Friday, November 25, 2022

CHUCK KOLB

 Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Toldot - Power of the Father's Blessing !!!


Kicking off the Hanukkah season
Oh my gosh! It's Rosh Chodesh Kislev !!!  
November 25, 2022 - Kislev 1, 5783

I can scarcely take this all in ...
Havah Nagilah הבה נגילה - Let Us Rejoice 

 
Previously posted ...
Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Chayei Sarah - the Legacy of Faith !!!
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/11/chuck-kolb_19.html
Situation WW3 Updates 11/19/22 7+ Foot Snowvember - mRNA Injected Food Chain
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/11/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_20.html
Situation WW3 Updates 11/20/22 Encore > Propaganda [UNCENSORED] Satanic World Exposed
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/11/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_25.html
Situation WW3 Updates 11/21/22 JFK Ask a Mortician - AZ Freedom Talk
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/11/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_21.html
Situation WW3 Updates 11/22/22 JFK The Real Conspiracy - Pandemic Treaty Ends Freedom
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/11/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_23.html
Situation WW3 Updates 11/23/22 Died Suddenly Now -  Covid Stats - Reiner Fuellmich
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/11/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_24.html
Thanksgiving Blessings - Look at the World
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/11/chuck-kolb-happy-thanksgiving-blessing.html
 
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world
ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Luke 12:37
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Eph 5:11
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. I will never forget thy precepts:
for with them thou hast quickened me. Psalm 119:60,93
The war against Truth has been raging ever since
evil was expulsed from the realm of Heaven.  
God instructed Pharaoh, "Let my people go."
God instructs us, "Let my people know."
Shema Y'israel - Maranatha !
Na'aseh V'nishma  

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כבוד שם יהוה Baruch Hashem Adonai
לשבור לחם ביחד Shabbat Shalom Mishpacha   

#ShabbatShalom - Welcome to Toldot (Generations), this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion).
This is the portion of Scripture that will be read in synagogues around the world during the Shabbat (Saturday) service.
 Please read along with us; we know you will be blessed!

In our last Parasha Chayei Sarah, Yitzchak (Isaac), the son of Sarah and Abraham, carried on the legacy of his parents’ faith and obedience to Adonai.  After his mother died, Abraham sent his servant Eliezer to bring home a wife for Yitzchak from among Abraham’s kinsmen. Yitzchak was 40 when he married Rivkah. In this week’s Parasha, we discover that Rivkah is barren; in fact, according to Jewish tradition, she was born without a womb.  She is one of seven women in the Torah who have difficulty conceiving but finally come to bear children by the grace of God; in this case, in answer to her husband’s prayer.

You can view this Parasha on our website complete with embedded links ...  
Toldot: Jacob, Esau and the Purchased Birthright

https://free.messianicbible.com/parasha/toldot-jacob-esau-and-the-purchased-birthright-5783/

God Has Not Forgotten You. He Restored Elijah and He Can Restore You.
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/god-finished-restored-elijah-can-restore/

God Wants to Set You Free! Find Out How
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/god-wants-set-free-find/
No One Else Brings Salvation but Yeshua
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/one-else-brings-salvation-yeshua/
Are You a Jew? The Answer Might Surprise You
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/are-you-a-jew-fname-the-answer-might-surprise-you/


Revelation and Na'aseh V'nishma
https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/11880
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/do-first-understand-later/
We will do and we will listen to all that God has declared. Exodus 24:7

When to Celebrate Yeshua HaMashiach's birthday ...
The Joy of Tabernacles when Yeshua was Born

http://conpats.blogspot.com/2019/10/chuck-kolb-10142019.html
How Yeshua was born on the Feast of Tabernacles by Rabbi Yitzchak
http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/how-yeshua-was-born-on-the-feast-of-tabernacles/

