1) Ch. 28, v. 10: "Va'yeilech Choronoh" And he went to Choron At the end of the previous parsha (28:2) Yitzchok commanded Yaakov to go to Padan Arom. In verses 5 and 7 it says that he went to Padan Arom. If so, why does our verse say that he went to Choron?
2) Ch. 28, v. 11: "Va'yikach mei'avnei hamokome" And he took from the stones of that location Why didn't Yaakov have a pillow?
3) Ch. 28, v. 13: "Elokei Avrohom ovicho vEilokei Yitzchok" The G-d of your father Avrohom and the G-d of Yitzchok Although we have an axiom that grandchildren are considered like children, hence we could understand why Avrohom is called Yaakov's father (Rabbeinu Menachem), but it is most unusual to have the verse call Avrohom Yaakov's father and in the same breath mention Yitzchok without saying that he is Yaakov's father.
4) Ch. 28, v. 20: "Va'yidor Yaakov neder leimore" And Yaakov made a vow thus saying The Ohr Hachaim Hakodosh says that "leimore" teaches us that Yaakov did not make this vow in his heart only. He verbalized it, as otherwise it would not be binding. This is most puzzling, as based on the gemara Shvuos 26b, commentators derive that when the vow is made to sanctify something for the service of Hashem, even a thought to do so is binding. In verse 22 he sanctified a tenth of his property for Hashem.
5) Ch. 29, v. 14: "Va'yeishev imo chodesh yomim" And he resided with him a month of days Rashi comments that Lovon was willing to take Yaakov into his home because he was his relative, but it was not gratis. He had Yaakov work as a shepherd. In the middle of this Rashi says, "v'chein ossoh," and he did like this. Mahar"i Chalavoh explains that Rashi is telling us that Lovon kept his word.
What has Rashi accomplished in clarifying our verse by telling us this point of information?
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