Rebekah encourages her son, pressing his back ... Jusepe de Ribera, “Isaac and Jacob,” 1637, Museo del Prado, Madrid Keywords: old testament & art isaac John Grondelski John M.

Jacob is the one chosen by God to continue the Abrahamic covenant. That’s clear from God’s revelation to Rebekah (which he did not share with Isaac ... the eternal Son of the Father.

Echoes of that story resonate in this Torah portion as Isaac, Rebecca, Esau, and Jacob engage in a painful ... The phrases “my father,” “my son,” and “hineni” (“I am here ...

She exploits Isaac’s blindness to create a new perspective and insight into the reality and the Jewish existence for generations. According to the biblical narrative, Jacob and Esau are born as ...