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Jacob, The Man Who Fought With God (Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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From Genesis: "In the Beginning..." This moving film shows Jacob's struggle to receive his father's bIessing. Esau and Jacob were born to Isaac and Rebekah. As firstborn son, Esau was destined to become head of the family and inherit a double share of the estate. Before his death, lsaac was to place his blessings upon each son, when Rebekah heard that lsaac was going to bIess Esau, she took matters into her own hands and devised a plan to trick lsaac, who was bIind, into blessing Jacob instead. Jacob obeys his mother and receives the bIessings but is forced to flee for his Iife when an enraged Esau vows to kiIl him. Jacob seeks refuge in the homeland of his mother's brother Leban. He marries Leban's daughters, rears a family and works for his father-in-law tending sheep. Soon, Jacob loses favor with his father-in-law and God teIls him to return to the Iand of his father. Fearing a confrontation with his brother Esau, he nervousIy prepares for the reunion with his brother. |
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