Parashat Vayechi: Yaakov's Blessings and the Book's End

The last portion of Bereshit opens with a word for life and closes with two burials. Yaakov blesses his grandsons and his sons, returns to Machpelah, and the book ends with Yosef in Egypt.

Vayechi: "And he lived"

Gan Eden concept art for Parashat Vayechi, a chapter still to come in the 16-bit Torah RPG — Concept art for a chapter still to come. Not gameplay.

What happens in this portion

Yaakov blesses Efraim and Menashe48:1–22
Blessings for the twelve sons49:1–28
Yaakov is buried at Machpelah50:1–14
Yosef reassures his brothers50:15–21
Yosef dies, and the book closes50:22–26

Hebrew from Parashat Vayechi

אֶפְרַיִם

Efraim

Yosef's younger son

מְנַשֶּׁה

Menashe

Yosef's older son

בְּרָכָה

Berachah

A blessing

מַכְפֵּלָה

Machpelah

Where Yaakov is buried

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About Parashat Vayechi

What is Parashat Vayechi about?

Yaakov blesses his sons, and the book closes in Egypt. The name, וַיְחִי, means "And he lived."

Where is Parashat Vayechi in the Bible?

It runs from Bereshit 47:28 to Bereshit 50:26, which is Genesis 47:28–50:26 in an English Bible. It's portion 12 of the 12 in the book.

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