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#608: Why Did Isaac Favor Esau?

Ben Ish Ḥai on Parashat Toldot, Bereshit/Genesis 25:28

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Bereshit/Genesis 25:28

וַיֶּאֱהַב יִצְחָק אֶת־עֵשָׂו כִּי־צַיִד בְּפִיו וְרִבְקָה אֹהֶבֶת אֶת־יַעֲקֹב׃

Isaac favored Esau because he had a taste for game; but Rebekah favored Jacob.

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