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not an angel. Why would Esau attack him in the middle of the night, wrestle with Jacob, lose the match, and then bless Jacob with a new name? In my mind, Esau knew that Jacob had the blessing of ...

Genesis 32:24 (Wikimedia) After he prevails in his fight with the 'angel,' and receives his desired blessing, Jacob is injured at the hip. The sun rises, and he's given a new name — Israel ...

But Jacob never offers to return the blessing to Esau. Rather, he fights to become worthy of it. All alone, he confronts a stranger – an angel of God? – and wrestles with him all night long.

not an angel. Why would Esau attack him in the middle of the night, wrestle with Jacob, lose the match, and then bless Jacob with a new name? In my mind, Esau knew that Jacob had the blessing of ...