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Genesis 27: We Are Family?
Family Dynamics in Genesis 27 with Hebrew VersesChapter 27 presents more questions than it answers. Why does Yitzchak prefer Esav but Rivka Yaakov? Why does Rivka trick Yitzchak instead of talking to him? Why can’t Yaakov take back the blessing? Etc. One thing that comes across clearly in this chapter is that family dynamic plays an outsized role. Characters are referred to by their familial position very often. The word father appears 19 times (in verses 10, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 27, 30, 31(x3), 34(x2), 38(x3), 39, and 41(x2)). The word son appears 19 times as well (in verses 13, 15(x2), 17…
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