“And your brother came with wisdom and took your blessing.” (Bereshith 27:35) The translation of the word – mirma as “wisdom” is somewhat unexpected, for mirma generally implies deception1. Yitzchak was unaware that Yaakov had been instructed to take the blessings through Divine prophecy, and had no way of knowing that his son had not […]
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