English to Hebrew to English lookup
https://context.reverso.net/translation/hebrew-english/
https://www.doitinhebrew.com/Translate/default.aspx
https://english-hebrew-dictionary.com/
https://alittlehebrew.com/transliterate/  
https://yiddishkeit101.wordpress.com/category/hebrew-word-of-the-day
The Best Jewish Words You Need To Know: A Yiddish and Hebrew Glossary
https://www.joyofkosher.com/from-jamie/the-best-jewish-words-you-need-to-know/
https://www.brighthubeducation.com/studying-a-language/58611-yiddish-expressions-for-the-holidays/
https://hebrew4christians.com/Glossary/glossary.html
A Living Library of Jewish Texts in Hebrew and English translation
https://www.sefaria.org/   https://dictionary.co.il/   https://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/
https://www.mechon-mamre.org/

Torah Teasers Parshat Toldot by Moshe Erlbaum
https://www.aish.com/tp/i/teasers/174094511.html

Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Ralph Messer ...
Simchat Torah Beit Midrash - Joy of God’s Teaching and Instruction

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.  2 Timothy 3:16

What Does It Mean to Choose Life? Every decision you make can be made in a way that you are “choosing life.”
The Torah is God’s constitution; it is His teaching and instruction; it is eternal and it is life.
His Spirit is pure Light, abundant with untouchable, supreme, sovereign power.
God is the Source of all life.

תולדות Toldot means “generations”—a word that has tremendous significance.

If you are needing a change in your life, a change in your generations…this is it.
Toldot talks about a man by the name of Abraham and his son Isaac, and how they mirror one another. 
Many of Isaac’s life events clearly mirror those of his father, just as your children’s life events will clearly mirror yours.
 You will be able to see how you lived your life just by looking at your children.
https://stbm.org/toldot/

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Todah Rabah - Dr. Gary Hedrick .
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Reaching the Jewish people with the Gospel
https://www.cjfm.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/
Charles Halff - What It Costs a Jew to Become a Christian
https://store.cjfm.org/product/146/what-it-costs-a-jew-to-become-a-christian

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Richman ...

Weekly Torah Study: with Rav Gedalia Meyer
Temple Jam with Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Abba Horovitz
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTempleInstitute/videos
https://www.facebook.com/The-Temple-Institute-22738684968/
https://www.instagram.com/thetempleinstitute/ - https://twitter.com/TempleInstitute
https://www.templeinstitute.org/ Weekly Newsletter - 36 years  
The Mystery of the Red Heifer: Divine Promise of Purity
https://templeinstitute.org/red-heifer/
Temple Talk Radio: The Red Heifer Special!
From the Heart of Texas to the Land of Israel!
vid> https://youtu.be/16ATsx_Svcw (38:10) 11/22/22

Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

https://www.youtube.com/c/JerusalemLightsRabbiChaimRichman/videos

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Jachter ...
Kol Torah Academy of Bergen County  
Parashat Toledot - Kislev 2, 5783 - November 26, 2022

https://www.koltorah.org/articles/?category=Toldot
https://www.koltorah.org/by-parashah  https://www.koltorah.org/parashah
https://www.koltorah.org/rav-jachters-halachah-files
Yeshiva > https://www.tabc.org/  https://www.instagram.com/koltorah.tabc/
https://www.koltorah.org/about-us > https://www.koltorah.org/books
Rabbi Jachter on JM in the AM with Nachum Segal talking about his book
mp3> Bridging Traditions: Demystifying Differences Between Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews! (23:59)
https://nachumsegal.com/nachum-and-rabbi-haim-jachter-explore-bridging-traditions-on-jm-in-the-am/
Does the Torah Reject Democracy? > Rabbi Chaim Jachter
https://www.koltorah.org/halachah/does-the-torah-reject-democracy-by-rabbi-chaim-jachter

Parashat Toledot
https://www.koltorah.org/s/Kol-Torah-Toledot-2022.pdf (4 page pdf)


