Before passing away, Yaakov calls his sons to him, so that he can share with them his final blessings.
Yaakov uses two terms that denote gathering; האספו and התקבצו, stressing the importance of their unity.
The 12 Tribes represent the collective of the Jewish people. Yaakov was the Nasi.
Gathering to hear Yaakov’s final words, which also included words of rebuke, is similar to the gathering of Hakhel, where Bnei Yisroel would gather around the king - the Nasi in a state of unity, to hear the words that he would read from the Torah which inspire the fear of Heaven.
Yaakov uses two terms that denote gathering; האספו and התקבצו, stressing the importance of their unity.
The 12 Tribes represent the collective of the Jewish people. Yaakov was the Nasi.
Gathering to hear Yaakov’s final words, which also included words of rebuke, is similar to the gathering of Hakhel, where Bnei Yisroel would gather around the king - the Nasi in a state of unity, to hear the words that he would read from the Torah which inspire the fear of Heaven.