What would happen then? Jews have long cast Esau — a protagonist in this week’s Torah portion, Toledot — as a villain. My son once brought home puppets of Jacob and Esau — Jacob was ...

“Esau,” a drama based on the novel by the same name by Israeli author Meir Shalev, stars Shira Haas, Harvey Keitel and Lior Ashkenazi. The story is a modern spin of the story of Jacob and Esa ...

This springs from Esau’s choice to sell his birthright to his younger brother Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew. Esau’s accord with Jacob traded something enduring and priceless—the birthright ...

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

The profound difference between the twins, Jacob and Esau, is not rooted in genetics or upbringing. Rather, they represent two polar opposites that cannot exist together, even during the nine ...

We notice in the Bible that Esau, when he was hungry, asked his brother for food Upon eating it, the Bible shows a significant change that happened in his life. Genesis 25:33-34 says, "Jacob said ...