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Rachel : "My father is cunning, and thou art not his match."
Jacob: "I am his brother in cunning."
Rachel: "But is deception becoming unto the pious?"
Jacob: "Yes, 'with the righteous righteousness is seemly, and with the deceiver deception.'
— Jacob
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Rachel : "My father is cunning, and thou art not his match."
Jacob: "I am his brother in cunning."
Rachel: "But is deception becoming unto the pious?"
Jacob: "Yes, 'with the righteous righteousness is seemly, and with the deceiver deception.'" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Jacob
Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites and so, he is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis, where he is described as the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandson of Abraham and Sarah. According to the biblical account, he was the second-born of Isaac's children, the elder being Jacob's fraternal twin brother, Esau.
About Jacob
Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites and so, he is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis, where he is described as the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandson of Abraham and Sarah. According to the biblical account, he was the second-born of Isaac's children, the elder being Jacob's fraternal twin brother, Esau.
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