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Where can I find Vayeira וַיֵּרָא in the Torah Sroll?


Vayeira וַיֵּרָא Aliyahs

  • FIRST: כהן

    Begins in Column 17 on/within Line #8 with the words:

    "וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא"

    ("and the L-rd appeared to him in the plains of Mamre" Genesis 18:1)

  • SECOND: שני

    Begins in Column 17 on/within Line #30 with the words:

    "וַתְּכַחֵשׁ שָׂרָה לֵאמֹר לֹא צָחַקְתִּי"

    ("then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh" Genesis 18:15)

  • THIRD: שלישי

    Begins in Column 18 on/within Line #21 with the words:

    " וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים סְדֹמָה"

    ("and the two angels came towards Sodom" Genesis 19:1)

  • FOURTH: רביעי

    Begins in Column 19 on/within Line #18 with the words:

    "וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה נָשָׂאתִי פָנֶיךָ"

    ("And he said to him, Behold, I have accepted you" Genesis 19:21)

  • FIFTH: חמישי

    Begins in Column 21 on/within Line #2 with the words:

    "וְאַבְרָהָם בֶּן מְאַת שָׁנָה בְּהִוָּלֶד לוֹ אֵת יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ"

    ("and Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born to him" Genesis 21:5)

  • SIXTH: ששי

    Begins in Column 21 on/within Line #30 with the words:

    "וַיְהִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל"

    ("and it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phicol said" Genesis 21:22)

  • SEVENTH: שביעי

    Begins in Column 22 on/within Line #8 with the words:

    "וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהָאֱלֹהִים נִסָּה אֶת אַבְרָהָם"

    ("and it came to pass after these things that G-d tested Abraham" Genesis 22:1)

  • MAFTIR: מפטיר

    Begins in Column 23 on/within Line #3 with the words:

    "וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֻּגַּד לְאַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר"

    ("and it came to pass after these things that Abraham was told, saying" Genesis 22:20)


Parsha Vayeira וַיֵּרָא is found in the Book of Genesis בְּרֵאשִׁית


Torah Scrolls have different formats (varying number of Columns; varying number of Lines per Column).


For Scrolls using a layout of 245 Columns w/42 Lines, the readings for Vayeira וַיֵּרָא are found within Columns: 17 18 19 20 21 22 23


Get your General Bearing regarding where your reading is within the Torah Scroll:

Book Columns סֵפֶר
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Genesis 1-61 בְּרֵאשִׁית
Exodus 61-111 שְׁמוֹת
Leviticus 111-148 וַיִּקְרָא
Numbers 148-200 בְּמִדְבַּר
Deuteronomy 200-245 דְּבָרִים


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