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Genesis 39: Joseph the Good Luck Charm
In Bereishit 30:30, Yaakov reminds Lavan of the transformation his household underwent during Yaakov’s stay: “For the little you had before I came has increased abundantly, and Hashem has blessed you since my foot entered your house.”
Yaakov’s words introduce a theological motif: the presence of a tzaddik brings divine blessing to the household that hosts him. This motif reappears in the story of Yosef.
In Bereishit 39:5, the Torah describes how Yosef’s presence transforms Potiphar’s household:
וַיְהִי מֵאָ֡ז הִפְקִ֣יד אֹתוֹ֩ בְבֵית֨וֹ וְעַל֙ כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶשׁ־ל֔וֹ וַיְבָרֶ֨ךְ ה׳ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית…
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