8. Well asked, my son, IN RELATION TO THE VERSE, "AND HE SOLD HIS BIRTHRIGHT TO JACOB." But whoever looks into it will know that Jacob attached to "and lived" represents holiness, LIKE THE NAME YISRAEL. In relation to this secret, it has been said that Jacob was chosen by the Holy One, blessed be He, to be a sapphire in the Throne of Glory, INSTEAD OF YISRAEL.