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Been studying the sibling relationships in Genesis lately–Cain & Abel, Issac & Ishmael, Jacob & Esau, Jospeph & his brothers, all of ‘em wracked with rivalry.  And the women in Genesis are no better, like Sarah & Hagar, Rachel & Leah.  In fact, the twelve tribes were born in a riot of jealousy among and between Jacobs wives. The Bible is trying to tell us something here.  Envy, rivalry between brothers-sisters-peers is running riot in the human condition.  And God seems to inflame it with his willingness to prefer, to favor, to choose.
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