- When the messengers returned to Yaakov after going out to see Esau, they told him that Esau had 400 men. Yaakov was frightened. He said, "I have been diminished by all the kindnesses and by the truth that You have done to Your servant." What did he mean by "diminished"?
The Ramban says that Yaakov never believed he had been worthy of all HaShem had done for him.
Others suggest that Yaakov might have sinned since HaShem made His promises to him and that Esau would, therefore, prevail over him.
- After Yaakov wrestled with the angel, the angel asked what his name was. What did the angel tell him?
Your name will no longer be Yaakov, but Yisrael. You have striven with the divine and the human and have overcome
- What did Yaakov call the place where he wrestled with the angel? What does the name mean?
Peniel; I have seen G-d face to face, and my life is preserved
- When Yaakov saw Esau coming, in what order did he place his family?
First, the handmaids; next, Leah and her children; finally, Rachel and Joseph.
- What was Yaakov's reaction to the slaughter perpetrated by Simeon and Levi?
That their deed would make Yaakov odious in the eyes of the inhabitants of the land.
- Rachel died and was buried along the way to what present-day town?
Efrat
- What is the significant issue about Yitzhak's burial?
Esau and Yaakov did it together.
- What previous event does Esau's leaving the land with his family parallel?
The separation of Avraham and Lot
- What was Esau's other name?
Edom
- According to the parasha, what role did Rivka play on the return of Yaakov to Canaan?
None
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