Rashi by Elie Wiesel

Author:Elie Wiesel [Wiesel, Elie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780307378675
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2009-07-06T07:00:00+00:00

On the night of the wedding, Laban brought Leah to Jacob, who became aware of Laban’s betrayal when he woke up.

Rashi: actually, all night long Jacob was convinced his bride was Rachel. As a precaution, he had given her a secret sign of recognition. But when Rachel realized what was happening, she revealed the secret to her older sister so she wouldn’t be put to shame.

Marvelous Rachel, Rashi says: when, with the years, she became jealous of her sister, she envied her for her good deeds.

Jacob continues to serve Laban, and marries Rachel as well. He becomes rich, and leaves Laban’s household, returning to the land where his angry brother Esau abides.

And Jacob sent messengers to his brother whose arrival he feared. He said to them: “Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban.”

Rashi: I didn’t become a lord or an important dignitary but a stranger. You have no reason to hate me: the blessings I received from our father did not come to pass. And also this: I lived in Laban’s house and learned nothing from his evil deeds.

Praise for Jacob:

Having learned that Esau was coming to meet him with four hundred men, Jacob was greatly afraid.

Rashi: faced with this imminent conflict, Jacob felt a double fear: the fear of being killed and/or of killing others.

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