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It’s strange that Rivka never tells Yitzhak that she was told by God that Yaakov was to become the greater son, even though it probably would have made her life a lot easier. There seems to be a general pattern among the avot/imahot (patriarchs/matriarchs) that prophecies they receive are kept secret and shared with othersContinue reading “The first rule of prophecy is that you don’t talk about your prophecy”