Jacob's interactions with his deity are very different from those of his forefathers - he dreams of angels, of ziggurats, and fights with a person, who might himself be an angel or god himself. The editing job on this part to make it a coherent narrative is clearly visible. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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The first two Jacob stories have a similar theme: Jacob outsmarts and out-maneuvers his twin brother Esau to get ahead. But the differences between the two versions are even more interesting and reveal two story-telling traditions that are ages apart. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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Jacob is nothing like his ancestors. He's not meek - he's a trickster, a liar, and a thief. What can we learn from the differences between his character and that of his ancestors? Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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Even though they lost to the Babylonians, they managed to tell their own version of events.The Philistines lost too but their stories got lost because they did not have a book read by billions. From everything we know about the Philistines, how would they tell their own story? Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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Abraham's firstborn was Ishmael, but according to the Hebrew story, he was the lesser son because his mom was an Egyptian slave. There are indications that Ishmael was a prominent character in the ancient world, even if he had to wait 1000 years to get his due when the Muslims officially adopted him into Arabdom. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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You would think that the son of the first Hebrew patriarch, who was born out of a divine miracle, would be a substantial character. Well, he's mostly a pale copy of his dad, and it seems that the writers weren't even trying to define him in a way that will differentiate him from his ancestors and descendants. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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Abraham lived a full life. He traveled across the known world, pretended that his wife is his sister (she's his half-sister, so joke's on who?), built shrines, pitched tents, hosted guests, negotiated with his clan deity and got a promise that a large new people will come from his seed. How can we sum his character up? Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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To fulfill the divine promise for Abraham to have his seed become a great people, his son Isaac needs a wife, so Abraham sends his top slave back home to the east fetch him a beautiful, virgin, and kind mate, Rivkah. There is so much to learn about from this esoteric yet sublime Genesis chapter. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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