What would happen then? Jews have long cast Esau — a protagonist in this week’s Torah portion, Toledot — as a villain. My son once brought home puppets of Jacob and Esau — Jacob was ...
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Jacob Name Meaning
A second meaning is "may God protect." In the book of Genesis, the twins Jacob and Esau were born to Isaac and Rebecca; Esau ...
This springs from Esau’s choice to sell his birthright to his younger brother Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew. Esau’s accord with Jacob traded something enduring and priceless—the birthright ...