Story of a Sinew

Divrei Torah - From Jacob’s describing this individual as godly (Bereshit 32:31), it would appear that this foe was not just a senseless human being bent on hurting a fellow human being, but a heavenly angel sent by G-d to impress a lesson upon Jacob and those to whom this event is reported.

In Bereshit 32:23-33, after Jacob leaves his brother Esau, we are told a rather curious tale: “And he [Jacob] rose up that night and he took his two wives and his two woman servants and his eleven sons….And he took them and sent them over the brook….And Jacob was left alone.”  Suddenly, “a man wrestled […]