Toledot

Also known as The Torah/Toledot

Toledot, Toldot, Toldos, or Toldoth (—Hebrew for "generations" or "descendants," the second word and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the sixth weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The parashah tells of the conflict between Jacob and Esau, Isaac's passing off his wife Rebekah as his sister, and Isaac's blessing of his sons.

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Readings
First reading—Genesis 25:19–26:5
Second reading—Genesis 26:6–12
Third reading—Genesis 26:13–22
Fourth reading—Genesis 26:23–29
Fifth reading—Genesis 26:30–27:27
Sixth reading—Genesis 27:28–28:4
Seventh reading—Genesis 28:5–9
Readings according to the triennial cycle
In inner-biblical interpretation
Genesis chapter 25
Genesis chapter 26
Genesis chapter 27–28
In classical rabbinic interpretation
Genesis chapter 25
Genesis chapter 26
Genesis chapter 27
Genesis chapter 28
In medieval Jewish interpretation
Genesis chapter 25
Genesis chapter 27
In modern interpretation
Genesis chapters 25–33
Genesis chapter 25
Genesis chapter 26
Genesis chapter 27
Commandments
In the liturgy
The Weekly Maqam
Haftarah
Connection to the parshah
Notes
Further reading
Biblical
Early nonrabbinic
Classical rabbinic
Medieval
Modern
External links
Texts
Commentaries

It constitutes Genesis 25:19–28:9. The parashah is made up of 5,426 Hebrew letters, 1,432 Hebrew words, 106 verses, and 173 lines in a Torah Scroll (, Sefer Torah). Jews read it the sixth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in November, or rarely in early December.