Hidden in The Sand

Hidden in the Sand - Vayeira

This is one of the Gimatriya-Match finds that cause a WOW.
In this week’s sedra we read of the birth of Yitzchak. B’reishit 21:3 says…
And Avraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sara bore to him, Yitzchak.
According to Tradition, Yitzchak Avinu was born on Pesach.
In Parshat Pinchas - Bamidbar 28:18 to be specific, we read…
BAYOM HARISHON MIKRA KODESH KOL M’LECHET AVODA LO TAASU:
This refers to the first day of Pesach, Yitzchak’s birthday.
These two p’sukim have the same gimatriya (2794).
And look at the next pasuk in Parshat Pinchas:
V’HIKRAVTEM ISHA OLAH LAHASHEM…V’AYIL ECHAD
Reminds one of Akeidat Yitzchak.
(What takes away a little from this gimatriya match is the fact that the exact same pasuk as the one from Pinchas, can be found in Parshat Emor, where it is referring to the first day of Sukkot. Still, it’s not a bad GM. Just don’t attribute too much to these Gimatriya Matches; they are “nice”, sometimes “very nice”, but they don’t prove anything.)

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