Dictionary of Bible Themes Genesis 3:15The heel as a vulnerable part of the body Job 18:9Psalms 41:9 "Lifting up one's heel" as a metaphor of betrayal John 13:18Genesis 25:26 Jacob grasps Esau by the heel at birth Hosea 12:3See also Jacob's name means "he grasps the heel" which, figuratively, means "he deceives" 5096 Jacob, patriarch5151 feet 5798 betrayal 5865 gestures 6145 deceit |
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