the pillar as a boundary between him and Jacob; Laban would not pass over it to Jacob, and Jacob would not pass over it to Laban, to do harm. Laban invoked the God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of Terah, and Jacob swore by the Fear of Isaac and offered a sacrifice. In the maftir () reading of that concludes the parashah, early in the morning, Laban kissed his sons and his daughters, blessed them, and departed for his home. And when Jacob went on his way, the angels of God met him, and Jacob told them that this was God's camp, and he called the place Mahanaim. The seventh reading, the single open portion, and the parashah end here. Readings according to the triennial cycle Jews who read the Torah according to the triennial cycle of Torah reading read the parashah according to the following schedule: In inner-biblical interpretation The parashah has parallels or is discussed in these Biblical sources: Genesis chapter 28 In , Jacob received three blessings: (1) by Isaac when Jacob was disguised as Esau in , (2) by Isaac when Jacob was departing for Haran in , and (3) by God in Jacob's dream at Bethel in . Whereas the first blessing was one of material wellbeing and dominance, only the second and third blessings conveyed fertility and the Land of Israel. The first and the third blessings explicitly designated Jacob as the conveyor of blessing, although arguably the second blessing did that as well by giving Jacob "the blessing of Abraham" in . Only the third blessing vouchsafed God's Presence with Jacob. God's blessing to Jacob in that "All the families of the earth shall bless themselves by you and your descendants," parallels God's blessing to Abraham in that "all the families of the earth shall bless themselves by you," and God's blessing to Abraham in that "All the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by your descendants," and is fulfilled by Balaam’s request in to share Israel’s fate. In , Jacob took the stone on which he had slept, set it up as a pillar (, ) and poured oil on the top of it. would later direct the Israelites to break the Canaanites' pillars into pieces (, ). would direct the Israelites not to rear up a pillar (, ). And would prohibit them to set up