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  2. Jacob and Esau - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Portal:Bible/Featured chapter/Genesis 27 - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Joseph and His Brothers - Wikipedia

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    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)

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  6. Book of Genesis - Wikipedia

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    Genesis 11:27–25:11 Toledot of Terah (Abraham narrative) Genesis 25:12–18 Toledot of Ishmael (genealogy) Genesis 25:19–35:29 Toledot of Isaac (Jacob narrative) Genesis 36:1–36:8 Toledot of Esau (genealogy) Genesis 36:9–37:1 Toledot of Esau "the father of the Edomites" (genealogy) Genesis 37:2–50:26 Toledot of Jacob (Joseph narrative)

  7. Creation of life from clay - Wikipedia

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    The Egyptian god Khnum is said to create human children from clay [12] before placing them into their mother's womb. [13] In context, though, Egyptians more generally believed in a cyclical view of time and rebirth. This meant humans were seen as part of a continuous cycle of creation and destruction, not necessarily originating from a single pair.

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  9. Vayetze - Wikipedia

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    Jacob's meeting of Rachel at the well in Genesis 29:1–12 is the Torah's second of several meetings at watering holes that lead to marriage. Also of the same type scene are Abraham's servant's meeting (on behalf of Isaac) of Rebekah at the well in Genesis 24:11–27 and Moses' meeting of Zipporah at the well in Exodus 2:15–21. Each involves ...