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Pharaoh – Paro

Pharaoh (Hebrew – Paro) is the name / title of the ruler of Egypt. During the 10 Plagues, Pharaoh refused to acknowledge God.

Exodus 11:3 – The Man Moses

January 29, 2025

God has brought 9 plagues on Egypt. In a shocking development we learn that Moses is respected and the Jewish people are not hated by the Egyptians.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, Moses - Moshe, Pharaoh - Paro, Ramban - Nachmanides

Exodus 6:6-7 – Four Words

January 23, 2025

Exodus 5 ended with Pharaoh increasing the oppression of the Jewish people. Moses asked God why He had sent him to Pharaoh.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Pharaoh - Paro, Rabbi Hirsch

Exodus 1:7 – They Were Fruitful

January 16, 2025

The family of Jacob came to Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan. That generation died and things began to change for the children of Israel.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Egypt - Mitzraim, miracle, Pharaoh - Paro, Vilna Gaon - GRA

Genesis 41:14-16 – Joseph Meets Pharaoh

January 6, 2025December 25, 2024

Pharaoh had a dream about skinny cows eating fat cows. Then he had another dream about wind scorched grain swallowing healthy grain.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags dream - dreams, Joseph, Pharaoh - Paro

Exodus 14:4 – The Hard Heart

January 30, 2024January 22, 2024

Before the splitting of the sea, God told Moses that he would harden Pharaoh’s heart. This article looks closely at why God would harden Pharaoh’s heart at that time.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Daat Mikra, miracle, Moses - Moshe, Pharaoh - Paro

Exodus 10:24-25 – After the Darkness

August 8, 2024January 17, 2024

The Plague of Darkness was the 9th of the ten plagues that God unleashed against Egypt. After the darkness ended, Pharaoh seemed ready to free the Jewish people.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Daat Mikra, Moses - Moshe, Pharaoh - Paro, Rabbi Sorotzkin, sacrifices - offerings

Parshat Vayigash Summary

October 26, 2023November 22, 2022

Parshat Vayigash is the 11th parsha in Sefer Bereshit (also known as Genesis).

This parsha is verses Genesis 44:18 – 47:27, or a total of 106 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags altar - mizbeach, Egypt - Mitzraim, Jacob - Yaakov, Joseph, Pharaoh - Paro

Parshat Mikeitz Summary

December 25, 2024November 21, 2022

Parshat Mikeitz is the 10th parsha in Sefer Bereshit (also known as Genesis).

This parsha is verses Genesis 41:1 – 44:17, or a total of 146 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags dream - dreams, Egypt - Mitzraim, Jacob - Yaakov, Joseph, marriage, Pharaoh - Paro

Parshat Vayeishev Summary

December 17, 2024November 17, 2022

Parshat Vayeishev is the 9th parsha in Sefer Bereshit (also known as Genesis).

This parsha is verses Genesis 37:1 – 40:23, or a total of 112 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags dream - dreams, Egypt - Mitzraim, Jacob - Yaakov, Joseph, Pharaoh - Paro

Parshat Lech Lecha Summary

November 6, 2024September 21, 2022

Parshat Lech Lecha is the 3rd parsha in Sefer Bereshit (also known as Genesis).

This parsha is verses Genesis 12:1 – 17:27, or a total of 126 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abraham - Avraham, angels - malachim, Isaac - Yitzchak, Pharaoh - Paro, Sarah - Sarai
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