citizen who brings blessing to others. Isaac, this man of blessing, enters into solidarity with those who are less fortunate. He marries a woman named Rebekah, and their union gives rise to twin boys named Esau and Jacob. In those days, the oldest male child was greatly favored. It was he who inherited his at the time of death. It was he who carried on the family father’s wealth promise. But, this established social norm was rife for conflict, particularly in a family as wealthy as this one. For clearly, this which protects the order of “same practice society” through the inheritance rights of the eldest son a way of destining some to advantage “is also and others to easily imagine, then, what it might be like to disadvantage.” We can be one of these sons, with the youngest, perhaps, feeling slighted, and the eldest seeking to protect his privileged place in the family. Yes. Surely, is filled with who insist on their culturally “the world those… bestowed rights and privileges. These will not welcome the new community of the younger. If such guardians of the present order have a means, they will eliminate the younger to preserve their particular privilege.”
citizen who brings blessing to others. Isaac, this man of blessing, enters into solidarity with those who are less fortunate. He marries a woman named Rebekah, and their union gives rise to twin boys named Esau and Jacob. In those days, the oldest male child was greatly favored. It was he who inherited his father’s wealth at the time of death. It was he who carried on the family promise. But, this established social norm was rife for conflict, particularly in a family as wealthy as this one. For clearly, this “same practice which protects the order of society” through the inheritance rights of the eldest son “is also a way of destining some to advantage and others to disadvantage.” We can easily imagine, then, what it might be like to be one of these sons, with the youngest, perhaps, feeling slighted, and the eldest seeking to protect his privileged place in the family. Yes. Surely, “the world is filled with those… who insist on their culturally bestowed rights and privileges. These will not welcome the new community of the younger. If such guardians of the present order have a means, they will eliminate the younger to preserve their particular privilege.”