Bᵊeir ShëvꞋa, Kᵊna•anꞋ |
When they came to their father in Kᵊna•anꞋ and told him about Yo•seiphꞋ, Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ's heart skipped a beat in disbelief. "Overwhelming!" Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ exclaimed at the news. "My son Yo•seiphꞋ is still alive and I'll go see him before I die."
So Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ loaded all of his belongings in the carts that Par•ohꞋ Sa-hotep-ka-Ra En-yoteph 4th had provided and journeyed to Bᵊeir ShëvꞋa, where he sacrificed to the Ël•oh•imꞋ of his father, Yi•tzᵊkhâqꞋ. It was there in Bᵊeir ShëvꞋa that Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ perceived é‑‑ä speak to him in a night dream, saying his name:
Bᵊeir ShëvꞋa today (top) and Tël Bᵊeir ShëvꞋa (bottom). |
"Here I am!" Ya•a•qovꞋ replied.
"I Myself am the Eil; the Ël•oh•imꞋ of your father. Don't be terrified of going down to Mi•tzᵊraꞋyim, because I will establish you as a large goy there. I'll go down toward Mi•tzᵊraꞋyim with you and I'll raise you up from there as well — and Yo•seiphꞋ shall close your eyes when you die."
Then Ya•a•qovꞋ arose and left Bᵊeir ShëvꞋa. Bᵊn•eiꞋ-Yi•sᵊrâ•eilꞋ carried their father Ya•a•qovꞋ, the babies and the women in the carts that Par•ohꞋ Sa-hotep-ka-Ra En-yoteph 4th had provided them. They took their stock and their acquisitions, which they had acquired in ërꞋëtz Kᵊna•anꞋ — a total of 70 nᵊphâsh•otꞋ came to Mi•tzᵊraꞋyim.
Optional parental preparation:
What does the text mean by "close your eyes"?
Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss: