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In Genesis, Esau returned to his brother, Jacob, being famished from the fields. He begged his twin brother to give him some "red pottage" (paralleling his nickname, Hebrew: אדום, adom, meaning "red"). Jacob offered to give Esau a bowl of stew in exchange for his birthright (the right to be recognized as firstborn) and Esau agreed. [6]
Jacob and Esau (Italian: Giacobbe ed Esaù) is a 1963 Italian religious epic drama film written and directed by Mario Landi and starring Edmund Hashim and Ken Clark in the title roles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Plot
Although this phrase is often used to describe or allude to Esau's bargain, the phrase itself does not appear in the text of any English version of Genesis. Its first attested use, [2] already associated with Esau's bargain, is in the English summary of one of John Capgrave's sermons, c. 1452, "[Jacob] supplanted his broþir, bying his fader blessing for a mese of potage."
Jacob is said to have bought Esau's birthright and, with his mother's help, deceived his aging father to bless him instead of Esau. [1] Later in the narrative, following a severe drought in his homeland of Canaan , Jacob and his descendants, with the help of his son Joseph (who had become a confidant of the pharaoh ), moved to Egypt where Jacob ...
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This film is the narrative of two Biblical patriarchs: Jacob (Israel) and the favorite among Jacob's 12 sons, Joseph. Part I, The Story of Jacob, details the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe after cheating his brother Esau out of his birthright, getting cheated himself in his exile years, and learning of the need to make amends.