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Parshat Toldot

https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3178/jewish/Toldot-in-a-Nutshell.htm
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/default.asp?tDate=11/26/2022  
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/month_cdo/jewish/Jewish-Calendar.htm
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/converter_cdo/aid/6225/jewish/Jewish-Hebrew-Date-Converter.htm
 
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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Naphtali “Tuly” Weisz ...   

https://israel365.com/  https://www.israel365news.com/
https://www.israel365.com/about/  https://theisraelbible.com/
https://theisraelbible.com/bible/torah/  https://theisraelbible.com/blog/

Learn Hebrew Through the Torah Portion of Toldot
https://theisraelbible.com/learn-hebrew-through-the-torah-portion-of-toldot/
https://theisraelbible.com/bible/genesis/  
 
The Truth About Jacob’s Lentil Stew
https://theisraelbible.com/the-truth-about-jacobs-lentil-stew/

Psalm 14: Refraining From Evil is not Enough
https://theisraelbible.com/psalm-14-refraining-from-evil-is-not-enough/

The 39 Acts Forbidden on the Sabbath
https://theisraelbible.com/the-39-acts-forbidden-on-the-sabbath/
https://theisraelbible.com/the-true-day-of-rest/

Anti-Semitism is on the rise in the United States.
Stand with 100,000+ people who stand with Israel.
https://www.israel365.com/the-israel-covenant/

ACLJ Petition - Jay Sekulow
Stop Biden IRS From Spying on You and Your Bank Account
https://aclj.org/government-corruption/stop-biden-irs-from-spying-on-your-bank-account


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DONALD DATES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Trump
Frederick Christ Trump (Drumpf) 10/11/1905
Mary Anne Trump nיe MacLeod 5/10/1912
Donald, Jr. 12/31/77
Eric 1/6/84
Jared Kushner 1/10/81

Events > https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events
Watch > https://rumble.com/c/RSBN RSBN  
https://rumble.com/c/DonaldTrump Donald J. Trump
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump
twitvid> https://twitter.com/i/status/1347334804052844550 (2:41)


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Good News From Israel - Achievements and Heartwarming Stories

In the 20th Nov 22 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
https://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/2022/11/israels-good-news-newsletter-to-20th.html
http://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/

Mishpacha Jewish Family Weekly
https://mishpacha.com/


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Todah Rabah - beloved Ted Belman writing from Jerusalem, Israel for 21+ years ...  
THERE IS NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION
https://www.israpundit.org/  
Israel should declare three nos;  no to nuclear Iran, no to two-state solution,
no to bi-national state  

Funeral CEO Reveals the Shocking Number of Deaths He’s Seeing This Year
vid> https://youtu.be/baKvcSgZSV0 (15:48) 11/22/22 Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov
https://www.youtube.com/@FactsMatterRoman/videos  https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-facts-matter
https://rumble.com/c/FactsMatterWithRomanBalmakov
https://www.israpundit.org/funeral-ceo-reveals-the-shocking-number-of-deaths-hes-seeing-this-year/

 The Final War: 100-Year Plot to Defeat America
vid> https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-final-war_4851409.html (2:38:03)

How China’s Covert Operations Fooled the World
https://www.israpundit.org/how-chinas-covert-operations-fooled-the-world/
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/11/how_chinas_covert_operations_fooled_the_world.html

Inside the US: Muslim Brotherhood Member Calls for Jihadist Terrorism Worldwide
https://www.israpundit.org/inside-the-us-muslim-brotherhood-member-calls-for-jihadist-terrorism-worldwide/
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19154/muslim-brotherhood-terrorism-america

How Corporations and a Nonprofit Partnered to Stop the Red Wave
The IRS let the Left ‘Rock the Vote’ in the midterms
https://www.israpundit.org/how-corporations-and-a-nonprofit-partnered-to-stop-the-red-wave/
https://www.frontpagemag.com/how-corporations-and-a-nonprofit-partnered-to-stop-the-red-wave/

