Isaac was old and blind. He was the same age his half brother, Ishmael, was when he died. It was time to bless his firstborn son, Esau! Rebekah, Isaac's wife, came up with a plan to trick her husband ...

When we read the story of Isaac’s blessing, our attention usually turns to his mistake in blessing Jacob rather than Esau. Yet, a closer reading suggests that Isaac ...

(Note that Esau did not inform Issac that earlier, Esau had “sold his birthright” to Jacob, who teased Esau with a bowl of fresh stew when his twin was “famished” after hunting.) Enter the twins’ ...