There is a GREAT Liz Curtis Higgs novel series based on this very story. If you've not read, I strong recommend it. Find information here.
Jacob steals the blessing. Honestly, in our modern society and my cultural understanding, I've never completely understood why Isaac couldn't just take back his blessing and give it to the son it was intended for...but that's not the point.
Jacob does only what his mother tells him, and ends up alienating himself from his entire family. But what a blessing to steal!
May God give you of heaven's dew and of earth's richness—
an abundance of grain and new wine.
May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers,
and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.
May those who curse you be cursed
and those who bless you be blessed.
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