Re: Q E2 death

In the second article on QE2, the writer WATCHMAN has a minor mistake in the first LARGE paragraph. He says that Jacob's sons were Ephraim and Manasseh. They were in fact his GRANDSONS, not his sons. Just letting you know in case people are wondering.

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-V

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Jacob Adopts Ephraim and Manasseh
Va-y'chi, Genesis 47:28–50:26

D'var Torah
In Va-y'chi, the last parashah of Genesis, we read about the blessings that Jacob gives to his sons and grandsons before his death. The parashah begins with Jacob making Joseph swear that he will bury Jacob's body in the Cave of the Machpelah in Canaan. Soon afterwards, Joseph knows that his father's days are numbered, so he visits Jacob with his sons Manasseh and Ephraim, and Jacob blesses his grandsons. After this visit, Jacob then speaks words of blessing and rebuke to each of his sons. Jacob dies, and Genesis concludes with Joseph's death in Egypt.

In this Torah portion, we also read about the adoption of Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, by their grandfather, Jacob. At first, Jacob states that Ephraim and Manasseh will be to him like his own sons (Genesis 48:5). Then further on, we read of the biblical practice of placing the adoptee on the new parent's knees (Genesis 48:12).

Jacob's adoption of his grandsons is not a new concept in the Torah; in fact, it is mentioned numerous times in Genesis...