Parshat Toldot:Aftermath of 1st recorded shidduch crisis
I'll say this for Yitzchak (Isaac)--he was a lot more considerate of Rivka (Rebecca) than his son Yaakov (Jacob) would be of his wife Rachel. At least Yitzchak prayed for his wife to have a child (see verse 21, same link), whereas Yaakov just yelled at Rachel for being upset over being barren. (Okay, she yelled at him first, but he could have offered to pray for her.)
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Looks more like Jacob was telling Rachel that she had to pray first herself, not complain to him or barter for aphrodesiacs.
Hmm, good point, though I don't notice that Rivkah prayed before Yitzchak did, either.
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