Vayigash - So Nice, God Names Him Twice
(כו) וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ ל֜וֹ לֵאמֹ֗ר ע֚וֹד יוֹסֵ֣ף חַ֔י וְכִֽי־ה֥וּא מֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיָּ֣פָג לִבּ֔וֹ כִּ֥י לֹא־הֶאֱמִ֖ין לָהֶֽם׃ (כז) וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֵ֣ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֤י יוֹסֵף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הָ֣עֲגָל֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יוֹסֵ֖ף לָשֵׂ֣את אֹת֑וֹ וַתְּחִ֕י ר֖וּחַ יַעֲקֹ֥ב אֲבִיהֶֽם׃ (כח) וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רַ֛ב עוֹד־יוֹסֵ֥ף בְּנִ֖י חָ֑י אֵֽלְכָ֥ה וְאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ בְּטֶ֥רֶם אָמֽוּת׃ (א) וַיִּסַּ֤ע יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּאֵ֣רָה שָּׁ֑בַע וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח זְבָחִ֔ים לֵאלֹקֵ֖י אָבִ֥יו יִצְחָֽק׃ (ב) וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹקִ֤ים ׀ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֣ב ׀ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃ (ג) וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָנֹכִ֥י הָאֵ֖ל אֱלֹקֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ אַל־תִּירָא֙ מֵרְדָ֣ה מִצְרַ֔יְמָה כִּֽי־לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥ שָֽׁם׃ (ד) אָנֹכִ֗י אֵרֵ֤ד עִמְּךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַֽעַלְךָ֣ גַם־עָלֹ֑ה וְיוֹסֵ֕ף יָשִׁ֥ית יָד֖וֹ עַל־עֵינֶֽיךָ׃

(26) And they told him, “Joseph is still alive; yes, he is ruler over the whole land of Egypt.” His heart went numb, for he did not believe them. (27) But when they recounted all that Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. (28) “Enough!” said Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I must go and see him before I die.” (1) So Israel set out with all that was his, and he came to Beer-sheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. (2) God called to Israel in a vision by night: “Jacob! Jacob!” He answered, “Here.” (3) And God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Fear not to go down to Egypt, for I will make you there into a great nation. (4) I Myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I Myself will also bring you back; and Joseph’s hand shall close your eyes.”

(יא) וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֵלָ֜יו מַלְאַ֤ךְ ה' מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֣ם ׀ אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

(11) Then an angel of the Eternal called to him from heaven: “Abraham! Abraham!” And he answered, “Here I am.”

(ד) וַיַּ֥רְא ה' כִּ֣י סָ֣ר לִרְא֑וֹת וַיִּקְרָא֩ אֵלָ֨יו אֱלֹקִ֜ים מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַסְּנֶ֗ה וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

(4) When the Eternal saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush: “Moses! Moses!” He answered, “Here I am.”

(י) וַיָּבֹ֤א ה' וַיִּתְיַצַּ֔ב וַיִּקְרָ֥א כְפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל ׀ שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ דַּבֵּ֔ר כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ (פ)

(10) The Eternal came, and stood there, and He called as before: “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”

(יב) [יב] "משה משה" (שמות ג, ד); "אברהם | אברהם" (בראשית כב, יא); "יעקב | יעקב" (בראשית מו, ב); "שמואל | שמואל" (שמואל א ג, י) – לשון חיבה, לשון זירוז. דבר אחר: הוא "משה" עד שלא נדבר עמו, הוא "משה" משנדבר עמו.

(12) "Moshe, Moshe," "Avraham, Avraham," "Yaakov, Yaakov," "Shmuel, Shmuel" — an expression of affection and urgency. Another connotation: "Moshe, Moshe" — He is "Moshe" before being spoken to; he is (the same, righteous) "Moshe" after being spoken to.

וַיִּקְרָא אֵלָיו מַלְאַךְ ה' מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אַבְרָהָם (בראשית כב, יא), תָּנֵי רַבִּי חִיָּא לְשׁוֹן חִבָּה לְשׁוֹן זֵרוּז. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב אָמַר לוֹ וְלַדּוֹרוֹת, אֵין דּוֹר שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ כְּאַבְרָהָם, וְאֵין דּוֹר שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ כְּיַעֲקֹב, וְאֵין דּוֹר שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ כְּמשֶׁה, וְאֵין דּוֹר שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ כִּשְׁמוּאֵל...

"And the angel of God called to him out of heaven, and said: Abraham, Abraham" (Gen. 22:11). Rabbi Chiya taught: This is an expression of love, this is an expression of urging. Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov said: He spoke to him and to future generations, there is no generation which does not contain people like Avraham, and there is no generation which does not contain people like Yaakov, Moshe, and Shmuel...

