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After Jacob had been successful with his mother's plan he left from his father Isaac. Esau had entered the scene soon after Jacob's exit. The young hunter would find out that his younger brother would become the official recipient of his father's blessing that was intended for him. Afterwards Esau would become enraged at his brother and begged his father if he still had a blessing that he could speak into his life as well. And although Isaac would speak a blessing into Esau's life, it was still a far cry from the type of blessing that Jacob had received. Esau would hold a serious grudge against his younger brother and made a vow to have him killed once his father Isaac had died. Now this would be a long wait, for Isaac was one hundred and thirty seven when this situation had occurred and we find that he would live for another forty-three years in which Isaac would finally pass away at the age of one hundred and eighty. "The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob," Esau would vow. Now apparently Esau had shared his feelings with some of his closest confidants, for we find that word had gotten back to his mother Rebekah. After she had heard what her oldest son was planning to do, she sent for her youngest son Jacob. "Your brother Esau is consoling himself with the thought of killing you. Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. Stay with him for awhile until your brother's fury subsides. When your brother is no longer angry with you and forgets what you did to him, I'll send word for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?" But Rebekah wasn't done when it came to looking out for the son she loved the most - Jacob. She would then go to her husband Isaac and inform him about her concerns. Now these concerns didn't deal with the drama that had taken shape between the two boys. These concerns were of a different matter which dealt with Jacob and his quest to find a wife. "I'm disgusted with living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land, from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living," Rebekah would inform Isaac. Now remember that Isaac and Rebekah were not happy with the fact that Esau had married two women from that country who were in fact Hittite women, also known as - The Daughters of Heth. "When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 26:34-35) Who Jacob married was very important, for it would not be wise for Jacob to be yoked (united) with someone who didn't have the fear of the Lord, such as he. For the Hittites who were also descendants of the Canaanites had become known as an idolatrous and wicked people. These were the same concerns that Abraham had when he sent his chief servant out to find a wife for his son Isaac. "Put your hand under my thigh. I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac." (Genesis 24: 2-4) Start at: The Introduction of Abraham Start at: The Birth of Isaac 28) The Twelve Rulers of Ishmael 30) Esau & Jacob - The Birthright 31) Isaac and the Canaan Famine 33) The Envious King Abimelech 40) Deceitful Hearts 42) <-CURRENT PAGE-> 43) Jacob - The Path of Uncertainty 
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