Jacob tricked Esau into selling his birthright for a bowl of soup and later with Rebekah’s help deceived Isaac, who had gone blind, by wearing an animal skin to simulate Esau’s hairiness.

In the foreign land of Canaan lives Isaac, son of Abraham, with his clever, strong-willed wife Rebekah and his twin sons Esau and Jacob. The first-born, Esau, is a strong and fearless hunter with ...

When Isaac asked Esau to prepare a favorite meat dish, Esau went hunting. Meanwhile, Rebekah prepared a stew with meat from an animal in the family’s herd for Jacob to bring to Isaac.

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If so, it would explain why she later treats Isaac with such disdain and tricks him into making Jacob the heir, instead of his favorite son, Esau.

While he’s waiting for his son Esau to return from the hunt so he can give him a blessing, Isaac’s wife Rebekah tricks Isaac by substituting Jacob for Esau, and Jacob gets the blessing instead.

Why? Earlier, we read that Rebekah favored Jacob while Issac favored Esau. So, Mom informed Jacob that Esau would receive Issac’s blessing after he hunts for and prepares Dad’s favorite dish.