The Weekly Parsha Story Illustrated by AI - Parshat Vayechi: Yaakov Blesses His Sons

hello everyone in the previous episode we told you about the emotional reunion between Yakov and Yosef and how Yakov settled with his family in Egypt Yakov lived in Egypt for 17 years Yakov was the first sick person in the world until Yakov anyone who sneezed would die Yakov asked Hashem to do it gradually so that a person could prepare and bless his sons Hashem said to Yakov you will be the first yakob felt that he was about to leave this world he called ysep and said to him please do not bury me in Egypt take me to the land of Canan where I want to be buried next to my ancestors ysep promised his father that he would fulfill his request and bowed towards the head of the bed because the divine presence is above the head of the sick person so Yosef bowed towards the divine presence you probably want to know why Yakov didn't want to be buried in Egypt the first reason is because Yakov feared the Egyptians would turn him into an idol he knew that they worship idols and he didn't want them to start worshiping him after his death the second reason is because Yakov saw through ruak kodesh divine inspiration that Hashem would bring the plague of lice upon the land of Egypt and he was afraid he would suffer when yakob felt that the end was near he called all his sons and wanted to bless them before he passed away but before that something special happened with his grandchildren