Parsha 8 of 54GEN
Vayishlach
וישלח
And he sent
December 5, 202513 Kislev 5786
Portion overview
Jacob wrestles with the angel
Reading outline
Verse-level section headings for this Shabbat's Torah, Prophets, and Gospel readings.
Torah
GEN 32:4-36:43
- GEN 32:3His message to Esau.
- GEN 32:6He is afraid of Esau's coming.
- GEN 32:9He prays for deliverance.
- GEN 32:13He sends a present to Esau, and passes the brook Jabbok.
- GEN 32:24He wrestles with an angel at Peniel, where he is called Israel.
- GEN 32:31He halts.
- GEN 33:1Jacob and Esau's meeting; and Esau's departure.
- GEN 33:17Jacob comes to Succoth.
- GEN 33:18At Shalem he buys a field, and builds an altar, called El-elohe-Israel.
- GEN 34:1Dinah is ravished by Shechem.
- GEN 34:4He sues to marry her.
- GEN 34:13The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites.
- GEN 34:20Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it.
- GEN 34:25The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city.
- GEN 34:30Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi.
- GEN 35:1God commands Jacob to go to Bethel.
- GEN 35:2He purges his house of idols.
- GEN 35:6He builds an altar at Bethel.
- GEN 35:8Deborah dies at Allon-bachuth.
- GEN 35:9God blesses Jacob at Bethel.
- GEN 35:16Rachel travails of Benjamin, and dies in the way to Edar.
- GEN 35:22Reuben lies with Bilhah.
- GEN 35:23The sons of Jacob.
- GEN 35:27Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron.
- GEN 35:28The age, death, and burial of Isaac.
- GEN 36:1Esau's three wives.
- GEN 36:6His removal to mount Seir.
- GEN 36:9His sons.
- GEN 36:15The dukes which descended of his sons.
- GEN 36:20The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite.
- GEN 36:24Anah finds mules.
- GEN 36:31The kings of Edom.
- GEN 36:40The dukes that descended of Esau.