Jacob and Esau

Jacob and Rebekah tricking Isaac
into giving him the birthright. 

`Born to Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau were the first twins mentioned in the Bible. It was said that they fought in their mother’s womb and this did not change outside of the womb. Isaac, son of Abraham, was a patriarch, just as his father had been. He was to pass on this birthright on to his oldest son. Esau, as the eldest son and the favorite of his father, was set to be the next patriarch despite his careless disposition. Jacob didn’t like the fact as much as his mother,Rebekah, who favored Jacob, didn't either. So when the time came, Jacob and his mother tricked the blind Isaac into giving Jacob the birthright. Jacob, wearing his brother’s clothes and goat’s skin to make it seem like his brother’s hairy skin, went to his father and gave him goat meat, as his brother might have. And it worked. Esau was po’d (obviously) and didn't talk to his brother for many years but eventually they make amends and it’s a happily ever after.

As to my birthright, I have no idea. So I’m going to go with something generic and say that everyone’s birthright is their right to be happy and to be who they are.

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