Aliya Summary: Benjamin was likened to a devouring wolf. Jacob then
repeated his request to be buried in Israel, in the Cave of Machpelah in
Chevron, and he passed away at the age of 147. After an extended
national mourning period, Joseph received Pharaoh's permission to carry
Jacob's body up to Israel. A huge funeral procession consisting of all
the elders of Egypt as well as Jacob's family went and buried Jacob.
After returning to Egypt, Joseph's brothers feared that now, after Jacob
had passed away, Joseph would exact revenge from them for selling him
into slavery. Joseph reassured them that he harbored no ill feelings
towards them.
After Binyamin's blessing, the Torah
recaps that these are the 12 tribes and the blessings bestowed upon them
by Yaakov. It seems, however, that some of them didn't receive
blessings, but rather were rebuked. Why would the Torah count them as
blessings? The answer lies in the wording "each man, according to his
blessing, he blessed them", meaning that each son received what he
needed to receive in order to be blessed. Sometimes it was an actual
blessing, and sometimes it was rebuke. If used properly, both can be
used to grow and be blessed.
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