Avraham Avinu
Hashem first speaks to Avraham in this Parsha & Perek of Sefer Bereishit.
Lech Lecha, ch. 12
According to the Midrash, why did Yiztchak become blind?
What is The Angels cried at the Akeidah and tears fell into his eyes
According to Rashi, Yaakov’s journey to Lavan was preceded by 14 years here.
The Yeshiva of Shem and Ever
וְלֹֽא־נָשָׂ֥א אֹתָ֛ם הָאָ֖רֶץ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת יַחְדָּ֑ו כִּֽי־הָיָ֤ה רְכוּשָׁם֙ רָ֔ב וְלֹ֥א יָֽכְל֖וּ לָשֶׁ֥בֶת יַחְדָּֽו
Avraham and Lot
Yaakov’s ladder dream occurred here.
Beit El (Har haMoriah)
This is the name of Avraham’s father and two brothers.
What is Terach, Nachor and Haran
Yitzchak was the only of the Avot who never did this.
What is Leave Eretz Yisorel
The name “Yaakov” was given because of this event. -
What is grabbing Eisav’s heel at birth
וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ שִׁבְעָ֑ה, עַל־כֵּ֤ן שֵֽׁם־הָעִיר֙ בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה
Yitzchak
What kind of animal does Rivkah put on Yaakov to make him seem like Esav?
Goat/sheep skins
According to Rashi, what did “Lech Lecha” mean for Avraham personally?
Go for your own benefit / greatness.
According to Chazal, Yitzchak’s age at the Akeidah was this.
37
Yaakov’s ladder dream comes after what major life event?
fleeing from Eisav towards Charan
וַיִּירָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מַה־נּוֹרָ֖א הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה אֵ֣ין זֶ֗ה כִּ֚י אִם־בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְזֶ֖ה שַׁ֥עַר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
Yaakov
This is how much Avraham pays for Mearat Hamachpela
- 400 silver coins
Avraham defeated four kings to rescue this relative.
Who is Lot
Why did Yitzchak’s servants and Avimelech’s servants argue?
→ What is they quarelled over the ownership of the wells dug by Avraham’s servants?
How does Yaakov prepare before meeting Eisav?
- What is he prepares through davening, gifts, and military readiness?
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֗י אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אַל־נָ֥א תַֽעֲבֹ֖ר מֵעַ֥ל עַבְדֶּֽךָ
Avraham
He was Yitzchak’s favorite son
Esav
In the Brit Bein HaBetarim, Hashem showed Avraham this.
What is the future exile and redemption of Bnai Yisrael?
Yitchak was this old when he died
what is 180
What did Yaakov say when he met Pharaoh?
“Few and bad have been the years of my life.”
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה מִקְנְךָ֖ אִתִּֽי
Yaakov
They gathered a pile of stones as a symbol of the treaty, calling it gal eid.
Lavan and Yaakov