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of Torah. He also gave bread and water to buy time and draw out their
conversation. He wanted only good for his brother.
Yaakov spoke about the birthright because the first two letters of the word
are and , equaling twenty-two, the amount of letters in the
Hebrew alphabet. The next three letters have the same numerical
value as the word (light), symbolizing the radiant splendor of Torah.
“Yaakov said, ‘Sell, as this day, your birthright
to me’”
(Bereishit 25:31)
