Parsha 12 of 54GEN
Vayechi
ויחי
And he lived
16 Tevet 5787
Dates follow the reference reading calendar. The congregation's New Moon Holy Day calendar is prepared separately.
Portion overview
Jacob's blessing and death
Reading outline
Verse-level section headings for this reading's Torah, Prophets, and Gospel readings.
Torah
GEN 47:28-50:26
- GEN 47:28Jacob's age.
- GEN 47:29He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers.
- GEN 48:1Joseph with his sons visits his sick father.
- GEN 48:2Jacob strengthens himself to bless them.
- GEN 48:3He repeats God's promise.
- GEN 48:5He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons.
- GEN 48:7He tells Joseph of his mother's grave.
- GEN 48:8He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh.
- GEN 48:17He prefers the younger before the elder.
- GEN 48:21He prophesies their return to Canaan.
- GEN 49:1Jacob calls his sons to bless them.
- GEN 49:3Their blessing in particular.
- GEN 49:29He charges them about his burial.
- GEN 49:33He dies.
- GEN 50:1The mourning for Jacob.
- GEN 50:4Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him.
- GEN 50:7The funeral.
- GEN 50:15Joseph comforts his brethren, who crave his pardon.
- GEN 50:22His age.
- GEN 50:23He sees the third generation of his sons.
- GEN 50:24He prophesies unto his brethren of their return.
- GEN 50:25He takes an oath of them concerning his bones.
- GEN 50:26He dies, and is put into a coffin.
Reference numbering and source
The source uses Hebrew Bible numbering, with Christian equivalents in parentheses where supplied. The study references above use those Christian-numbered equivalents.
- Torah
- Gen. 47:28–50:26
- Haftarah / Prophets
- 1 Kgs. 2:1–12
- Gospel
- Jn. 13:1–19
Source: Torah Club / First Fruits of Zion 5787 / 2026–2027 reading schedule.