The Two State Solution is no more
>> https://www.israpundit.org/63684392-2/
The Jordan Option Conference Videos reposted
>> https://www.israpundit.org/the-jordan-option-conference-videos/
https://www.israpundit.org/jordan-past-present-and-future-the-jordan-option-revisited/
>> The Jordan Option, plain and simple
https://www.israpundit.org/the-jordan-option-plain-and-simple/
>> The Jordanian Option is the only game in town
https://www.israpundit.org/my-jordan-option-is-the-only-game-in-town/
>> The Ultimate Alternate Israel-Palestine Solution by Ted Belman
https://www.israpundit.org/the-ultimate-alternate-israel-palestine-solution-3/

Kindly donate to support the work I do
by Ted Belman
https://www.israpundit.org/please-donate/


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Quest For The Lost Tribes - Full Simcha Jacobovici Documentary
vid> https://www.bitchute.com/video/jbB2ELq4xPw/ (1:33:29) 8/18/19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcha_Jacobovici
12 Tribes of Israel: The Shevatim

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3798842/jewish/12-Tribes-of-Israel-The-Shevatim.htm
https://www.jewishvoice.org/read/blog/who-are-tribes-judah

 

Welcome to Kashrut Malchut Shamayim
Each year when we arrive at Parsha Toldot,

I try to make the perfect pottage. This year, instead of sticking with the first course red lentil soup of years past,
I am going to try it for the main, with a dish that could be a one pot meal if you wanted to make it that way,
but I have built a whole menu around it if you are having company or just want a big meal since it is Shabbat.
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/indian-flavored-shabbat-menu/

Kicking off the Hanukkah season
Oh my gosh! It's Rosh Chodesh Kislev !!!  
November 25, 2022 - Kislev 1, 5783

https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/5-ingredient-blender-donuts/
I can scarcely take this all in ...
Havah Nagilah הבה נגילה - Let Us Rejoice

5 Connections between Judaism and Thanksgiving - JewLish
https://aish.com/5-connections-between-judaism-and-thanksgiving/

Cook Thanksgiving In An Hour
I'm no miracle worker though, why you ever bothered cooking the whole bird anyway!
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/cook-thanksgiving-in-an-hour/

Thanksgiving Pie Fries
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/thanksgiving-pie-fries/
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/3-ways-to-cook-turkey-this-thanksgiving/

Sweet Potato Soup with Sweet Potato Chips
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/sweet-potato-soup-with-sweet-potato-chips/

These appetizers will be gobbled up in no time
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/recipe-ideas-for-a-thanksgiving-pre-party/

Pumpkin Pie with Caramel Whipped Cream
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/pumpkin-pie-with-caramel-whipped-cream/

Vegan Recipes
https://jamiegeller.com/search?query=vegan+recipes  
https://jamiegeller.com/browse/the-best-crowd-pleasing-vegan-appetizers/
Cook the 21 Most Popular Recipes of 2021
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/cook-the-21-most-popular-recipes-of-2021/

This is Where You Can Find Me Most of the Time
JewLish - One People - Many Flavors
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https://www.instagram.com/jewlishbyjamie/
https://www.instagram.com/jamiegeller/
https://www.facebook.com/jamiegeller
https://www.youtube.com/c/jamiegeller/videos
https://jamiegeller.com/

Support Our Farmers - Shmitah Mitzvah
http://supportourfarmers.org
https://tinyurl.com/Farmers-Guide-for-Produce (7 page pdf)

Joy of Aliyah 
http://jamiegeller.com/tag/joy-of-aliyah/
https://jamiegeller.com/tag/joyofisrael/
Jamie Geller Welcome's You
vid> https://youtu.be/XO-owES713c (0:35)
Lots of 💕 Jamie - Until next week Shabbat Shalom from Israel ! 

