When Isaac was old and blind he asked his eldest son Esau to hunt some game for him to eat so that when he brought it to him he could give him his blessing. Rebeca overheard the conversation and came up with a plan to deceive Isaac and get his blessing for her favourite son Jacob. She told Jacob to bring her some young goats so that she could prepare them as if they were game for Isaac, so that Jacob could present them to his father as if he was Esau. Jacob did this, put on some goat skin to make him seem as if he was hairy Esau, and carefully deceived Isaac into giving him his first-born blessing. When Esau finally arrived with his cooked game Jacob had already received Isaac's blessing and left, and both Isaac and Esau were horrified when they realized what a deception had take place! However it was too late. The blessing had been given and Esau burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said that Jacob had both taken his birthright and blessing! Rebeca then sent Jacob to live with her brother Laban so as to be out of the reach of Esau who was furious with him and wanted to kill him.
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