Now Jacob was settled in the land where his father had sojourned, the land of Canaan. (Genesis 37) Rav Acha said: When the righteous desire to sit in tranquility in this world, the Satan comes and accuses, saying: “Is that which is set for the righteous in the World to Come not enough that they seek serenity in this world too?” Our Forefather, Jacob, sought to dwell in serenity in this world and the difficulty, of Joseph clung itself to Jacob. As it says “Now Jacob was settled in the land .”(Gen 37:1) “I had no repose, no quiet, no rest, and trouble came” (
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Now Jacob was settled in the land where his father had sojourned, the land of Canaan. (Genesis 37) Rav Acha said: When the righteous desire to sit in tranquility in this world, the Satan comes and accuses, saying: “Is that which is set for the righteous in the World to Come not enough that they seek serenity in this world too?” Our Forefather, Jacob, sought to dwell in serenity in this world and the difficulty, of Joseph clung itself to Jacob. As it says “Now Jacob was settled in the land .”(Gen 37:1) “I had no repose, no quiet, no rest, and trouble came” (