Toledot, Toldot, Toldos, or Toldoth (תּוֹלְדֹת ‎— Hebrew for "generations" or "descendants," the second word and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the sixth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה ‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

2021年4月1日 · Toledot may be used to introduce a genealogy: “The toledot of person X”. However, three or four times in Genesis, the phrase introduces a narrative rather than a genealogy: the toledot of the heavens and the earth (Gen. 2:4), of Noah (Gen. 6:9; arguably, since it does mention his sons in 6:10), of Isaac (Gen. 25:19), and of Jacob (Gen. 37:2).

2022年1月4日 · Toledot is the story or genetic line that came from— generated from—a person or event. Toledot can have slightly different meanings depending on the context. In Genesis 2:4, it’s used somewhat metaphorically as “heaven and earth” don’t literally procreate.

2017年9月5日 · As many commentators point out, Genesis is structured by 10 uses of the word toledoth, “generations.” The word means something along the lines of “begotten things,” and the toledoth statements head the various sections of Genesis.

2022年5月6日 · 創世記的結構與分段可以用以下兩種方法來呈現：從內容架構或是從族譜（toledot）來分段。 從 內容架構 而言，創世記可以分為遠古史（1-11章）與族長史（12-50章）兩個大段落：

2020年1月4日 · The word toledot shows up 39 times in the Tenakh: thirteen times in Genesis, three times in Exodus, thirteen times in Numbers, and nine times in 1st Chronicles, and once in the book of Ruth. Toledot can be translated as either generations or genealogies.

תּוֹלְדוֹת (toledoth) -- Generations, descendants, genealogies, account. Word Origin: Derived from the root יָלַד (yalad), meaning "to bear, bring forth, beget." Usage: The term "toledoth" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote genealogical records or accounts of a person's descendants.

2021年12月25日 · 創世記文學結構：Toledot. 上圖是克萊恩（Meredith Kline；另譯：蓋米迪）在加州西敏神學院講授創世記期間，為創世記的文學結構製作的圖表，說明toledot 如何成爲創世記的文學分段記號。 Toledot 在《和合本》裏譯為： “來歷”、“後代”、“記略”等。

“Toledot” serves as an essential structural and theological term in Genesis, marking genealogical transitions and highlighting key developments in salvation history. From the creation of the heavens and the earth to the line of Adam, Noah, Abraham, and beyond, these markers underscore the continuity of divine revelation.

2023年11月17日 · Before you bravely took leave of your family, they blessed you that through your line would come thousands upon thousands of descendants. When you struggled to conceive, Yitzhak pleaded with God for you to bear children. The Torah records how the boys thrashed about in your womb. וַיִּתְרֹצְצוּ הַבָּנִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ.