31st of 54 sedras; 8th of 10 in Vayikra Written on 215 lines in a Sefer Torah 17 parshiyot; 11 open, 6 closed 124 p'sukim, rank: 15; 1st in Vayikra. Same as Sh'mot, but shorter in words & letters 1614 words, rank: 22; 2nd in Vayikra 6106 letters, rank: 23; 2nd in Vayikra Relatively short p'sukim account for its drop in ranking in words and letters MITZVOT 63 of the 613 mitzvot; 24 pos. 39 prohibitions Note on Mitzvot in Emor Only Ki Tetze (with 74) has more. And only K'doshim and Ki Teitzei are more "Mitzva- dense" than Emor. Emor averages more than one mitzva every two p'sukim. Emor has almost five times as many mitzvot than average for the Torah. From another angle, the many mitzvot in Emor can be grouped into relatively few categories. This is in contrast with the mitzvot of K'doshim which range over many different topics. In a certain respect, Emor's mitzvot are very "tidy".
[The Emor Homepage]
|
