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genesis 27 Isaac , old and blind, wants to bless his eldest son before he dies. He sends Esau to hunt meat and prepare a meal, after which he would receive his blessing.
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Genesis 25:26 [3] states that Esau was born before Jacob, who came out holding on to his older brother's heel as if he was trying to pull Esau back into the womb so that he could be firstborn. [4] The name Jacob means "he grasps the heel" which is a Hebrew idiom for deceptive behavior.
Mann retells the familiar stories of Genesis, from Jacob to Joseph (chapters 27–50), setting it in the historical context of the Amarna Period. Mann considered it his greatest work. [citation needed] The tetralogy consists of: The Stories of Jacob (Die Geschichten Jaakobs; written December 1926 to October 1930, Genesis 27–36)
In Genesis 27:1–40, Jacob uses deception, motivated by his mother Rebekah, to lay claim to his blind father Isaac's blessing that was inherently due to the firstborn, Esau. In Genesis 27:5–7, Rebekah is listening while Isaac speaks to his son Esau. When Esau goes to the field to hunt for venison to bring home, Rebekah says to her son Jacob ...
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Genesis 1:1–2:3 In the beginning (prologue) Genesis 2:4–4:26 Toledot of Heaven and Earth (narrative) Genesis 5:1–6:8 Toledot of Adam (genealogy, see Generations of Adam) Genesis 6:9–9:29 Toledot of Noah (Genesis flood narrative) Genesis 10:1–11:9 Toledot of Noah's sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth (genealogy) Genesis 11:10–26 Toledot of ...
The Gemara read the words of Genesis 24:1, "And the Lord blessed Abraham with everything," to support the Sages' teaching that God gave three people in this world a taste of the World To Come—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Of Isaac, Genesis 27:33 says, "And I have eaten from everything." And of Jacob, Genesis 33:11 says, "Because I have everything."