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 \nOne day his chance came.  \nEsau came home from a hunting trip.He was hungry as a wolf.Jacobwas fussing around in the kitchen,making himself a fine stew of lentils.  \n\"Let me have some,and let me have it right now,\"Esau begged.  \nJacob pretended not to hear him.  \n\"I am starving,\"Esau said,“give me a plate of your lentils.”  \n“What will you give me in return?”his brother asked.  \n“Anything,”Esau answered,for just then he wanted to eat,and hefound it very difficult to think of two things at the same time.  \n“Will you give me all your rights as the eldest son?”  \n“Certainly.What good are they to me when I must sit here and die ofstarvation?Let me have a plate of your stew,and keep all the old rights.\"  \n“You swear to it?”  \n“I will swear to anything!Give mesome of those lentils.”  \nUnfortunately,the Jews of those earlydays were very formal.Other people mighthave thought that such talk between youngmen amounted to no more than a jest—ahungry,fellow who promises everything hehas for a square meal.  \nApromise,however,in Jacob'seyes,was a promise.  \nHe told his mother of what hadhappened.Esau had voluntarily,and inconsideration of a bowl of stew,  \n□以扫回家时，雅各逃走了  \nsurrendered his birthright.Now they must discover some way in which they  \nPMP利  &IL  L.IIL OIE   |6…68westward into the heart of the land of the Philistines.  \nOf course,the Philistines had tried to keep him out.They had filled up  \n20  \n1cm  \n二  \nBeer-She ba.The journey had been weary and the hardships had aged Isaac,who longed for the familiar sight of the old homestead.  \nNow at last he was back in the land of Hebron.He felt that he did nothave much longer to live and wished to order his affairs that he might die inpeace.A.nd so he sent for Esau,his eldest son,and asked him to go out intothe woods and shoot a deer and make him a roast,such as he loved to eat.Tber he would bless him and would bestow his goods upon him as wasa&cofiling to the law.  \n坠sau said“Yes,”he would do this.He fetched his trusted bow and5  \naraos ard left the house.But Rebekah had overheard the conversation and账w hastened totell.Jacoob.  \n(Quik!”shevhised,  \n的ver-v\"badly to-day.He fears that he is going to die and he wants to bless Esaubefs he goes to bed to-night.But I want you to disguise yourself and makethe-Sd man believe that you are Esau.Then he will give you everything hehas,and that is what we both want.\"  \nJacob did not like the idea.The plan seemed too risky.How could he,with his smooth skin and his high-pitched voice,pretend to be the hairy Esau?Rebekah,however,had thought it all out.  \n“It is simple.”she told him.“I will show you.”  \nShe nastily killed two young goats and she roasted the meat as Esau usedto do.Then she took the skins of the dead animals and tied them around thehands and arms of Jacob.She put an old,sweaty coat,which belonged toEsau,across Jacob's shoulders,and she bade him speak in a gruff tone,andbehave just as Esau did upon such occasions.  \nIsaac was completely deceived.He heard the familiar voice.He noticedthe smell of the fields which was for ever in Esau's coat.He felt the strong,hairy arms of his eldest born.And when he had eaten,he made the impostorkneel down and he blessed him and made him heir to all he possessed.  \nBut as soon as Jacob had left his father's room,behold!Esau returned.Then there was a terrible scene.The blessing had been given and Isaac couldnot go back on his word.He told Esau of his great love,but the evil had beendone.Jacob was a thief.He had stolen everything that belonged to his elderbrother.  \nAs fer Esau,he went storming about and vowed that he would kill Jacobas soon as he had a chance.This frightened Rebekah,who knew that her ownspoiled darling was no match for this angry man,made stronger by his  \n2  \n二  \n-  \n∞  \nC  \nJacob,on the other hand,sat for ever at home and brooded.He wasgre","cbCaivBPLiZdyJYn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivBPLiZdyJYn","pdf",1414191,"English","# Jacob’s Bargain for Lentils\n## Esau’s Hunger and the Lost Birthright\n# Rebekah’s Disguise Plan\n## Isaac Blesses the Deceiver\n# Consequences and Vengeance","[{\"question\":\"Why does Esau seek Jacob’s lentil stew?\",\"answer\":\"Esau is starving after a hunting trip and begs for a plate of Jacob’s lentils immediately.\"},{\"question\":\"What does Esau trade for the lentils?\",\"answer\":\"Esau agrees to surrender his birthright as the eldest son in exchange for the stew.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Jacob receive Isaac’s blessing?\",\"answer\":\"Rebekah disguises Jacob as Esau with goat skins and an old coat, leading Isaac to bless Jacob and make him heir.\"}]","Jacob and Esau - Lentils and the Birthright | PDF",1789958567,15]