The Star of Jacob is mentioned in the Bible's Book of Numbers in verse 24:17. It is centered on Balak, King of the Moab, who calls upon Balaam who is the son of a soothsayer.

Jacob’s response to his sons’ strife makes you wonder if he learned anything from his own life. Of all people, he knows how favoring one son rips a family apart, but he can’t help it.

Jacob lied, saying, “I am.” Issac asked aloud, “ ‘The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau’ ” (Genesis 27: 24-25). Jacob chooses to continue the deception.

Jacob represents all of us. Perhaps that is why the great Hasidic master, Rabbi Zadok of Lublin, says that in every generation, it is not just the image of Jacob that is on the divine throne.

Jacob has prepared a plate of lentils and tells Esau he can have it if he sells Jacob his birthright. Esau agrees. The Bible says Esau “despised his birthright”.

Marriage The Bible and Psychology – Jacob’s Lentils This psychological portrait of men in the Bible focuses on Jacob's tenacity Posted April 5, 2013 ...