to Egypt and born as Jacob's family passed between the city walls as they entered Egypt, for reported that Jochebed "was born to Levi in Egypt," implying that her conception was not in Egypt. Rabbi Neḥemiah read the words "to show" in as "to teach," and thus inferred that Jacob sent Judah to prepare an academy for him in Egypt where he would teach Torah and where the brothers would read Torah. Genesis chapter 47 The Midrash and the Talmud differed over which five brothers Joseph presented to Pharaoh in . The Midrash read the word “from among” (, mikzeh) in , “And from among (, mikzeh) his brethren he took five men,” to mean “from the end,” implying inferiority. The Midrash thus concluded that they were not the strongest of the brothers, and named them as Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Benjamin, and Issachar. The Midrash explained that Joseph took these five brothers, because he reasoned that if he presented the strongest to Pharaoh, then Pharaoh would on make them his warriors. Therefore, Joseph presented these five, who were not mighty men. The Midrash taught that we know that they were not strong from the blessing of Moses in , where every brother whose name Moses repeated in his blessing was mighty, while every brother whose name Moses did not repeat was not mighty. Judah, whose name he repeated, was mighty, for says, “And this for Judah, and he said: ‘Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah’”; therefore, Joseph did not present him to Pharaoh. Likewise Naphtali, as says, “And of Naphtali he said: ‘O Naphtali, satisfied with favor.’” Likewise, Asher, of whom says, “And of Asher he said: ‘Blessed be Asher above sons.’” Likewise, Dan, of whom says, “And of Dan he said: ‘Dan is a lion’s whelp.’” Zebulun too, of whom says, “And of Zebulun he said: ‘Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out.’” Gad too, of whom says, “And of Gad he said: ‘Blessed be He that enlarges Gad.’” Therefore, Joseph did not present them to Pharaoh. But the others, whose names were not repeated, were not mighty, therefore he presented them to Pharaoh. In the Babylonian Talmud, however, Rava asked Rabbah bar Mari who the five were. Rabbah bar Mari replied that Rabbi Joḥanan said that they were those whose names were repeated in the Farewell of Moses, (and thus the mightier of the brothers). Besides Judah, the five