Page 320 - BERESHIT

Why didn’t the Torah list the names of the sons of Yitzchak as his 10
progeny? The true offspring of a tzaddik are the righteous deeds of his
children. A tzaddik’s children who walk in the ways of the Torah continue
the righteousness of their father. Eisav, the son of Yitzchak, was not
considered his ‘descendant’ because he did not embody righteousness.
The Torah did not want to embarrass Yitzchak for having a son who left
the fold and chose a different way of life.

Eisav grew up in the house of Yitzchak and knew what it meant to be
righteous, of a family aspiring to do righteous deeds. He rejected what
they did, desiring a life of ‘freedom’ instead. Rashi explains that each of
Yitzchak’s sons ‘grew up’ and developed into the man of his choice. Eisav
grew up and left it all behind, defecting to the houses of idolatry and sin.

A person is led in the way that he chooses to go. “The door is opened for
the one who wishes to become tamei. One who wishes to become tahor
is assisted from Above.”

Yaakov chose to dwell in the tents of Torah. He saw the righteousness of

his father’s house and continued that way of life. The last letters of the

words (after adding one hundred for the blessings said every

day) equals six hundred, equal to the numerical value of the word

(bond). Yaakov valued that bond of family and their relationship with

Hashem. These letters can also be rearranged to form the word ,

hinting to Eisav who lived a life of fabrication and deceit.