98 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9), Source Book Keys, SACKS GENESIS | 27:41 then — GEN1256 Maybe the only reason [Joseph] had not ye... GEN1256 Maybe the only reason [Joseph] had not yet taken revenge [against his brothers for selling him into slavery] was respect for Jacob. There was a convention in those days that there was to be no settling of scores between siblings in the lifetime of the father. We know this from an earlier episode: after Jacob took his brother’s blessing, Esau said [this verse]. SACKS 71 Share Print Source KeySACKSVerse27:41Keyword(s)thenSource Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 27:41 mourning — GEN1255 See [[GEN1230]] Genesis 26:34 bitterness ... Previous Article GENESIS | 27:42 kill — GEN1257 Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch defines si... Next Article