1) Ch. 28, v. 18: "Va'yitzoke shemen al roshoh" – And he poured oil upon its top – Since Elifaz relieved Yaakov of all his possessions how did he have oil?
2) Ch. 29, v. 20: "Va'yi'h'yu v'einov k'yomim achodim b'ahavoso ossoh" – Shouldn’t Yaakov’s yearning for Rochel make days seem like years rather than years like days?
3) Ch. 29, v. 26: "Lo yei'o'seh chein bimkomeinu lo'seis es ha'tz'iroh lifnei habchiroh" – It is not done like this in our locality to give the younger ahead of the older – Perhaps Yaakov had a precedent for taking a younger daughter in marriage ahead of an older one. What is it?
4) Ch. 29, v. 27: "V'nitnoh l'cho gam es zose" – And WE will give you also this one – Why did Lovon express himself in the plural form, since he was the only one giving his daughter in marriage?
5) Ch. 30, v. 23: "Osaf Elokim es cherposi" – Elokim has collected my shame – Rashi (M.R.) explains that by having given birth to a son Rochel could now blame her son for a broken dish or for some missing figs. Notwithstanding that the issue at hand is rather minor, nevertheless, is she allowed to lie under such circumstances?
Important Numbers
