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Dun: /* Messengers to Esav */

2019-12-15T00:17:55Z

Messengers to Esav

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−	Due to all this Yackov had been held up until this point from returning. There he had acquired oxen and donkeys, flocks, servants, and maidservants which were neither from the from the heavens or earth not matching Yitzchok's blessing “of the dew of the heavens and the fatness of the earth”.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:6">Rashi Berashis 32:6</ref> He was now sending the messengers to inform ~~Esov~~ that Yackov was coming to him<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:6"/> in peace and seeking his love<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:6"/> so he may find favor in Esov's eyes.	+	Due to all this Yackov had been held up until this point from returning. There he had acquired oxen and donkeys, flocks, servants, and maidservants which were neither from the from the heavens or earth not matching Yitzchok's blessing “of the dew of the heavens and the fatness of the earth”.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:6">Rashi Berashis 32:6</ref> He was also alluding that now Yosef who is compared to an Ox had been born,<ref name="Baal Haturim 32:6">Baal Haturim 32:6</ref> who had power to over come Esav, as well as the merit of Yisaschor's Torah learning who had been compared to a donkey, as the voice of Yackov was the counter to the hands of Esav.<ref name="Baal Haturim 32:6"/> And woo to the fact that now the pure ox - Yackov would have to mingle with the impure donkey - Esav.<ref name="Baal Haturim 32:6"/> He was now sending the messengers to inform Esav that Yackov was coming to him<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:6"/> in peace and seeking his love<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:6"/> so he may find favor in Esov's eyes.
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	The angels returned to Yackov, informing him how Esav, whom he had called his 'brother' was still behaving like the 'wicked Esav' and with great hatred<ref>Rashi Berashis 32:7</ref> was advancing to attack him along with 400 men.		The angels returned to Yackov, informing him how Esav, whom he had called his 'brother' was still behaving like the 'wicked Esav' and with great hatred<ref>Rashi Berashis 32:7</ref> was advancing to attack him along with 400 men.

Dun at 00:06, 15 December 2019

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	===The Meeting===		===The Meeting===
		+	Because Yackov feared Esav and called him his master despite Hashem's promise that He would protect him, this caused that his descendants went to exile amoungst the Nations.<ref name="Baal Haturim 32:5"/>

	==Incident of Dena==		==Incident of Dena==

Dun: /* Messengers to Esav */

2019-12-15T00:02:38Z

Messengers to Esav

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	==Meeting Esav==		==Meeting Esav==
	===Messengers to Esav===		===Messengers to Esav===
−	Yackov sent real angels<ref>Rashi Berashis 32:4</ref> ahead of him as messengers to his brother Esov to the land of Seir, the field of Edom. They were to Esav how Yackov has lived as a guest with Lavan. He had not been made an officer or a dignitary but had remained a stranger in their land, unlike Yitzchak's blessing that Yackov would become a master over his brothers and was therefore not worth hating him since it had not been fulfilled.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:5">Rashi Berashis 32:5</ref>. Additionally ~~by using the word 'גרתי' which has a numerical equivalence of 613,~~ Yackov ~~was informing~~ Esov, that despite having lived with the wicked Lavan he had kept the 613 commandments, and I did not learn from his evil deeds, therefore he had protection on his side.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:5"/>	+	Yackov sent real angels<ref>Rashi Berashis 32:4</ref> ahead of him as messengers to his brother Esov to the land of Seir, the field of Edom. They were to Esav how Yackov has lived as a guest with Lavan. He had not been made an officer or a dignitary but had remained a stranger in their land, unlike Yitzchak's blessing that Yackov would become a master over his brothers and was therefore not worth hating him since it had not been fulfilled.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:5">Rashi Berashis 32:5</ref>. Additionally Yackov informed Esov, that despite having lived with the wicked Lavan he had kept the 613 commandments, and did not learn from his evil deeds, therefore he had protection on his side.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:5"/> Despite this he was not ready to battle with Esav until the exiles of Egypt, Bavel and the arrival of Moshiach during the 6th millennium.<ref name="Baal Haturim 32:5">Baal Haturim 32:5</ref> To frighten Esav he also related how he had fought Lavan and was a fighter and warrior.<ref name="Baal Haturim 32:5"/>

