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Similarly, when Isaac, our father, was about to bless his eldest son Esau, his mother Rebecca feared that the blessing would be given to one who was not worthy of it, and she instructed Jacob to ...

Me against my brother. Me and my brother against my cousin. Me and my brother and cousin against strangers.” It’s a saying attributed to Bedouins, and if we think that ...

As Esau was the oldest child, he should have become the leader of Isaac’s “tribe.” But with the help of his mother, Jacob got the blessing and became the next leader of the nascent Jewish ...

Esau, the first-born, sells his birth-right to Jacob, and later Jacob tricks Isaac into giving him the priestly blessing. (cf. Genesis 27:27-29). We know that Jacob was accustomed to offer ...

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.

One of the most breathtakingly bold of the rabbis’ institutions was to coin a blessing to ... 31:26-27) Jacob again has to tell at best a half-truth when Esau suggests that they travel together ...

80 x 113 cm. (31.5 x 44.5 in.) ...

20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.