Saturday, April 11, 2009

Esau’s blessings transferred to Jacob

Isaac had two sons who were twins. The elder one being Esau and the younger one being Jacob. Isaac liked his first son Esau very much. But Rebekah, Isaac’s wife liked their second son Jacob very much. As years passed by, Isaac grew old and wanted to bless his first son Esau before he dies. So he asks him to prepare tasty food that he likes and bring it to eat so that he can give his blessings.
Rebekah overhears Isaac's talk and tells her younger son Jacob about it and to somehow own Esau’s blessings. So Jacob wore Esau’s clothes and went with the food that his mother had prepared to Isaac.
Isaac mistakes Jacob for Esau and blesses him. Jacob then flees from his homeland to his mother’s brother Laban’s homeland.

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