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The Farmer Boy: The Story of Jacob

James Hartwell Willard

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The Farmer Boy: The Story of Jacob

James Hartwell Willard

Children & Young Adult Reading, Religion/Spirituality

Jacob enters the world gripping his twin brother's heel, and from that moment, his life is defined by cunning, consequence, and eventual grace. This early 20th-century retelling follows the younger son as he outwits his hungry brother Esau for a birthright, then disguises himself in goat skins to steal his father Isaac's dying blessing. The deception works, but it costs him everything: Jacob must flee into the wilderness, where he dreams of a ladder reaching heaven and works seven grueling years for the woman he loves, only to be tricked into marrying her sister first. Through years of labor, heartbreak, and a mysterious midnight struggle with a divine being that leaves him limping, Jacob transforms from a schemer into a patriarch. The story culminates in an uneasy reunion with the brother he wronged, and Jacob's own blessings to his sons become the foundation of a nation. Written for young readers, this accessible version captures the drama and moral weight of one of the Bible's most complex figures, showing that even the cleverest among us cannot escape the long reach of our choices.

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