Vayetzei: And [Jacob] Left

By Richard Sison | 2015

Introduction

This Parsha pertains to the life-changing twenty years of Jacob’s life. It covers from the time he left Beersheba up to the time he left Haran from Laban bringing his whole family. When Jacob left for Haran to elude his brother Esau’s plot to kill him, it was a guise of being sent peacefully by his father Isaac to find a wife. We have to notice that the plot of Esau to kill Jacob was not revealed to the ailing and blind Isaac but rather Rebekah, in her righteousness covered up this unfortunate situation from Isaac for it will not help out the situation. The threat was covered up by sending Jacob alone to Haran and yet Jacob received the true blessing from Isaac, and this is the blessing given to Isaac from Abraham and now to Jacob.

There are also three mystical appearances of the L-RD and the heavenly hosts to Jacob. The first one in Bethel, when he was on his way to Haran whereby the L-RD blessed Jacob confirming the blessings just given by Isaac. The second mystical encounter was through a dream with regards on how Jacob would get his fair share in Laban’s flock. The third encounter was when Jacob met by the angels in Mahanaim just before he planned to meet his brother Esau.

What advantage is it to us if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

​Genesis 37:26

The message