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Why Bless Esav

Exegetical Approaches

Yitzchak Preferred Esav

Unaware of True Nature

Esav was the First-born

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