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Freeparsha 4 of 54 · Genesis

Vayera

Portion 4 of 54, from Genesis.

Vayera
וַיֵּרָא

Three visitors tell Abraham that Sarah will bear a son, then Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed while Lot escapes; Isaac is born and Ishmael is sent away with Hagar. The parsha ends with the binding of Isaac (the Akedah) on a mountain in the land of Moriah.

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10 Key Words
HebrewTransliterationEnglish
מַלְאָךְmalachangel
סְדוֹםsedomSodom
יִצְחָקyitzchakIsaac
עֲקֵדָהakeidahbinding
אַיִלayilram
הַר הַמֹּרִיָּהhar hamoriyahMount Moriah
צְחוֹקtzechoklaughter
מֶלַחmelachsalt
נִסָּיוֹןnisayontest
אוֹרְחִיםorchimguests

Torah Reading and Haftara

Torah Reading

Genesis 18:1-22:24

Haftara

II Kings 4:1-37

Sephardi: II Kings 4:1-23

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What is Vayera about?

Three visitors tell Abraham that Sarah will bear a son, then Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed while Lot escapes; Isaac is born and Ishmael is sent away with Hagar. The parsha ends with the binding of Isaac (the Akedah) on a mountain in the land of Moriah.

Where does Vayera fall in the Torah?

Vayera is portion 4 of 54, from the book of Genesis (Genesis 18:1-22:24).

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