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In order for him to fulfill his archetypal role as a person’s grabbing at what comes around so as to investigate, Yaaqov1 took from Esau2 (his patrolling experience, grabbing at things noticed in being stirred up by them) the first thing that Esau’s hunting acquired from experience. Esau’s birthright, from the root BaKhaR (בכר) which means to well up first, symbolized this first thing. In order for Yaaqov to further his role as investigator of experience, it also became necessary for him to excel (in his ability to investigate things) while subduing the distractions coming forth from Esau, in his taking notice of any stirring thing. To achieve that, he took for himself the blessing of his father. Since the verb /aBhaH (אבה), the source of the word father (/aBh – אב), means to give forth of oneself in Hebrew and to take notice of things in Arabic, allegorically the blessing of his father means the excelling of his taking notice of things (in giving forth to experience). Later in parshat v’yaetsae, Yaaqov acknowledges that G-d’s bringing forth of existence (YHWH) and G-d’s Guidance being presented in experience (Elohim) can be seen in the place. The word maqom (מקום), meaning place, represents all places and all situations. Since G-d’s guidance suffuses everything, even what sticks out prominently in experience is too complex to process (the stone was large upon the mouth of the well).3 Therefore, he learns from Lavan4 how to stratify the things in experience that are prodding and how to remain firm with what sticks out in experience most prominently.