Friday, November 9, 2018

parshanut torah comment - What's the Meaning of Shiloh in the Last Blessing of Yaakov on his Children?


At the end of Genesis when Yaakov was on his deathbed, he called in his sons and desired to bless them. When it was Judah's turn to be blessed, Yaakov said: (Genesis 49:10)



"The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh should come; So that tribute shall come to him And the homage of peoples be his."




What is the meaning of Shiloh here in this prophecy?




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