Vayechi וַיְחִי
Yaakov blesses Ephraim and Menashe with crossed hands, then calls his sons and tells each what will befall him at the end of days. He is embalmed, carried up to Machpelah with a great procession, and buried. Yosef reassures his brothers, and dying asks that his bones be carried up.
Read next on 26 December 2026, 15 January 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.
People of the portion
Josephson of Yaakov and Rachel, viceroy of Egypt2199–2309 AM · 110 yearsJacobthe third patriarch, father of the twelve tribes, renamed Israel2108–2255 AM · 147 yearsMenashe son of JosephJoseph's firstborn, born in EgyptEphraimJoseph's younger son, set first by his grandfatherAbrahamthe first patriarch, who made the one God known to the world1948–2123 AM · 175 yearsIsaacthe second patriarch, the only one who never left the Land of Israel2048–2228 AM · 180 yearsJudahYaakov's fourth son, ancestor of the royal tribe2195–2314 AM · 119 yearsDanBilhah's elder son; the tribe of the judge and of Samson
Hebron (Cave of the Patriarchs) Genesis Egypt (Goshen) Exodus
Events of this portion
The world at that time
The events of this portion fall in years 2255-2309 from Creation. Elsewhere in the world at that time:
How it is read
| First | Bereshit 47:28—48:9 | 13 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Bereshit 48:10—48:16 | 7 verses |
| Third | Bereshit 48:17—48:22 | 6 verses |
| Fourth | Bereshit 49:1—49:18 | 18 verses |
| Fifth | Bereshit 49:19—49:26 | 8 verses |
| Sixth | Bereshit 49:27—50:20 | 27 verses |
| Seventh | Bereshit 50:21—50:26 | 6 verses |
| Maftir | Bereshit 50:23—50:26 | 4 verses |
| Haftarah | I Kings 2:1—2:12 on Sefaria | 12 verses |
The text
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