Conclusion of Twins Who Were Different

Then one day something happened that made E'sau very angry with his Jacob.  The time came when Isaac was to give a blessing to his older brother.  Since E'sau was older than Jacob, E'sau expected to receive this blessing.  But E'sau had earlier sold the rights to receive the blessing to Jacob. Also, when the  two boys were born God had said that Jacob would receive the blessing. And this what happened. Isaac gave the blessing to his son Jacob.

Later. when E'sau learned  about this he became angry with Jacob. He was so angry that he said he was going to kill Jacob.  When Re-bek'ah heard about this, she was very worried. So she told her husband Isaac:  "It will be just terrible if Jacob also marries one of these women of Ca'naan.'

At that Isaac called his son Jacob and told him:  'Don't marry a woman from Ca'naan. Go instead to the house of your grandfather Be-th'uel  in Har'an.  Marry one of the daughters of his son La'ban.'

Jacob listened to his father, and right away began his long trip to where his relatives lived in Ha'ran.

Genesis 25:5-11, 20-34; 26:34, 35; 27:1-46; 28:1-5; Hebrews 12:16. 17.

Next time: Jacob Goes to Ha'ran

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