Sedra Stats

Parashat B'reishit

Sedra-Stats

First of the 54 sedras of the Torah; first of 12 sedras in B'reishit
Written on 241 lines in a Sefer Torah

22 Parshiyot; 10 open, 12 closed

146 p'sukim - ranks 8th (5th); same as Mikeitz

1931 words - ranks 8th (5th)

7235 letters - ranks 11th (5th)

Mitzvot - One (positive) mitzva in B'reishit

The book of B'reishit has the most sedras, the most p'sukim, the most words, the most letters, the longest sedras in words and letters (but not p'sukim) shorter than average p'sukim, and the smallest number of mitzvot - 3.


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