Gen 27:41-45 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 27:41-45: 27:41-45 Rebekah and Jacob got the blessing but reaped hatred from Esau and separation from one another; there is no indication that Rebekah and Jacob ever saw each other again. They gained nothing that God was not already going to give them, and their methods were costly. Jacob fled from home to escape Esau’s vengeance.

a27:41-45►

b27:42–33:17►

c27:42–33:17►

d27:42–28:9►

e28:10-22►

f29:1–31:55►

g32:1-2►

h32:3–33:17►

‏ Genesis 27:41-45

Summary for Gen 27:41-45: 27:41-45 ^a Rebekah and Jacob got the blessing but reaped hatred from Esau and separation from one another; there is no indication that Rebekah and Jacob ever saw each other again. They gained nothing that God was not already going to give them, and their methods were costly. Jacob fled from home to escape Esau’s vengeance.
Summary for Gen 27:42-45: 27:42–33:17 ^b Jacob met the Lord on a route that Abraham had taken 125 years earlier. The story recounted in 27:42–33:17 ^c follows a chiastic structure that centers on Jacob’s exile: A: Jacob flees Esau (27:42–28:9 ^d) B: Angels of God meet Jacob at Bethel (28:10-22 ^e) C: Jacob is exiled in Paddan-aram (29:1–31:55 ^f) B’: Angels of God meet Jacob at Mahanaim (32:1-2 ^g) A’: Jacob is reconciled to Esau (32:3–33:17 ^h).