Important History Not Being Taught Part 1

by Pastor Don Elmore

January 26, 2014

Scripture Reading:  Genesis 27:41-46

This is the story of an incident in the lives of two twin brothers; Jacob and Esau and their father:  Isaac and their mother:  Rebekah.  Each parent loved one of their twins boys the best, “And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison:  But Rebekah loved Jacob” Genesis 25:29.  The twins were not identical:  for Esau was hairy and red at his birth:  “And the first [eldest] came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau” Genesis 25:25. 

There were many important differences between the two twin brothers: