15th of 54 sedras; 3rd of 11 in Shmot 14 parshiot; 8 open, 6 closed BO is written on 207 lines in a Sefer Torah 106 p'sukim • ranks 29th (7th) Same number of p'sukim as To'l'dot and Vayigash, but more words and letters than either of them 1655 words: ranks 21st (5th) 6149 letters: ranks 22nd (6th) Among the longest verses in the Torah; THE longest in Shmot BO contains 20 mitzvot of the 613 - 9 positive, 11 prohibitions In the first 14 sedras of the Torah, there have been only 3 of the 613 mitzvot. It is with Parshat BO that the Torah really begins... Mitzva-wise. Within the Sedra Summary, the numbers in square brackets refer to the mitzva-count of Sefer HaChinuch. Other counts vary. [The Bo Homepage] |
