#54 A Magic Vest, a Hairy Baby, and His Brother The Super Nerd (Genesis 25-27) | Jacob & Esau

When we read about Esau selling Jacob his birthright it always seemed like there must have been a lot more going on in the backstory and we're going to use Midrash to help fill in some of the gaps. Who was Esau and what does it mean that he despised his birthright, and is Jacob really as bad as he seems in this story?