Esau wept for the blessing which he began to value when he knew it could not be his. He left his father in anger set out to kill his brother Jacob. When his mother saw him , she knew what he was up to and feared for the life of her favorite son Jacob. Rebekah told Jacob “My son, you must leave this place until your brother’s anger has passed”. Jacob, received the last blessing from his father and left home without seeing his brother again.