Division Eight: Isaac, Covenant Patriarch (25:19–35:29) A. Jacob’s election as successor (25:19–27:40) a. Jacob’s struggle for the birthright (25:19–34) b. Blessings for Isaac in Canaan (26:1–33) c. Jacob’s reception of Isaac’s blessing (26:34–27:40) B. Exile origin of the tribal fathers (27:41–33:17) a. Jacob’s flight from the land (27:41–28:9) b. Encounter with God’s angel at Bethel (28:10–22) c. Conflict with Laban (29:1–30) d. Birth of Jacob’s sons (29:31–30:24) c′. Pact with Laban (30:25–31:55)
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