Isaac blesses Jacob. Engraving by the German painter Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (March 26, 1794 – May 24, 1872) gldburger/Getty Images Joseph Official, the 13th-century author of the polemical work ...
When we read the story of Isaac’s blessing, our attention usually turns to his mistake in blessing Jacob rather than Esau. Yet, a closer reading suggests that Isaac ...