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which two people fought since before they were born?
eisav and yaakov
How was yakov born?
He was born holding onto esav’s ankle
“Feed me, I’m exhausted!”
eisav
Where do we see someone making rash decisions and regretting it after
when eisav sold his birthright for soup, he got angry at Yaakov after
Who couldn’t have kids for 20 years?
Yitzchak and rivka
What does Yaakov do after he steals eisavs bracha?
He runs away
“Bless me too, Father!”
eisav
What can we learn from Yitchack not being able to bless Esav after he realized he blesses yakov instead?
Our words matter, our prayers should be said with meaning and power
who is described as “ish sadeh,” a man of the field?
esav
how does rivka help yaakov steal eisavs blessing?
By dressing him in hairy clothing and wearing gloves
“Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
Rivka
What is a main lesson we learn from yaakov?
we learn to always be patient
What was the name of eisavs 3rd wife and who was she?
Machalat. she was the daughter of Ishmael
what was the reason eisav sold his birthright?
because he was close to his death
“Two nations are in your womb.”
Hashem
we see from this the power of teffilah
we see from this the power of teffilah
who was described as “ish tam, yoshev ohalim"
yaakov
What does eisav sell to yaakov and for what
"The voice is the voice of Yaakov, but the hands are the hands of Esav.”
yitzchak
from where do we see the mitzvah of kivud ava em?
we see this when even though esav was not a good man he always respected his father