창세기 47:28의 미드라쉬

(Gen. 47:28:) AND JACOB LIVED IN THE LAND OF EGYPT < SEVENTEEN YEARS >…. Why is this parashah more closed¹Normally a new section (or parashah) has a space of nine letters, while a subsection begins after a space of three letters. This section begins after a space of one letter. than all < other > parashiyyot?²Gen. R. 96:1. Because, as soon as Jacob died, the servitude of Israel began. But another reason is that he desired to reveal the end of days, but it was closed off from him.³See below, 12:9; Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, Gen. 49:1. And another reason is that he closed off all the troubles in the world from him.