Tag: isaac’s
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Isaac’s Blessing of His Sons
Let’s first mention several verses of the Book of Genesis: Isaac loved Esau, because he was fond of game; but Rebekah loved Jacob. (Gen. 25:28) When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath d…
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Isaac’s Blessing
In Genesis 27, Isaac states he wants to give the blessing before he dies…. Rebekah repeats that in urging Jacob to go on with the ruse…. What puzzles me is Rebekah’s lack of empathy for her husband’s impending death. She seems only con…