Vayechi: Yaakov Avinu Was Mummified ... But Did He Die?

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Tonight (12/15/21), in our aptly named "Chumash Exploration," we set out to understand the four pesukim (Bereishis 49:33 - 50:3) which describe the death and mummification of Yaakov Avinu. After learning a few approaches to the basic pshat and a nice little philosophical interpretation from Rav Hirsch, we moved to the famous midrash: "Yaakov Avinu didn't die." We explored a few different approaches but focused on that of the Abravanel, raising a number of methodology points along the way.
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מקורות:
בראשית מט:לג - נ:ג
שד"ל - בראשית נ:ב
רב הירש - בראשית נ:ב
תלמוד בבלי - תענית דף ה עמוד ב עם פירוש מיוחס לרש"י
אבן עזרא - הקדמה לאיכה
שלטי הגיבורים - עבודה זרה דף ו עמוד א בדפי הרי"ף
אברבנאל - בראשית נ:א-ד
ישעיהו סו:כב
רד"ק - ישעיהו סו:כב
מלבי"ם - ישעיהו סו:כב
נצי"ב - בראשית נ:ב עם הרחב דבר
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