16th of 54 sedras; 4th of 11 in Shmot 14 Parshiyot; 9 open, 5 closed B'shalach is written on 216 lines in a Sefer Torah See comments about the unusual method of writing the Shira of "Moshe and Bnei Yisrael" and that of Miriam, in R'vi'i 116 p'sukim - ranks 23rd (6th) 1681 words - ranks 19th (4th) 6423 letters - ranks 18th (4th) Fairly long p'sukim in words and letters, hence higher rankings in those categories Contains one of the 613 mitzvot the prohibition against leaving one's Shabbat boundary on Shabbat. Ramban says that T'chum Shabbat is Rabbinic and does not count any mitzvot from B'shalach [The B'Shalach Homepage] |
