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Done here.
That is interesting, especially since it directly contradicts the scripture. Genesis says nothing about God blessing Jacob in this context, but does say that it was was Jacob's supersititious practices that resulted in his prosperity:sandy whitelinger said:What i did find interesting in the link was this statement:
"My own view, after careful consideration of the context is this: Jacob indeed involves himself in the practice of local superstitions. The reason for his prosperity, however, was a result of the blessing of God, and not related to any of his breeding techniques or superstitious activities. "
And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods. But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
It's beyond me why people who have already thrown science out the window should balk at accepting what the scripture says about this subject.