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In, " Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau.

So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring home, Rebekah said to her son Jacob, " Behold, I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, saying, ' Bring me some game and prepare a savory dish for me, that I may eat, and bless you in the presence of the lord before my death.

'" Rebekah then instructs Jacob in an elaborate deception through which Jacob pretends to be Esau, in order to steal from Esau Isaac's blessing and birthright — which in theory Esau had agreed to give to Jacob.

As a result, Jacob becomes the spiritual leader of the family after Isaac's death and the heir of the promises of Abraham ().