The relationship between the brothers Jacob and Esau is shot through with dramatic tension: manipulation and deceit, violence and forced separation, conflict and unexpected rapprochement. So it seems ...

Jacob responded that Esau should go ahead, without him. Although there are two opinions in the Midrash about Yaakov’s reference to “young children” there is no real contradiction.

After Jacob takes the blessings meant for Esau, Esau is overcome with fury and vows to kill his brother. Rebecca, discerning the danger, urges Jacob to flee and remain away until Esau’s anger ...

Jacob flees, but Esau, a hunter, doesn’t chase. Here we see a difference between evil and anger. Anger is hot, but fleeting. Who among us has not done, said, ...

Twin Archetypes: Jacob and Esau Jacob and Esau, twins embroiled in an existential struggle from their inception, represent the archetypal forces of the Godly and animal souls (Bereshit 25:22-23).