EXTRA · 45:4

Vayigash 45:4 · EXTRA

Source Citation

Bereishis Rabbah 93:6.

Sefaria — Bereishis Rabbah 93:6

Chazal

גְּשׁוּ נָא אֵלַי וַיִּגָּשׁוּ — הֶרְאָה לָהֶם אֶת הַמִּילָה.

English: “Please come near to me, and they came near” — he showed them the circumcision.

On the daf / in context: Bereishis Rabbah 93:6 says Yosef’s brothers did not believe his identity until he showed them the milah. The longer surrounding passage belongs to 93:8; the milah statement itself is in 93:6.

What Is Learned: Yosef used the covenantal sign to establish his identity.