“BO/Come”

SHALOM!

TORAH PORTION No. 15: “Bo – Come — בוא”

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TORAH (First Five books of the Holy Biblical Scriptures/Five Books of Moses)

Exodus 10:1 – 13:16

HAF-TORAH ( usually PROPHETS and/or WRITINGS) – Prophets

Jeremiah 46:13-37

BRIT CHADASHAH (NEW COVENANT/TESTAMENT) – Gospels

John 19:31-37

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Portion Summary

The fifteenth reading from the Torah is named Bo (בוא), which means “Come.” The title comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which say, “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘[Come] to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart” (Exodus 10:1). The portion begins by concluding the narrative of the ten plagues, the tenth of which is the slaying of the firstborn. To avoid the plague, the Israelites are given the instructions for the Passover sacrifice and the laws of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Pharaoh finally consents to let Israel go, and they leave Egypt.

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Portion Outline

TORAH
- Exodus 10:1 The Eighth Plague: | Locusts
- Exodus 10:21 The Ninth Plague: | Darkness
- Exodus 11:1 | Warning of the Final Plague
- Exodus 12:1 | The First Passover Instituted
- Exodus 12:29 The Tenth Plague: | Death of the Firstborn
- Exodus 12:33 The Exodus: | From Rameses to Succoth
- Exodus 12:43 | Directions for the Passover
- Exodus 13:3 | The Festival of Unleavened Bread
- Exodus 13:11 | The Consecration of the Firstborn
PROPHETS
- Jer 46:13 | Babylonia Will Strike Egypt
- Jer 46:27 | God Will Save Israel