...וַיֹּאמֶר משֶׁה משֶׁה, אַתָּה מוֹצֵא (בראשית כב, יא): בְּאַבְרָהָם, אַבְרָהָם, יֵשׁ בּוֹ פָּסֵק, (בראשית מו, ב): יַעֲקֹב, יַעֲקֹב, יֵשׁ בּוֹ פָּסֵק, (שמואל א ג, י): שְׁמוּאֵל, שְׁמוּאֵל, יֵשׁ בּוֹ פָּסֵק, אֲבָל משֶׁה משֶׁה, אֵין בּוֹ פָּסֵק, לָמָּה כֵן, מָשָׁל לְאָדָם שֶׁנִּתַּן עָלָיו מַשְֹּׂאוֹי גָדוֹל, וְקוֹרֵא פְּלוֹנִי פְּלוֹנִי קְרוֹבִי פְּרֹק מֵעָלַי מַשְֹּׂאוֹי זֶה. דָּבָר אַחֵר, עִם כָּל הַנְּבִיאִים הִפְסִיק מִלְּדַבֵּר עִמָּהֶם, אֲבָל בְּמשֶׁה לֹא הִפְסִיק כָּל יָמָיו. תָּנֵי רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר יוֹחָאי מַהוּ משֶׁה משֶׁה, לָשׁוֹן חִבָּה לָשׁוֹן זֵרוּז. דָּבָר אַחֵר, משֶׁה משֶׁה, הוּא שֶׁלִּמֵּד תּוֹרָה בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְהוּא עָתִיד לְלַמֵּד בָּעוֹלָם הַבָּא, ...

"God said: Moses, Moses..." You find that when the texts writes Abraham, Abraham (Genesis 22:11), there is a division between the two names; Jacob, Jacob (Genesis 46:2), there is a division; Samuel, Samuel (1 Samuel 3:10), there is a division; but in the case of Moses there is no division. Why is this? It is like the case of a person who was carrying a heavy burden and called out: ‘Here, So-and-so, So-and-so, come and take this load from me!’
Another interpretation: With all the prophets God stopped speaking with them, but with Moses God did not speak to the end of his days.

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai said: What is 'Moses, Moses'? An expression of affection and urgency.

Another interpretation: Moses, Moses - he taught Torah in this world, and will teach Torah in the world to come...

לָמָּה נֹחַ נֹחַ תְּרֵי זִמְנִי. אֶלָּא כָּל צַּדִּיק וצַּדִּיק דִּי בְּעָלְמָא אִיתּ לֵיהּ תְּרֵין רוּחִין. רוּחָא חַד בְּעָלְמָא דֵין ורוּחָא חַד בְּעָלְמָא דְאָתֵּי. והָכִי תִּשְׁכַּח בְּכֻלְהוּ צַּדִּיקֵי משֶׁה משֶׁה, יַעֲקֹב יַעֲקֹב, אַבְרָהָם אַבְרָהָם, שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמוּאֵל, שֵׁם שֵׁם. בַּר מִיִּצְּחָק דְּלָא כְּתִּיב בֵּיהּ כְּמָה דִכְתִּיב בְּהוּ. בְּגִין דְּיִצְּחָק בְּשַׁעֲתָּא דְּאִתְּקְרָב עַל גַּבֵּי מַדְבְּחָא נָפְּקַתּ נִשְׁמָתֵּיהּ דְּהֲוַתּ בֵּיהּ בְּהַאי עָלְמָא. וכֵיוָן דְּאִתְּמָר בֵּיהּ בְּאַבְרָהָם, בָּרוּךָ מְחַיֵּה הַמֵּתִּים תָּבַתּ בֵּיהּ נִשְׁמָתֵּיהּ דְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵּי. בְּגִין דָּא תִּשְׁכַּח דְּלָא יִחֵד קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךָ הוּא שְׁמֵיהּ אֶלָּא עַל יִצְּחָק בְּגִין דְּאִתְּחַשַׁב כְּמֵתּ וְעַל דָּא רָמַז קְרָא ואָמַר (איוב ז) הֵן בִּקְדוֹשָׁיו לֹא יַאֲמִין וגו'.

Why is "Noah Noah" (Gen. 6:9) written twice? Each and every righteous person in the world has two spirits. One stays in this world, while the other is in the World to Come. And so we find that the Holy Blessed One named all the righteous twice: "Moses, Moses" (Ex. 3:4), "Jacob, Jacob" (Gen. 46:2), "Abraham, Abraham" (Gen. 22:11), "Samuel, Samuel" (I Shmuel 3:10) with the exception of Isaac, about whom it isn't written like the others. Because when he approached the altar to be sacrificed, the soul that was within him in this world left him. And because it is said of Abraham, "blessed are You who resurrect the dead", so only the soul of the World to Come was returned to him. And that is why you shall find that the name of the Holy Blessed One was not unified (on any righteous person in his lifetime). It was unified only on Isaac, because he was already considered as dead. He was like those who pass away from this world. The verse therefore states: "Behold, He puts no trust in God's holy ones" (Job 15:15).

All this emphasis on the promise land is to demonstrate the extent to which Jacob is aware of the divine imperative to dwell in Canaan before and after the divine appearance in genesis 46:2. Therefore, Jacob is terrified when god calls out his name; he is already on his way to Egypt, the un-promised land. since Jacob is in dread of God, God needs to call him twice, “Jacob! (Pause) Jacob!” Jacob is unable to respond the first time.

-"Abraham! Abraham!: Re-Analysis Gen. 22:11, Samantha Joo, 2011, Korea Presbyterian Journal of Theology