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THIS WEEK'S PORTION #4

Vayera | וירא | "And He appeared" | ተገለጠለት | tegelleTT’ellet
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1. TORAH READING

Genesis 18:1-22:24

1.1 First reading — Genesis 18:1–14

1.2 Second reading — Genesis 18:15–33

1.3 Third reading — Genesis 19:1–20

1.4 Fourth reading — Genesis 19:21–21:4

1.5 Fifth reading — Genesis 21:5–21

1.6 Sixth reading — Genesis 21:22–34

1.7 Seventh reading — Genesis chapter 22

2. PROPHETS READING

2 Kings 4:1-37

3. NEW TESTAMENT READING

Luke 1:26-38; Luke 24:36-53; 2 Peter 2:4-11

PORTION OUTLINE - TORAH

Genesis 18:1 | A Son Promised to Abraham and Sarah

Genesis 18:16 | Judgment Pronounced on Sodom

Genesis 19:1 | The Depravity of Sodom

Genesis 19:12 | Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

Genesis 19:30 | The Shameful Origin of Moab and Ammon

Genesis 20:1 | Abraham and Sarah at Gerar

Genesis 21:1 | The Birth of Isaac

Genesis 21:8 | Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away

Genesis 21:22 | Abraham and Abimelech Make a Covenant

Genesis 22:1 | The Command to Sacrifice Isaac

Genesis 22:20 | The Children of Nahor

PORTION OUTLINE - PROPHETS

2Ki 4:1 | Elisha and the Widow's Oil

2Ki 4:8 | Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son

The fourth reading from the book of Genesis is named Vayera (וירא). It means “And he appeared” because the first story describes how the LORD appeared to Abraham one day as he sat outside his tent. https://www.lojs.org/this-weeks-reading-4/