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several days later. Had they tried harder from the beginning, perhaps they
would have had their answer right away. Yaakov reprimanded himself for
being ignorant, for his laxity of effort and paucity of understanding. He
was distraught that he did not realize the significance of that place, before
he prayed and bedded down for the night.
The Torah bestows honor on those who delve into its words. If we apply
ourselves to Torah, the Torah will elevate us above and beyond all
expectation.
“And he became frightened and said, ‘How
awesome is this place! This is none other than
the abode of Hashem and this is the gate of the
heavens!’”
(Bereishit 28:17)
“So Yaakov lifted his feet, and went towards the
land of the easterners”
(ibid. 29:1)
