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Rebecca orchestrates an elaborate deception, instructing Jacob to disguise himself as Esau and trick his father Isaac into ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

[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 ...

G-d deliberately made Isaac blind to ensure Jacob received the blessings Isaac intended for Esau. (Midrash Rabah 65:8.) A quick review of the story: Isaac knew his older son, Esau, was not as ...

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 ...