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Jacob and Esau GENESIS 25,27
Isaac and Rebekah married and had twin sons. The first son to be born was named Esau; the second was named Jacob. When the boys got older, Esau became a hunter, but Jacob was quiet and liked to stay at home. Once Esau came in from a long hunting trip. He was very hungry. He smelled the wonderful red stew Jacob was cooking. "Give me some of that stew!" Esau bellowed. "First give me all your rights as the firstborn son," replied Jacob. "I will," said Esau, "Just give me some stew!" So Esau gave his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of soup. Years later, when Isaac was about to die, he called for Esau so that he could give his older son a special blessing. Rebekah loved Jacob and wanted Isaac to bless him instead. While Esau was out in the field, she got some of his clothes. She put them on Jacob and covered his hands and neck with hairy goat skin, because Esau was very hairy, but Jacob’s skin was smooth. Then she sent Jacob in to Isaac with some of Isaac’s favorite things to eat. Isaac was old and blind, so he
asked, "Who is there?" Jacob answered, "Father, I am Esau, your son." When Jacob knelt down in front of his father, Isaac felt the hair on his skin and smelled his clothes. "Your voice sounds like Jacob’s, but you feel like my son Esau." Then he blessed Jacob with a great many things, because he thought Esau was kneeling before him. When Esau came back from the field, he too brought his father a good meal. When Esau realized that Jacob had tricked their father and stolen his blessing, Esau was furious. He planned to kill Jacob, so Rebekah told Jacob to run away to her brother, Laban.
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