Dun: /* Fighting the Angel */

2019-12-14T23:19:37Z

Fighting the Angel

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	When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>		When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>

−	The angel asked Yackov to let him go as dawn was breaking and he must recite the heavenly songs<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27">Rashi Berashis 32:27</ref> but he refused until the angel would acknowledge the blessings that Yitzchok had blessed him, that Esav was contesting.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27"/> The angel then asked him for his name and he replied that it was Yackov. The angel declared that his name would no longer be Yackov but rather Yisroel, since he fought with an angel of Hashem and with men; Lavan and Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29"/> and had prevailed over them.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29">Rashi Berashis 32:29</ref> Yackov then asked the angel for his name and responded by asking why is it that he asked for it since the angels do not have permanent name as their names change according to the service they are commanded to do and the mission which they are sent on. The angel then blessed Yackov.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:30">Rashi Berashis 32:30</ref>	+	The angel asked Yackov to let him go as dawn was breaking and he must recite the heavenly songs<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27">Rashi Berashis 32:27</ref> but he refused until the angel would acknowledge the blessings that Yitzchok had blessed him, that Esav was contesting.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27"/> The angel then asked him for his name and he replied that it was Yackov. The angel declared that his name would no longer be Yackov which implied the blessing came to him through trickery and deceit but rather Hashem would later appear to him in Bet El,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29"/> bless him and change his name to Yisroel, which denotes nobility and openness<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29"/> and also since he fought with an angel of Hashem and with men; Lavan and Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29"/> and had prevailed over them.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29">Rashi Berashis 32:29</ref> The angel wept and pleaded with Yackov to delay his admission until the revelation at Bet El, Yackov refused to release the angel and he was forced against his will to concede to the blessing right there.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29"/>
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		+	Yackov then asked the angel for his name and responded by asking why is it that he asked for it since the angels do not have permanent name as their names change according to the service they are commanded to do and the mission which they are sent on. The angel then blessed Yackov.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:30">Rashi Berashis 32:30</ref>

	===The Meeting===		===The Meeting===

Dun: /* Fighting the Angel */

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	When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>		When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>

−	The angel asked Yackov to let him go as dawn was breaking and he must recite the heavenly songs<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27">Rashi Berashis 32:27</ref> but he refused until the angel would acknowledge the blessings that Yitzchok had blessed him, that Esav was contesting.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27"/> The angel then asked him for his name and he replied that it was Yackov. The angel declared that his name would no longer be Yackov but rather Yisroel, since he fought with an angel of Hashem and with men; Lavan and Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29"/> and had prevailed over them.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29">Rashi Berashis 32:29</ref>	+	The angel asked Yackov to let him go as dawn was breaking and he must recite the heavenly songs<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27">Rashi Berashis 32:27</ref> but he refused until the angel would acknowledge the blessings that Yitzchok had blessed him, that Esav was contesting.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27"/> The angel then asked him for his name and he replied that it was Yackov. The angel declared that his name would no longer be Yackov but rather Yisroel, since he fought with an angel of Hashem and with men; Lavan and Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29"/> and had prevailed over them.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29">Rashi Berashis 32:29</ref> Yackov then asked the angel for his name and responded by asking why is it that he asked for it since the angels do not have permanent name as their names change according to the service they are commanded to do and the mission which they are sent on. The angel then blessed Yackov.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:30">Rashi Berashis 32:30</ref>

	===The Meeting===		===The Meeting===

Dun: /* Fighting the Angel */

2019-12-14T22:57:22Z

Fighting the Angel

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	When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>		When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>

