Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5125 Parts of the body and clothing » 5160 heel The heel as a vulnerable part of the body “Lifting up one's heel” as a metaphor of betrayal Jacob grasps Esau by the heel at birth Genesis 25:26 Jacob's name means “he grasps the heel” which, figuratively, means “he deceives”; Hosea 12:3 See also
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