Vezot Haberakhah וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה
Moshe blesses the tribes one by one before his death, each according to what it is. He goes up Nevo, sees the whole land from Gilad to the sea, and dies there by the mouth of God; no one knows his grave. Israel weeps thirty days, and the Torah ends: there arose no prophet like Moshe.
People of the portion
Mosesprophet, leader of the Exodus, who received the Torah at Sinai2368–2488 AM · 120 yearsJacobthe third patriarch, father of the twelve tribes, renamed Israel2108–2255 AM · 147 yearsAbrahamthe 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 yearsJoshuaMoshe's disciple and successor, conqueror of the Land of Israel2406–2516 AM · 110 years
Echoes in the Prophets and history
These events themselves live in other books and other centuries; each is tied to this portion by the verse shown beside it: the early ones the portion recalls, in the later ones its word resounds:
How it is read
| First | Devarim 33:1—33:7 | 7 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Devarim 33:8—33:12 | 5 verses |
| Third | Devarim 33:13—33:17 | 5 verses |
| Fourth | Devarim 33:18—33:21 | 4 verses |
| Fifth | Devarim 33:22—33:26 | 5 verses |
| Sixth | Devarim 33:27—33:29 | 3 verses |
| Seventh | Devarim 34:1—34:12 | 12 verses |
| Haftarah | Joshua 1:1—1:18 on Sefaria | 18 verses |
The text
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