PARSHA MATH Identify the following using the chart below
- Years from when Yaacov arrived in Lavan’s house until Yosef was born
- Years from when Yosef was appointed viceroy in Egypt until Yaacov came to Egypt
- Total number of years from when Yaacov came to Lavan until he appeared before Paroh
- Age of Yaacov when he left the house of Yitzchak and Rivkah
- Years accounted for in the life of Yaacov by above methods until he was 130
- Years not accounted for in life of Yaacov
I.
In the Year 2238 Yaacov appeared before Paroh and stated he was 130 years old
130
II.
Yaacov arrived at Lavan’s house, worked for seven years, married Leah and Rochel; during the next 7 years he had 11 sons and one daughter; the last child born at the end of the period was Yosef
A
Yosef was sold into slavery, worked for Potiphar, went to prison, was released, appeared before Paroh, and became second in command at the age of 30
Seven years of plenty, and 2 years of famine and then Yaacov came to Egypt
B
Years after appearing in Lavan’s house
C
III.
In the year 2171, Yishmael died, and Yaacov left the home of Yitzchak and Rivkah (Eisav married the daughter of Yishmael, the sister of Nevayos)
Yishmael was 137 when he died; since he was 14 years older than Yitzchak, he was 74 when Yaacov was born
The age of Yaacov when he left his parent’s home (year that Yishmael died)
D
IV
Years of Yaacov that were accounted in the above (C+D)
E
Years of Yaacov that were not accounted in the above (130-E)
F
F = Per Chaza”l (Yevamos 64) the number of years that Yaacov spent in the Yeshivah of Ever
