These Chapters continue the story of Isaac. Abraham is able to find a wife for Isaac who is called Rebekah. They get married and have twins. They were named Jacob and Esau. Esau was Isaac's favourite and Jacob was Rebekah's favourite. After many years, Isaac went blind and was going to give Esau his blessing but his wife had another thing in mind. She told Jacob to trick Isaac into giving him the blessing by putting some fur on his arms because Esau had hairy arms. Jacob is able to trick his father and got his blessing. Jacob then fled from Esau fearing he was mad. Jacob then wrestles some random guy all night and is renamed by God. He is now called Israel. "Why Israel?" you must ask. "Why not Israel?" I shall respond. Israel then finds Esau who is not mad at him.
The first thing that came to my mind as I was reading is how hairy is Esau for Jacob to put fur on his arms to impersonate him. Does he have fricking gorilla arms? Jacob must have like super endurance to be able to wrestle all night. Ancient roids? And I guess you can relate Jacob and Esau to Cain and Abel since one is liked more and the other takes something from him due to jealousy.
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