• Melchizedek blesses Abram — Melchizedek blessed Abram. Abram refused to take anything from the king of Sodom. • Isaac blesses Jacob — Isaac intended to bless Esau. When Esau was away, Rebekah and Jacob deceived Isaac and stole the blessing for Jacob. • Isaac gives Esau a lesser blessing — Esau returned from hunting, but Isaac had already given his blessing to Jacob. • Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh — Jacob blessed Joseph’s sons as if they were his own. He gave Ephraim