Thursday 7 May 2015

parshanut torah comment - Why was Yoseph the first of Ya'aqov's sons to die?


According to the simple reading of the verses, the end of Sefer Bereshit (Bereshit 50:24-26) and the beginning of Sefer Shemot (Shemot 1:6) describe Yoseph dying before any of his brothers.


Why was Yoseph the first of Ya'aqov's sons to die despite being younger than all but one, and despite his tremendous righteousness?




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