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As Jacob lay there one evening, his life flashed before him. He had deceived his dying father into believing he was passing on the family blessing to his oldest, Esau, when it was actually Jacob.

Esau, and Jacob engage in a painful choreography that ends in tragedy. There are two sons and, at least in the beginning, it seems as if Isaac has only one blessing to give. One child will be ...