A Matrona asked Rabbi Jose b. Halafta why Esau was first-born. He replied: “to cleanse the place for the birth of Jacob/'
Why Rabbi Yose Said Esau Was Born to Clear the Way for Jacob
Gaster, Exempla no. 286; cf. Bereshit Rabbah 63
Gaster, Exempla no. 286; cf. Bereshit Rabbah 63
A Matrona asked Rabbi Jose b. Halafta why Esau was first-born. He replied: “to cleanse the place for the birth of Jacob/'