? The zechut and what did she save ?
She wasn’t jealous of her sister for marrying her husband Yaakov even though she waited so long and it was her husband. hashem saved the beit hamikdash from being destroyed in Rachel’s honor and merit.
How old was Sara when she gave birth to Yitzchak ? How old was Avraham when he became a father ?how did Yitzchak get his name ?
Sara was 90 years old and Avraham was 100 years old. She laughed and that’s why Yitzchak get his name from the word Yitzchak (יצחק )which means “he will laugh” or laughter.
What was an unusual event that happened to Yitzchak and Rivka after they prayed together, showing their deep emunah and connection to Hashem?
Rivka became pregnant with twins (Yaakov and Eisav) after years of infertility - not being able to have children.
What does Rachel’s grave (קבר) symbolize and where is she buried and why ?
she’s buried on the road to Efrat (Betlechem) bit me’arat hamachpala because she died in the side of the road after giving birth to her youngest son binyamin. Her grave symbolizes eternal prayer and compassion for her children’s return רחל מבכה על בניה .
What is “vatipol me’al ha-gamal” (וַתִּפֹּל מֵעַל הַגָּמָל)? Explain
When Rivka first sees Yitzchak approaching (Bereishit 24:64), she literally “falls off” the camel, a unique expression. Rashi and the Midrash interpret this to show her deep spiritual awe, recognizing his greatness as a future husband and tzaddik