Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5125 Parts of the body and clothing » 5160 heel
The heel as a vulnerable part of the body
Genesis 3:15; Job 18:9
“Lifting up one's heel” as a metaphor of betrayal
Psalm 41:9; John 13:18
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
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5095 Jacob, life 5151 feet 5798 betrayal 5865 gestures 6145 deceit
