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Parasha #14: Va’era (וָאֵרָא‎)

Reading passages

Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35    (Hebrew: פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא)
Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21

Summary

Parasha Va’era (“I appeared”) details God’s reaffirmation of His covenant with the Israelites and the beginning of the plagues in Egypt. God reveals Himself to Moses, promising to deliver the Israelites from slavery and demonstrate His power through a series of miraculous signs. The narrative progresses with the first seven plagues—blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock disease, boils, and hail—striking Egypt as Pharaoh’s heart remains hardened against letting the Israelites go.

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Ex. 6:3	Made know to them	God will make His Name know to them.
Ex. 6:5	The groaning of the people	Where else is groaning found?
Ex. 6:16	These are the names	Find other occurences of the phrase “these are the names”

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