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Freeparsha 10 of 54 · Genesis

Miketz

Portion 10 of 54, from Genesis.

Miketz
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Pharaoh's dreams of coming famine lead him to appoint Joseph as vizier over Egypt. When the famine reaches Canaan, Joseph's brothers arrive to buy grain and he tests them by hiding his silver goblet in Benjamin's sack.

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10 Key Words
HebrewTransliterationEnglish
פַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaoh
חֲלוֹמוֹתchalomotdreams
פָּרוֹתparotcows
שִׁבֳּלִיםshibolimears of grain
רָעָבra'avfamine
מִשְׁנֶה לַמֶּלֶךְmishneh lamelechviceroy
בִּנְיָמִיןbinyaminBenjamin
גָּבִיעַgaviagoblet
שַׂקsaksack
בָּרbargrain

Torah Reading and Haftara

Torah Reading

Genesis 41:1-44:17

Haftara

I Kings 3:15-4:1

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What is Miketz about?

Pharaoh's dreams of coming famine lead him to appoint Joseph as vizier over Egypt. When the famine reaches Canaan, Joseph's brothers arrive to buy grain and he tests them by hiding his silver goblet in Benjamin's sack.

Where does Miketz fall in the Torah?

Miketz is portion 10 of 54, from the book of Genesis (Genesis 41:1-44:17).

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