12th of the 54 sedras; 12th of 12 in B'reishit

Written on 148.3 lines in a Sefer Torah

12.12 parshiyot; 5+ closed and 7 open

Va'y'chi begins with the last part of the final parsha of Vayigash. Va'y'chi is the only sedra that begins in the middle of a parsha

85 p'sukim (ranks 44th)

1158 words (ranks 44th)

4448 letters (ranks 43rd)

P'sukim of average length

Smallest sedra in B'reishit in all categories; well below average size for sedras in general

Contains none of the 613 mitzvot