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<opinion name="">Unaware of True Nature | <opinion name="">Unaware of True Nature | ||
<p>Yitzchak was blind to Esav's faults and believed him to be worthy of the blessing.</p> | <p>Yitzchak was blind to Esav's faults and believed him to be worthy of the blessing.</p> | ||
| + | <mekorot>Ralbag</mekorot> | ||
<point><b>What did the blessing constitute?</b></point> | <point><b>What did the blessing constitute?</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Was Yitzchak aware of the sale of the birthright?</b></point> | <point><b>Was Yitzchak aware of the sale of the birthright?</b></point> | ||
Version as of 22:51, 25 November 2014
Why Bless Esav
Exegetical Approaches
Yitzchak Preferred Esav
Unaware of True Nature
Yitzchak was blind to Esav's faults and believed him to be worthy of the blessing.
Sources:Ralbag
What did the blessing constitute?
Was Yitzchak aware of the sale of the birthright?
Was Yitzchak aware of the prophecy to Rivka?
What was Rivka thinking?
Evaluation of Esav
Esav was the First-born
Esav was not a wicked character and thus his status as first born sufficed to make made him deserving of the blessing.
Esav Needed the Blessing
YItzchak recognized that Esav was not as righteous as his brother and hoped that by giving him the blessing he could help him become a better person.
Sources:Radak, R. Avraham b. HaRambam
Brothers Were to Split the Blessings
Yitzchak had planned that each brother was to get a different blessing. The material blessing was to go to Esav while the spiritual blessing and legacy of Avraham was to pass to Yaakov.
Sources:Radak, Maasei Hashem, Shadal, Malbim
