Miketz מִקֵּץ
Pharaoh dreams of cattle and ears of grain; Yosef reads the dream and is set over Egypt at thirty. Seven years of plenty are stored against seven of famine. The brothers come down for grain, do not know him, and are sent back and forth until the goblet is found in Binyamin's sack.
Read next on 12 December 2026, 1 January 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.
People of the portion
Josephson of Yaakov and Rachel, viceroy of Egypt2199–2309 AM · 110 yearsBenjaminYaakov's youngest son, the only one born in the Land of Israel2206–2316 AM · 110 yearsJudahYaakov's fourth son, ancestor of the royal tribe2195–2314 AM · 119 yearsJacobthe third patriarch, father of the twelve tribes, renamed Israel2108–2255 AM · 147 yearsReuvenJacob's firstborn, who lost the birthrightMenashe son of JosephJoseph's firstborn, born in EgyptShimonJacob's second son; with Levi, at ShechemEphraimJoseph's younger son, set first by his grandfather
Events of this portion
The world at that time
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How it is read
| First | Bereshit 41:1—41:14 | 14 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Bereshit 41:15—41:38 | 24 verses |
| Third | Bereshit 41:39—41:52 | 14 verses |
| Fourth | Bereshit 41:53—42:18 | 23 verses |
| Fifth | Bereshit 42:19—43:15 | 35 verses |
| Sixth | Bereshit 43:16—43:29 | 14 verses |
| Seventh | Bereshit 43:30—44:17 | 22 verses |
| Maftir | Bereshit 44:14—44:17 | 4 verses |
| Haftarah | I Kings 3:15—4:1 on Sefaria | 15 verses |
The text
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