46th of the Torah's 54 sedras; 3rd of 11 in D'varim Written on 232 lines in a Sefer Torah 10 Parshiyot; 6 open, 4 closed 111 p'sukim - ranks 26th; 4th in D'varim; Same number of p'sukim as Vayikra, but larger (Vayikra - 215 lines) 1747 words - ranks 16th; 3rd in D'varim; Same number of words as Ki Tavo; Ki Tavo has more p'sukim; Ekev has more letters (Ki Tavo - 232+ lines) 6865 letters - ranks 14th; 3rd in D'varim Ekev's p'sukim are long - the 3rd longest in the Torah in words and letters per pasuk This accounts for the rise in ranking in the words and letters categories. Mitzvot EKEV contains 8 of the 613 mitzvot; 6 positive, 2 prohibitions [The Eikev Homepage]
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