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Aware that this blessing took place because Isaac’s end was near, Esau then plots to kill Jacob after Isaac’s death. Rebekah, aware of this murderous plan, sends Jacob off to her brother ...

Author Mark Gerson, whose new book is "God Was Right," reveals how the Torah teaches a profound lesson highly relevant to ...

After being deprived of the birthright blessing, Esau announced his intention to kill Jacob once Isaac passed away. Jacob was stuck. None of this was his idea. It was Jacob’s mother, Rebecca ...

[1] Why then react so strongly when Jacob received the blessing? Growing up in Isaac’s home,Esau must have known the difference between right and wrong and deeply understood what it means to ...

Jacob—with the help of his mother, Rebekah—deceives his father, Isaac, into thinking that he is his older twin brother, Esau, and as a result, receives the coveted blessing of the first-born.

Isaac hung out with his wicked son Esau; that is strictness? Jacob tricked his brother to take his first-born right, misled his father to take the blessing, and fooled his boss and father-in-law ...

With his mother Rebecca’s help, Jacob tricks an aging Isaac into bestowing the blessing intended for Esau on him. As with the birthright, Jacob likely had qualms about deceiving his father and ...

I imagine Isaac saying this: “Of course I know that it will be Jacob and not Esau who will continue the covenant. But I have two quite different blessings in mind, one for each of our sons.