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Bellringer. What is your most prized possession and what would it take for you to sell it or give it to another?. Ch 6a: Jacob. Two Brothers. Jacob and Esau Twin Brothers (Esau oldest) Very different Sons of Isaac and Rebekah Each parent had a favorite Isaac: Esau Rebekah: Jacob.

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  1. Bellringer What is your most prized possession and what would it take for you to sell it or give it to another?

  2. Ch 6a: Jacob

  3. Two Brothers • Jacob and Esau • Twin Brothers (Esau oldest) • Very different • Sons of Isaac and Rebekah • Each parent had a favorite • Isaac: Esau Rebekah: Jacob

  4. Selling of the Birthright • Oldest son had birthright (100% of inheritance) • Esau sold birthright to Jacob for a bowl of soup • God had told Isaac to give it to the younger son • Isaac still tried to give it to Esau • Rebekah and Jacob tricked Isaac to get the birthright

  5. Jacob’s Ladder • Jacob had to run from Esau • Dreamed of a ladder to heaven • Meant Jacob was blessed by God

  6. Jacob Gets a Wife and Another Wife • Jacob went to live with his uncle Laban • Fell in love with his cousin Rachel (love at first sight) • Agreed to work 7 years for the Laban so he could marry her • Tricked into marrying her sister Leah • Worked 7 more years for Rachel

  7. Fight with an Angel • Jacob returned home • Dreamed he fought an angel (later revealed to be God) • Named changed to Israel • “One who fights with God and wins” • 12 sons become the 12 tribes of Israel

  8. Quiz • Name the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah. • What did Esau sell his birthright for? • How many years did Jacob work before he could marry Rachel? • What did God change Jacob’s name to after his fight with an angel?

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