The Mitzvah: The prohibition against murder is one of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17). Eisav is the personification of a murderer, wielding the instrument of death. “By your sword you shall live” (Genesis 27:40) – rang out his father’s prophetic words. Eisav returned home fatigued to trade a red bowl of lentils for […]
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