Jacob has fled from the murderous anger of his brother, Esau. He comes to a certain place ... It is a mystical commentary on the Torah and on other books of the Jewish Bible.

A second meaning is "may God protect." In the book of Genesis, the twins Jacob and Esau were born to Isaac and Rebecca; Esau ...

Jacob our patriarch receives word from his messengers that his twin brother, Esau, is approaching him at the head of a camp of 400 men. Alarmed, Jacob fears for the fate of his wives and young ...