This Week's Portion #4 Vayera | וירא | "And He appeared" | ተገለጠለት | tegelleTT’ellet *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading Genesis 18:1-22:24 1.1 First reading — Genesis 18:1–14 1.2 Second reading — Genesis 18:15–33 1.3 Third reading — Genesis 19:1–20 1.4 Fourth reading — Genesis 19:21–21:4 1.5 Fifth reading — Genesis 21:5–21 1.6 Sixth reading — Genesis 21:22–34 1.7 Seventh reading — Genesis chapter 22 2. Prophets Reading 2 Kings 4:1-37 3. New Testament Reading Luke 1:26-38; Luke 24:36-53; 2 Peter 2:4-11 Portion Outline - TORAH Genesis 18:1 | A Son Promised to Abraham and Sarah Genesis 18:16 | Judgment Pronounced on Sodom Genesis 19:1 | The Depravity of Sodom Genesis 19:12 | Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed Genesis 19:30 | The Shameful Origin of Moab and Ammon Genesis 20:1 | Abraham and Sarah at Gerar Genesis 21:1 | The Birth of Isaac Genesis 21:8 | Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away Genesis 21:22 | Abraham and Abimelech Make a Covenant Genesis 22:1 | The Command to Sacrifice Isaac Genesis 22:20 | The Children of Nahor Portion Outline - PROPHETS 2Ki 4:1 | Elisha and the Widow's Oil 2Ki 4:8 | Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son The fourth reading from the book of Genesis is named Vayera (וירא). It means “And he appeared” because the first story describes how the LORD appeared to Abraham one day as he sat outside his tent. https://www.lojs.org/this-weeks-reading-4/