Esaú vs Jacob

Esau was the elder twin son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the brother of Jacob. His impulsive sale of his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew (Genesis 25:29–34) and the loss of his father's blessing to Jacob's deception (Genesis 27) mark him as a man who 'despised his birthright' (Genesis 25:34), a warning cited in Hebrews 12:16–17. Despite …

Jacob was the third great patriarch of Israel, son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the father of the twelve sons who became the ancestors of the twelve tribes. Born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau, his name means 'supplanter,' a reflection of his character as a cunning negotiator who obtained Esau's birthright and blessing (Genesis 25, 27). After …