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Esau is the twin brother of Jacob and a figure from the Bible whose troubled family history Bernard Walton recounts to Erica Clark as a lesson about feuding siblings. The rivalry between the brothers began before they were even born. Esau, the elder twin, traded his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew. Later, Jacob deceived their blind father with goatskins on his smooth arms and stole the blessing meant for Esau. Enraged, Esau vowed to kill his brother, and Jacob fled for his life. Many years afterward, Esau came to meet the returning Jacob with four hundred men. Instead of taking revenge, he ran to embrace the brother who had wronged him. His forgiveness ended a feud that had seemed impossible to heal.

Appearances

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0830 B-TV: Revenge Connie Kendall joins the caped crusader Wombatman for a sketch-comedy broadcast exploring why revenge never pays - just as a puzzle-obsessed villain invades the lair seeking payback of his own.

2 of 2 0273 Two Brothers... and Bernard A young shepherd who cheated his own family flees to a distant land, where he learns what it costs to be on the other side of a deception.

1 of 2 0272 Two Brothers... and Bernard When a schoolgirl admits she sometimes hates her trick-playing little sister, Bernard sets down his window-washing bucket to tell her the ancient story of two brothers whose rivalry began before they were even born.