My Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man: Hair and Identity in Ancient Israel

by Susan Niditch

The story of Jacob and Esau is told in the book of Genesis. With his mother's help, Jacob impersonates his hairy older twin by dressing in Esau's clothes and covering his own hands and the nape of his neck with the hairy hide of goats. Fooled by this ruse, their blind father, Isaac, is tricked into giving the younger son the blessing of the firstborn. This is only one of many biblical stories in which hair plays a pivotal role.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019518114X
• ISBN13: 9780195181142
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"