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    Vayeira, Vayera, or Va-yera (וַיֵּרָא‎—Hebrew for "and He appeared," the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה‎, parashah)...
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    Lot's wife (category Vayeira)
    Baucis and Philemon Kiidk'yaas Lot's Wife (crag) Niobe Orpheus The Needles Vayeira List of names for the biblical nameless Schwartz, Howard (2004). Tree of...
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    The haftara or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) haftorah (alt. haftarah, haphtara, Hebrew: הפטרה) "parting," "taking leave" (plural form: haftarot or haftoros)...
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    Hagar (category Vayeira)
    According to the Book of Genesis, Hagar was an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as Sarai), whom Sarah gave to her own husband Abram (later...
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    Rebecca (category Vayeira)
    Rebecca (/rɪˈbɛkə/) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father...
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    Abraham (category Vayeira)
    reading portions, predominantly in the parashot: Lech-Lecha (לֶךְ-לְךָ), Vayeira (וַיֵּרָא), Chayei Sarah (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה), and Toledot (תּוֹלְדֹת). Hanan...
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    Lot (biblical person) (category Vayeira)
    Torah portion containing the first part of the story of Abram and Lot Vayeira, 4th weekly Torah portion: last part of the story of Abram/Abraham and...
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    Isaac (category Vayeira)
    Isaac is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam....
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    Binding of Isaac (category Vayeira)
    daughter Phrixus in Greek mythology, child sacrifice thwarted by ram Tophet Vayeira, the parashah containing the binding of Isaac Genesis 22:2–8 Genesis 22:14...
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    Sarah (category Vayeira)
    Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently...
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