Vaera

14^th Torah Portion in Exodus/Shemot, שְׁמוֹת called Vaera (וָאֵרָא) for 13 Jan. ‘24

Vaera (וָאֵרָא), Va’eira, or Va’era,

Shabbat Shalom, y’all!

We’re in the book of Exodus (Shemot) reading Va’era.

+++++ There was ++++ evening and morning

test everything, hold tight to what is good – 1 Thessalonians 5:21

֍ ֍ ֍ What is this Torah portion about?

֍ ֍ ֍ This week we continue in the book of Exodus (Shemot) reading in Va’era.֍ ֍ ֍

The parashah, Va’era, tells of the first seven Plagues of Egypt.

The 1^st seven 7 plagues were:

1^st Water into blood (דָם): Ex. 7:14–24
2^nd Frogs (צְּפַרְדֵּעַ): Ex. 7:25–8:15
3^rd Lice (כִּנִּים): Ex. 8:16-19
4^th Mixture of wild animals (עָרוֹב): Ex. 8:20-32
5^th Diseased livestock (דֶּבֶר): Ex. 9:1–7
6^th Boils (שְׁחִין): Ex. 9:8–12
7^th Thunderstorm of hail and fire (בָּרָד): Ex. 9:13–35 (<<— edited from wikipedia)

֍ ֍ ֍ Where are we in our studies?

The Book of Exodus or, simply, Exodus (from Ancient Greek: ἔξοδος, éxodos, meaning “going out”; Hebrew: וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת,  shəmōṯ, “These are the names”, the beginning words of the text: “These are the names of the sons of Israel” Hebrew: וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמֹות בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל)

֍ ֍ ֍ What is our study called?

Study’s name

Vaera (וָאֵרָא), Va’eira, or Va’era  — Hebrew for “and I appeared”)

14th, Vaera (וָאֵרָא), 13 Jan. ‘24 3 Shevat, Exodus 6:2–9:35, Ezekiel 28:25–29:21, Luke 11:14–22

֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ Torah – Exodus – Shemot

֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ hafTarah –

֍ ֍ ֍ ֍ Brit haDashah –

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֍ ֍ ֍ Weightier Matters

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NOTE: For Older Testament passages I’ve become rather interested in reading them in the Septuagint. I know some passages are different there comparably, but the Septuagint seems to have more depth in understanding than the Bibles translated using the Masoretic text created in about 600-1000 A.D.

This is compared to the origins of the Septuagint.

The Septuagint is the very first translation of the Hebrew Bible from Hebrew to another language, Greek. It’s believed that it was probably translated as early as the third century BC.

The Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek is traditionally dated to the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt (285-246 BC).

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