Parshat Vayishlach: The Weekly Parsha Story Illustrated by AI

hi kids in the last episode we talked about how Yakov escaped leavon and continued on his way don't forget there's someone still waiting to take revenge on Yakov it's been 34 years since esav last Saw Yakov during this time esav was the king of SE and even as king he made sure to go and serve his father Yak as soon as Yakov set out on his journey Messengers went to tell that yakob was on his way asov thought to himself now is the time to take revenge on my brother esav gathered 400 soldiers and set out Yakov was told that asav was coming to meet him Yakov realized he had to prepare for this meeting he sent Messengers to esav to try to make peace with him but the messengers came back and told Yakov esav doesn't want to make peace with you quite the opposite he's coming here with 400 soldiers Yakov was really scared not for from esav but he thought maybe esav has the Merit of 34 years of honoring his parents and I don't Yakov sent 550 animals as a gift he divided them into groups so that each time esav would be surprised again and his anger would subside that night Yakov decided to move his family to the other side of the Stream So they wouldn't be close to the battle area suddenly someone jumped on him and started fighting with him it was an angel the angel struck yakov's thigh and dislocated his bone but Yakov fought and held on to the angel until morning came the angel asked Yakov to let him go because he needed to return to heaven to sing praises to Hashem Yakov didn't agree until the angel blessed him and so it was the angel told Yakov that soon Hashem would reveal himself to Yakov and change his name to Israel Yakov released the Angel and the angel returned to his place the Angels who were with Yakov appeared as soldiers and went towards asov in several groups when they reached him they started beating him until he said to them I'm yacob's brother and then they left him that's how it was with the other groups too asav was startled and didn't understand how all these soldiers knew yakob now it was time for the meeting with esav Yakov lifted his eyes and saw esav he bowed to him seven times and at that very moment Hashem put love for Yakov in aso's heart esav immediately ran and hugged Yakov and they both cried es saw all of yakov's family and the animals and asked who are all these Yakov said to him these are the children that Hashem has given me as a gift and at that moment everyone started bowing to esav esav asked why did you send me these gifts I wanted to make peace with you Yakov said I don't need them I'm rich Yakov insisted that he take them and asav indeed took the gifts esav suggested to Yakov that they travel together but Yakov refused and said I have small children and Young livestock I can't travel as fast as you but I'll come after you to S and they parted ways Yakov was worried that esav might be angry with him for not keeping his promise to come to sear so every month he would send him 550 animals as a gift Yakov never sat in peace one day sh the son of hamor came and wanted to marry Dina yacob's daughter but heaven forbid shm wasn't circumcised and he wasn't Jewish he decided to force Dena to marry him and that's what happened when they came back after Dena from the field they discovered that Shem had married Dena without their consent they were very angry about the ugly act and decided to take revenge on Shem they showed them willingness to give them a state but explained to them that they couldn't keep Dena unless they got circumcised and the people of Shem agreed on the third day after the circumcision shiman and Ley entered the city took revenge on the people and brought Dena out of the house of Shem Yakov was angry with Shaman and Ley for what they did because he was afraid that they would come to fight them but Hashem promised Yakov that he would protect him Yakov was 90 years old and asked his sons to get ready because he wanted to move to B El but he asked them to take all the jewelry and Idols they took from the city of Shem and bury them under the tree Yakov himself uprooted the tree and the sons threw all the idols and jewelry that the people of Shem used for idol worship into the ground they set out for bedel on the way all the nations wanted to attack Yakov and his sons and suddenly a huge pit opened up in the ground and there was fire in it the nation saw this and retreated Yakov arrived at bedel and built an altar there for Hashem at that time d'vorah rivka's nurse told Yakov that he could return to heon and as soon as she told Yakov she passed away Yakov buried her in b l and shortly after he was informed that his mother Rifka had also passed away they buried Rifka quickly so that esav wouldn't have time to arrive because if after that Hashem appeared to Yakov and changed his name to Israel as the angel had promised him at that time Rael began to give birth and two daughters were born she was very worried and asked won't I have another son The Midwives told her don't worry the third baby is a boy Rahel managed to say that the child should be called Ben Oni because she suffered a lot during his birth and at that moment she passed away Rahel was buried on the Way to Bethlehem so that throughout the generations the Jewish people would pass by there from Exile and stopped to pray at mother rahel's grave asking her to plead in prayer for her children so yakov's 12 tribes were born and he returned to heon to his father yak and there was great joy after some time Yak also passed away and was buried by Yakov and asav when they had to divide his property Yakov asked esav do you want all of our father's money or the rights to the land of Israel and the cave of MP esav of course wanted the money so Yakov took the rights to the land of Israel and the cave of Mella what happened after they parted ways and how it affected us we'll tell you in the next episode