- When Yaacov left Beersheva, to which city did he head?
Haran
- What do we already know about Haran?
Abraham lived there. Eliezer found Rivka there and took her back to Isaac to become his wife.
- What was the name of the place where Yaacov had his dream and what did he call it?
Luz; Beit El
- This week's parsha begins and ends with an event that is very similar. Like a sandwich, in the middle we have the story about Jacob, his wives, children, and his relationship with Lavan. What similar thing happened at the beginning and end of the parsha?
Jacob built a monument to Hashem
- What vow did Yaacov make after his dream and under what conditions did he agree to fulfill it?
If Hashem would make him prosper, he would pledge to Hashem a tenth of all he was given.
- Laban was Rivkah's brother. Who was their father?
Bethuel
- Sarah and Rachel had a common problem? What was it and how did they solve it? By whom?
They were not able to bear children. They had Avraham and Yaacov produce children for them through Hagar and Bilhah.
- What did Rachel name her first child, and what did his name mean?
Dan; Rachel said G-d has judged me and given me a son.
- Reuven went into the field and found what for his mother? What is a mandrake?
Mandrakes; a mandrake is a fruit that was thought to be a love-charm.
- Rachel asked Leah if she would give her some of the mandrakes. What was Leah's response? What did Rachel give Leah for the mandrakes?
Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband, and would thou take away my son's mandrakes also? Leah could sleep with Yaakov that night.
- How many sons did Rachel conceive? How many through Bilhah? What were the names of her 4 sons?
2; 2; Dan, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin
- When Jacob left Haran with his family and all his possessions, Laban chased after him and said that someone had stolen his idols. What did Yaakov say would happen to the person on whom the gods would be found.
The person would be put to death.
- Laban and Jacob made a covenant. What was it and what did it really mean?
Jacob had made a big pile of stones. They agreed that neither of them would cross over those stones. In other words, it served as a separation between them that prevented either from attacking the other.
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