Such was confirmation of this holy, hairy topic. Consider this hair study as a companion piece to “What the Bible Says About ...

As many of us know, Jacob—with the help of his mother, Rebekah—deceives his father, Isaac, into thinking that he is his older twin brother, Esau, and as a result, receives the coveted blessing ...

(Genesis, Chapter 37.) Genesis says that Jacob/Israel returned to his homeland, lived in peace with Esau, and made visits to Bethel, where he first had a vision of “Jacob’s Ladder.” ...

While her husband, Isaac, is firm in the right of succession for Esau, Rebekah is equally convinced that Jacob is the most deserving one to be the rightful heir.

While her husband, Isaac, is firm in the right of succession for Esau, Rebekah is equally convinced that Jacob is the most deserving one to be the rightful heir.

When Rebekah, the twins’ mother, heard about the plan of Isaac, the twins’ father, to bless Esau, his favorite, she informed Jacob, her favorite, to steal the blessing by impersonating Esau. “And she ...

When Esau returns home from the hunt to find his brother had cheated him out of his father’s blessing, things get dangerous and Rebekah (with Isaac’s concurrence, albeit so that he avoids a ...

As with Abraham, the “child problem” continued with Isaac. In this case, it was parental favoritism: Esau by Isaac, Jacob by Rebekah. But divided parental sympathies also mirror divine plans ...

We have the 5-letter answer for NOUN: "a son of Isaac and Rebekah, the twin brother of Esau, and heir of God's promise of blessing to Abraham" crossword clue, last seen in the Missing Letter Crossword ...

Cain and Abel, Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers—competition defined their relationships. But Moshe and Aaron? They model something different.