he saw Isaac, she
quickly alighted from the camel and said to the servant, "Who is this
man walking in the field to meet us?" When the servant said, "It is my
master," she took her veil and covered her face. Then the servant told
Isaac all that he had done. And Isaac brought Rebekah to the tent of
Sarah his mother, and she became his wife; and he loved her.

HOW JACOB DECEIVED HIS FATHER

Now Isaac prayed to Jehovah for his wife, because she had no children;
and Jehovah heard his prayer, and Rebekah became the mother of twin
boys. They named one Esau and the other Jacob.

As they grew up, Esau became a skilful hunter, a man who lived out in
the fields; but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed about the tents. Isaac
loved Esau, for he was fond of game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Once when Jacob was preparing a stew, Esau came in from the fields, and
he was very hungry; so he said to Jacob, "Let me swallow some of that
red stew, for I am very hungry." But Jacob said, "Sell me first of all
your right as the eldest." Esau replied, "See, I am nearly dead now! So
of what use is this birthright to me?" Jacob said, "First solemnly
promise to give it to me." So Esau solemnly promised and sold his
birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and stewed lentils, and
when he had had something to eat and drink, he got up and went away. In
this way Esau gave away his birthright.

When Isaac was so old and so nearly blind that he could not see, he
called Esau his oldest son and said to him, "My son." Esau answered,
"Here am I." Then Isaac said, "See, I am old and do not know how soon I
may die. Now, therefore, take your quiver and your bow and go out into
the fields and hunt game for me and prepare for me savory food, such as
I love, and bring it to me that I may eat and that I may bless you
before I die."

Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau
went into the fields to hunt game, Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "I
just now heard your father say to your brother Esau, 'Bring me game and
prepare for me savory food that I may eat it and bless you before I
die.' Now, my son, do as I tell you: Go to the flock and bring me from
there two good kids, and I will make of them savory food for your
father, such as he loves. Then take it to him, that he may eat, so that
he may bless you before he dies." But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother,
"You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, while I am smooth.
Perhaps