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Rivka |
Tamar |
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וַתִּקַּח הַצָּעִיף, וַתִּתְכָּס |
וַתְּכַס בַּצָּעִיף וַתִּתְעַלָּף -------------------- וַתָּקָם וַתֵּלֶךְ, וַתָּסַר צְעִיפָהּ מֵעָלֶיהָ; וַתִּלְבַּשׁ, בִּגְדֵי אַלְמְנוּתָהּ. |
These are the only three places in all tanach where the word צָּעִיף appears |
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Her husband shows bad judgment with a son. She tricks her husband using a disguise. She gives him שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵי עִזִּים. It seems that he eventually agrees with her judgment. |
Her husband shows bad judgment with a son. She tricks her husband using a disguise. He promises to give her גְּדִי-עִזִּים מִן-הַצֹּאן. He eventually agrees with her judgment -- צָדְקָה מִמֶּנִּי |
Tricking Husband |
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וַיִּמְלְאוּ יָמֶיהָ, לָלֶדֶת; וְהִנֵּה תוֹמִם, בְּבִטְנָהּ |
וַיְהִי, בְּעֵת לִדְתָּהּ; וְהִנֵּה תְאוֹמִים, בְּבִטְנָהּ |
These are the only two cases of human twins in tanach (the only other place twins are mentioned is Shir Hashirim) |
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וְאַחֲרֵי-כֵן יָצָא אָחִיו, וְיָדוֹ אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב עֵשָׂו |
וַיְהִי כְּמֵשִׁיב יָדוֹ, וְהִנֵּה יָצָא אָחִיו, וַתֹּאמֶר, מַה-פָּרַצְתָּ עָלֶיךָ פָּרֶץ |
Unusual birth – having to do with the hand. Competition to be first? |
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וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ, יַעֲקֹב |
וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ, פָּרֶץ |
Name based on birth incident |