The answer is, it's made with love from Israel ! 

https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-jewish-food-memories/
My Love Affair With Jerusalem
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-love-affair-with-jerusalem/

Jamie's Honey Collection
https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/779DC156-2368-4FA4-A098-872BBC7F03D2

Jerusalem Street Food with Jamie Geller Spices
vid> https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/CluuvDpk-FSMnt4zj.html (10:56) JewLish   
Machane Yehuda - https://jamiegeller.com/browse/a-haute-market-in-jerusalem-the-shuk/
https://jamiegeller.com/browse/4-israeli-desserts-inspired-by-the-shuk-in-jerusalem/

The Jamie Geller Spice Collection: Now Available Worldwide!
Sending you love and my heartfelt wishes for peace, from Israel.
New Trio of Pilaf Mixes - Mujadara Lentil, Festive Herb and Jeweled Almond
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jamie+Geller/page/55E36343-CF6F-4E88-A4D5-D7C1C0274F7F
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Babies, Books, and a Billion Views: My Decade in Review
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/a-decade-in-review/

Best of the Best w Hubby - Family Heirloom Cholent ...
vid> https://youtu.be/Ae2-lQVFsGw (12:01) 8/11/11 JG classic
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/family-heirloom-chulent/
https://jamiegeller.com/blogs/cholent/

Jamie at Aish - Chief Media & Marketing Officer
https://www.aish.com/authors/48868432.html
How You Can Make the Future Brighter
vid> https://youtu.be/fclstyB-1rA (2:48) Aish
https://www.youtube.com/c/Aishdotcom/videos

Free Hebrew course Aleph Bet
This entire four-lesson course in 30 minutes.
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The Influence of the Hebrew Bible on America's Founding Fathers
vid> https://youtu.be/jE6Sqh-kezw (7:15) J-TV
https://www.aish.com/jl/h/h/The-Influence-of-the-Hebrew-Bible-on-Americas-Founding.html
Serpents of Desire: Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden. An Introduction
https://www.aish.com/jl/b/eb/ge/48966101.html

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Tamar Genger MA, RD
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Titles by Jamie Geller
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https://jamiegeller.com/blogs/
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LIVE Series: FEED YOUR SOUL
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And these are the toldot of Yitzchak ben Avraham: Avraham fathered Yitzchak; And Yitzchak was arba’im shanah when
he took Rivkah as his wife, the bat Betuel the Aramean of Padan Aram, the achot Lavan the Aramean. Genesis 25:19-20


Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Toldot - Power of the Father's Blessing !!!



The Hebrew text of the Torah
 
Shabbat Shalom
 
Welcome to Toldot (Generations), this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion).
 
This is the portion of Scripture that will be read in synagogues around the world during the Shabbat (Saturday) service.  Please read along with us; we know you will be blessed!
 
TOLDOT (Generations)
Genesis 25:19–28:9; Malachi 1:1–2:7; Romans 9:6–29
 
“And these are the generations [toldot] of Yitzchak [Isaac], Avraham’s [Abraham] son: Avraham begat Yitzchak.”  (Genesis 25:19)
 
In our last Parasha (Torah portion), Yitzchak (Isaac), the son of Sarah and Abraham, carried on the legacy of his parents’ faith and obedience to Adonai.  After his mother died, Abraham sent his servant to bring home a wife for Yitzchak from among Abraham’s kinsmen.
 
At the well where the women of the town would soon appear, the servant prayed for God’s help in locating the perfect wife for Yitzchak.  Just then, Rivkah (Rebecca) arrived and provided water for him and his camels.  Yitzchak was 40 when he married her.
 

Reading the Torah at the Bimah in the synagogue
 
Prayer Brings Blessings
“Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer [atar], and his wife Rebekah became pregnant."  (Genesis 25:21)
 
In this week’s Parasha, we discover that Rivkah is barren; in fact, according to Jewish tradition, she was born without a womb.  She is one of seven women in the Torah who have difficulty conceiving but finally come to bear children by the grace of God; in this case, in answer to her husband’s prayer.
 
