Sedra-Stats 8th of 54 sedras; 8th of 12 in B'reishit The drop in rank for words and letters is because its p'sukim are well below average in number of words and letters (but not as low as No'ach). In other words, Vayishlach has many relatively short p'sukim NOTE: In Chumashim that tell you the number of p'sukim for each sedra (right after the last word of the sedra), Vayishlach is listed as having 154. Count them. There are only 153 in our Chumashim. Perhaps, the split in the middle of pasuk 36:22 resulted in each half being counted as a pasuk on its own. Possible. [The Vayishlach Homepage]
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