(Jacob would also return once more to Bethel and speak to God: Genesis 35:1-15.) In a sense, Jacob is somewhat like the dishonest steward who cooked his employer’s books to indebt his boss’s ...

Jacob comes into his own when he learns that he can fight. The Hebrew word used to describe Jacob’s success against the ish, vatoochal (Genesis 32:29), is usually rendered as “prevailed.” ...

Rebecca and Isaac were blessed with twin sons, Esau and Jacob. Isaac had a special love for Esau, while Rebecca had a special love for Jacob (Genesis 25:28). One wonders how Isaac could have been s… ...

Back to Jacob. Only after the tragedies around Dina, G^d talks to him again (Genesis 35:1, 9-12), hinting that the reasons for leaving his father’s home had expired.