Miketz

Mikez (also Miketz or Mikkez; Hebrew מִקֵּץ, "At the end [ two full years ] " ) refers to the Torah portion ( parasha or sidra called ) of the Torah from the first book of Genesis Chapter 41.1 to 44.17.

It is the Sidra of the fourth Sabbath of the month of Kislev or the first Sabbath of the month of Tevet.

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The dream of Pharaoh

Two years after Joseph was the chief cupbearer interpreted his dream, Pharaoh plague the two very similar dreams:

In the first dream he stands on the Nile and seven lean and seven fat cows climb out of it. Then the seven lean cows eating the seven fat. In the second dream appear seven good and seven bad ears. The seven poor devour the good.

The interpreter of dreams of Pharaoh can not help it all, but the chief butler remember Joseph, who had his and interpreted the dream of another prison inmates properly, and told Pharaoh about Joseph's gift to interpret dreams.

Joseph can interpret the Pharaoh 's dream and as a reward he gives her the name " Zafenat - paneah " and the right to rule all of Egypt, gives him Asenath wife and clothed him a precious. He should also make preparations for the famine that Joseph had interpreted Pharaoh.

Famine

After seven fruitful years had passed, begin seven years of drought. The neighboring countries of Egypt, hungry, in Egypt itself, but the seven fruitful years was collected more than enough grain so that there is enough to eat thanks to Joseph. Jacob tells his sons except the youngest son Benjamin to buy corn in Egypt. The brothers but not Joseph, it recognizes him: In Egypt, the brothers Josef encounter. Joseph called them spies and demands that she tell him about her family. As proof that they are not spies, the brothers have to bring the next time Benjamin. On the way home, they realize that all the money which they had paid for the grain is in the grain sacks.

Jacob, would not initially that Benjamin with his brothers contracts to Egypt, but acknowledges that there is no way out. Back in Egypt, the brothers Joseph Benjamin imagine. Josef then loads his brothers to eat bread with him and blessed them before their departure. Benjamin gets five times as much as the other brothers, to test whether the brothers had taken their envy, which is also confirmed.

Haftorah

The corresponding Haftarah is 1 Kings 3.15 to 4.1 or on Shabbat Hanukkah Zechariah 2.14 to 4.7.