It is traditionally believed that he prayed for 19 years.  Moreover, it is also believed that he prayed in unity with Rivkah.
 
What a lesson for us today!  Just because we pray once and do not receive an answer does not mean we should stop praying!  God wants us to bring our requests to Him in the unity of faith.
 
The Hebrew expression used in Genesis 25:21 for prayer (atar עָתַר), which can also mean to dig, is related to the Hebrew word for pitchfork (eter).  The Talmud (Jewish Oral Law) explains the connection:
 
“As a pitchfork turns the sheaves of grain from one position to another, so does the prayer of the righteous turn the dispensations of the Holy One, blessed be He, from the attribute of anger to the attribute of mercy.”
 
Yitzchak’s prayer penetrated the foundation of heaven, and just as grain is turned over with a pitchfork, so too was God’s judgment of barrenness upon Rivkah “turned over” and reversed by God’s mercy
because of prayer.
 
Of course, the Bible makes it clear that we are to be fruitful and multiply. However, though seed is sown, it is God who opens the womb.
 
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.  Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.  Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.”  (Psalm 127:3–5)
 
Sarah, Abraham’s wife, came up with her own solution for her barrenness—she suggested a surrogate mother—Hagar.  In her own efforts, she received Ishmael.
 
Hannah, another barren woman, went to the Temple and cried out to the Lord for a child and she received the prophet Samuel.
 
Rivkah did neither.  Instead, she turned to her husband who was her spiritual covering to entreat the Lord on her behalf, and God answered Isaac’s prayers for the miraculous gift of new life.  Rivkah found herself pregnant with not just one child—but twins—a double portion!
 
 
Birthright Brings Blessings
“And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.”  (Genesis 25:27)
 
The twin boys grew up with distinctive character traits, which are reflected in their names.
 
Yaacov (Jacob’s Hebrew name) is related to the word eikev and means the heel of the foot.  He was so named because he grabbed his brother’s heel at birth.
 
This shows Jacob’s tenacity to win the birthright and carry forward the spiritual blessings that God promised to his father Abraham.
 
Esau, however, was named Esav, from the Semitic root, seir, meaning thick-haired.  He was also nicknamed Adom, the Hebrew word for red, since he was born “red and hairy.”
 
Adom is also related to adamah (land) and dam (blood), which conveys Esau’s love of living off the land, hunting, and thirst for blood.
 

The Mess of Pottage, by James Tissot
 
While Jacob had a quiet and seemingly spiritual-minded nature, Esau had a carnal one, as shown in the way he so easily trades something of eternal spiritual value (his birthright) for something that satisfies his physical hunger (a bowl of lentils).  To him, they were equal.
 
“'Look, I am about to die [of hunger],’ Esau said. ‘What good is the birthright to me?’”  (Genesis 25:32)
 
Birthrights come with responsibilities as well as blessings.
 
Even though Jacob was not the firstborn, he receives great blessings bestowed upon him by his father Isaac, coupled with the responsibility to lead nations.  Isaac blesses him this way:
 
“May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness—an abundance of grain and new wine.  May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you.”  (Genesis 27:28–29)
 
Esau, however, who is the firstborn son receives curses:
 
“Your dwelling will be away from the earth’s richness, away from the dew of heaven above.  You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother.”  (Genesis 27:39–40)
 
Jacob received his father’s firstborn blessing because it was pre-ordained according to the will of God who said, “Jacob have I loved; but Esau I hated.”  (Romans 9:13)
 

A 13-year-old boy prays at the Western (Wailing) Wall before reading
the Torah.
 
Descendants of Curses Bring More Curses
Just as Cain’s jealousy turned into a murderous plot to kill his brother Abel, so too did Esau plot to kill Jacob,
but without success
.
 
This struggle between the brothers did not suddenly appear.  Even in
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