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• Jacob and Esau:

Sons of Isaac and Rebekah, grandsons of Abraham. Esau emerges first at birth, red and hairy, establishing him as the firstborn entitled to inheritance and blessing. He grows into a skilled hunter, favored by his father Isaac for his rugged lifestyle. Jacob, born grasping Esau’s heel (symbolizing rivalry), is smoother-skinned, prefers domestic life in tents, and is favored by his mother Rebekah. Jacob uses cunning to acquire Esau’s birthright (exchanged for a bowl of lentil stew when Esau is famished) and later disguises himself as Esau to steal their father’s blessing, leading to Esau’s fury and Jacob’s flight. They eventually reconcile, but their descendants form rival nations (Edom from Esau, Israel from Jacob, who is renamed Israel after wrestling a divine being).