But Isaac could still recover some of his original plan. Indeed, Jacob would get both the blessing intended for Esau as well as the blessing of Abraham. But in Isaac’s new plan, Esau’s new ...

God tells Abraham that “in Isaac will be your seed ... rationale to exclude Esau but include all the sons of Jacob. The fact that Esau could be excluded leads to the inescapable conclusion ...

Among Israel’s great patriarchs — Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — Isaac is something of a transitional figure. That doesn’t make him unimportant, but he is transitional. He’s important ...

Traditionally, Israel considered Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to be the three ... She did and bore Isaac’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau was the eldest and, therefore, had the birthright due to ...

In the sacrifice of Isaac, Abraham called G^d’s bluff ... ‘The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are Esau’s hands,’ meaning: he still has an honest heart in his chest, but when ...

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Chapter 12 of Genesis begins with God making extraordinary commitments to Abraham ... Why was Isaac intent on providing Esau with extraordinary blessings, including dominion over Jacob?

I will give Esau a blessing of wealth and ... was not even necessary in the first place - Isaac did, in fact, give Jacob “the blessing of Abraham” without any deception, knowing him to be ...

Echoes of that story resonate in this Torah portion as Isaac, Rebecca, Esau, and Jacob engage in a painful ... the other will be rejected. Just like Abraham, both sons are, in a sense, sacrificed.