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| − | < | + | <p><b>I. "כִּי בֶן זְקֻנִים הוּא לוֹ"</b> – How is one to understand Yaakov's favoring of Yosef? Though many assume that Yaakov transferred his love for Rachel to Yosef, the verses offer a different explanation: "‎כִּי בֶן זְקֻנִים הוּא לוֹ".‎ What does this term mean and what does it suggest about the reasons for Yaakov's love?</p><ul> |
| − | < | + | <li><b>Similar to father</b> – <multilink><a href="BereshitRabbah84-8" data-aht="source">Bereshit Rabbah</a><a href="BereshitRabbah84-8" data-aht="source">84:8</a><a href="Bereshit Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Bereshit Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="TanchumaVayeshev2" data-aht="source">Tanchuma</a><a href="TanchumaVayeshev2" data-aht="source">Vayeshev 2</a><a href="Tanchuma" data-aht="parshan">About the Tanchuma</a></multilink>, and <multilink><a href="TargumPseudo-JonathanBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a><a href="TargumPseudo-JonathanBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit 37:3</a><a href="Targum Pseudo-Jonathan" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Pseudo-Jonathan</a></multilink> all suggests that Yaakov's favoritism stemmed from the similarity between father and son.</li> |
| − | < | + | <li><b>Actions/ traits</b> – <multilink><a href="TargumOnkelosBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Targum Onkelos</a><a href="TargumOnkelosBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit 37:3</a><a href="Targum Onkelos" data-aht="parshan">About Targum Onkelos</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshitFirstCommentary37-3" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshitFirstCommentary37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit First Commentary 37:3</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink>, and <multilink><a href="RadakBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit 37:3</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Kimchi</a></multilink> maintain that "בֶן זְקֻנִים" means "wise" and it was this trait which led to the extra love. <multilink><a href="RambanBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit 37:3</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink> instead, suggests , that Yosef was chosen to serve his father, and this created the close bond.</li> |
| − | < | + | <li><b>Age-related</b> – <multilink><a href="RAvrahambHaRambamBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">R. Avraham b. HaRambam</a><a href="RAvrahambHaRambamBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit 37:3</a><a href="R. Avraham Maimonides" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham Maimonides</a></multilink> and <multilink><a href="ShadalBereshit25-27" data-aht="source">Shadal</a><a href="ShadalBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit 37:3</a><a href="R. Shemuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shemuel David Luzzatto</a></multilink> assert that, for several years until Binyamin's birth, Yosef had been treated as the youngest child and the favoritism remained even once he no longer had that status. <multilink><a href="RalbagBereshitBeurHaParashah37-3" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagBereshitBeurHaParashah37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit Beur HaParashah 37:3</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink> instead suggests that Yosef was similar to a child born in old age since was born after Yaakov had despaired of having a child by Rachel.</li> |
| − | < | + | </ul><p><b> II. "עָשָׂה לוֹ כְּתֹנֶת פַּסִּים"</b> – What did Yaakov mean to signify in giving Yosef the cloak? Was he simply showing parental favoritism, or did he have other intentions?</p><ul> |
| − | + | <li><b> Show of love</b> – <multilink><a href="RalbagBereshitBeurHaParashah37-3" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagBereshitBeurHaParashah37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit Beur HaParashah 37:3</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink></li> | |
| − | < | + | <li><b> Sign of leadership or chosen status</b> – <multilink><a href="SefornoBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit 37:3</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">HaKetav VeHaKabbalah</a><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit 37:3</a><a href="R. Yaakov Mecklenburg (HaKetav VeHaKabbalah)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yaakov Mecklenburg</a></multilink>, and <multilink><a href="RSRHirschBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">R. Hirsch</a><a href="RSRHirschBereshit37-3" data-aht="source">Bereshit 37:3</a><a href="R. Samson Raphael Hirsch" data-aht="parshan">About R. Samson Raphael Hirsch</a></multilink> suggest that the cloak was a sign of stature. This reading might suggest that the siblings were not merely engaged in common sibling rivalry, but in a competition as to who was to be the "chosen son" and merit to continue the line of Avraham.<fn>Though the reader knows that in the end all of the sons of Yaakov were chosen, it is very possible that the brothers, and even Yaakov himself, did not know this. See <a href="Yosef's Treatment of his Family" data-aht="page">Yosef's Treatment of his Family</a> for how this might have affected the siblings' interactions throughout the narrative.</fn></li> |
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