Vayechi

וַיְחִי Parashah Wayechi (Vayechi) Beresheeth (Genesis) 47:28-50:26 “And Yaacob lived in the land of Mitsrayim (Egypt) seventeen years. So the days of Yaacob, the years of his life, were 147 years. (Gen. 47:28) וַיְחִי Wa’Yechi literally means and he lived. Yaacob was well advanced in years, 147 to be exact, and he was aware that his life was coming to an end. …

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