Post date: Feb 09, 2012 5:50:14 AM
ויהי & זרעו
“Vayehi,” “Zaro”
(1:1), (10:3)
The first letter of the Megilah is a Vav, and the last letter of the Megilah is a Vav. The combined Gematriah of these letters is twelve. The Rokeiach tells us that this alludes to the following instances of the number twelve in the Megilah:
- The miracle occurred for the twelve tribes of Israel.
- The miracle came about through Mordechai and Esther who were descendants of Binyamin, the twelfth tribe.
- The miracle occurred in Adar, the twelfth month.
- The miracle occurred in the twelfth year of Achashveirosh’s reign.
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