Jacob finally returns to the Holy Land after a twenty year stay in Haran. As he embarks on his journey home, he sends angelic messengers to his brother Esau with hope of forming reconciliation, but his messengers report that his brother is on the warpath with four hundred armed men coming to meet him. Jacob prepares and sends Esau a large gift of livestock in an attempt to make peace before the two brothers meet.
That night, Jacob encounters a mysterious being in the darkness, simply described as ‘a Man’, who wrestles with him until day break. After demanding that Jacob release Him, He dislocates Jacob’s hip with a mere touch, but Jacob prevails and refuses to release Him, demanding a blessing. Asking the mysterious man’s name, Jacob receives in response just the question: “what is your name?”. The ‘Man’ then bestows on him the new name, ‘Israel’ which means ‘he who prevails or strives with God.’
When Jacob and Esau finally meet, they welcome each other, embrace, kiss and weep. After the brothers’ reconciliation is made, Jacob embarks on his journey toward his homeland. Later, Rachel dies while giving birth to her second son, Benjamin, and is buried near Bethlehem.
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Jacob finally returns to the Holy Land after a twenty year stay in Haran. As he embarks on his journey home, he sends angelic messengers to his brother Esau with hope of forming reconciliation, but his messengers report that his brother is on the warpath with four hundred armed men coming to meet him. Jacob prepares and sends Esau a large gift of livestock in an attempt to make peace before the two brothers meet.
That night, Jacob encounters a mysterious being in the darkness, simply described as ‘a Man’, who wrestles with him until day break. After demanding that Jacob release Him, He dislocates Jacob’s hip with a mere touch, but Jacob prevails and refuses to release Him, demanding a blessing. Asking the mysterious man’s name, Jacob receives in response just the question: “what is your name?”. The ‘Man’ then bestows on him the new name, ‘Israel’ which means ‘he who prevails or strives with God.’
When Jacob and Esau finally meet, they welcome each other, embrace, kiss and weep. After the brothers’ reconciliation is made, Jacob embarks on his journey toward his homeland. Later, Rachel dies while giving birth to her second son, Benjamin, and is buried near Bethlehem.
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Live every Wednesday, followed by a teaching of the parsha every Friday.
— 7pm UK, 2pm ET, 11am PT.
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