and that blessing goes to Jacob as well. Gen 27:28 is simple enough. Isaac intended to bless Esau that he will accumulate wealth. Any father would want that for every one of his children.

Comments on Torah Portion Va-Yishlach 2024 (adapted from previous versions) c Rabbi Mordecai Finley In our Torah portion, ...

And what if she doesn’t want to come to ... Esau and Jacob, was not easy and there is much to say about it, but… let’s skip straight to the blessings that Isaac blessed his two sons ...

As the angel is about to leave, Jacob asks for his blessing. The angel grants it and changes Jacob's name to Israel, saying, “You have struggled with [an angel of] God and with men, and you have ...

Their mother Rebecca had tricked her husband Isaac into giving Jacob the blessing that, by custom, was supposed to go to Jacob’s fraternal twin, Esau. Esau, we assume was also bemoaning his fate ...