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וַיֵּשֶׁב
Portion 9 of 54 · Book of Genesis
Vayeshev
“And he settled”
- Torah
- Genesis 37:1-40:23; Numbers 7:1-17
- Haftarah
- Zechariah 2:14-4:7
About this portion
Joseph’s dreams and his father’s favor provoke his brothers, who sell him into Egypt. Judah’s account with Tamar is told. In Egypt Joseph rises in Potiphar’s house, is falsely accused, and imprisoned, where he interprets the dreams of fellow prisoners.
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