−	The angel asked Yackov to let him go as dawn was breaking and he must recite the heavenly songs<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27">Rashi Berashis 32:27</ref> but he refused until the angel would acknowledge the blessings that Yitzchok had blessed him, that Esav was contesting.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27"/>	+	The angel asked Yackov to let him go as dawn was breaking and he must recite the heavenly songs<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27">Rashi Berashis 32:27</ref> but he refused until the angel would acknowledge the blessings that Yitzchok had blessed him, that Esav was contesting.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27"/> The angel then asked him for his name and he replied that it was Yackov. The angel declared that his name would no longer be Yackov but rather Yisroel, since he fought with an angel of Hashem and with men; Lavan and Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29"/> and had prevailed over them.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:29">Rashi Berashis 32:29</ref>

	===The Meeting===		===The Meeting===

Dun: /* Fighting the Angel */

2019-12-14T22:52:56Z

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	When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>		When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>
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		+	The angel asked Yackov to let him go as dawn was breaking and he must recite the heavenly songs<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27">Rashi Berashis 32:27</ref> but he refused until the angel would acknowledge the blessings that Yitzchok had blessed him, that Esav was contesting.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:27"/>

	===The Meeting===		===The Meeting===

Dun: /* Fighting the Angel */

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	Yackov forgot some small vessels and went back to retrieve them.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25">Rashi Berashis 32:25</ref> This was because the righteous greatly value their money, not because of the lust for wealth but rather due the great spiritual and physical dangers that were already done to attain it. Now that they have it, they greatly guard it.<ref>Likutay Halachos, Hilchos Avada Umitziah 3:9</ref>		Yackov forgot some small vessels and went back to retrieve them.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25">Rashi Berashis 32:25</ref> This was because the righteous greatly value their money, not because of the lust for wealth but rather due the great spiritual and physical dangers that were already done to attain it. Now that they have it, they greatly guard it.<ref>Likutay Halachos, Hilchos Avada Umitziah 3:9</ref>

−		+	When Yackov was left alone, the ministering angel of Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> appearing as a man knotted and tightly wrestled<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> with him until the break of dawn. As they fought they raised a layer of dust by their movements as they stamped the ground with their.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/>
−	When Yackov was left alone, the ministering angel of Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> appearing as a man and tightly wrestled<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> with him until the break of dawn. As they fought they raised a layer of dust by their movements as they stamped the ground with their.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/>	+

	When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>		When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>

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−	When Yackov was left alone, the ministering angel of Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> appearing as a man and tightly wrestled<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> with him until the break of dawn. As they fought they raised a layer of dust by their movements as they stamped the ground with their.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/>	+	When Yackov was left alone, the ministering angel of Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> appearing as a man and tightly wrestled<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> with him until the break of dawn. As they fought they raised a layer of dust by their movements as they stamped the ground with their.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/>

		+	When the angel saw that he could not prevail against Yackov, he touched the socket of his hip, dislocating it from its joint,<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26"/> as he wrestled with him. This was the upper thigh bone that is thrust into the hip bone and the flesh on it is shaped sort of like a pot ladle.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:26">Rashi Berashis 32:26</ref>

	===The Meeting===		===The Meeting===

Dun at 23:45, 11 December 2019

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	===Fighting the Angel===		===Fighting the Angel===
−	Yackov went back to retrieve ~~some minor vessels~~. This was because the righteous greatly value their money, not because of the lust for wealth but rather due the great spiritual and physical dangers that were already done to attain it. Now that they have it, they greatly guard it.<ref>Likutay Halachos, Hilchos Avada Umitziah 3:9</ref>	+	Yackov forgot some small vessels and went back to retrieve them.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25">Rashi Berashis 32:25</ref> This was because the righteous greatly value their money, not because of the lust for wealth but rather due the great spiritual and physical dangers that were already done to attain it. Now that they have it, they greatly guard it.<ref>Likutay Halachos, Hilchos Avada Umitziah 3:9</ref>
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		+	When Yackov was left alone, the ministering angel of Esav<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> appearing as a man and tightly wrestled<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/> with him until the break of dawn. As they fought they raised a layer of dust by their movements as they stamped the ground with their.<ref name="Rashi Berashis 32:25"/>
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	===The Meeting===		===The Meeting===