Toledoth: Conflict, Contempt, regret

The parsha is filled with the elements of drama: Conflict, Contempt, Regret,  These are   issues that  have no solution, issues for the emotions.  

The conflict between Jacob and Esau begins in the womb.  It is a  struggle that precedes reason, a primordial competition.  Jacob is given the subservient name, he is named after the ankle of his brother, he is holding on to the  place  reserved for the serpent's attack, he is in danger of having his head crushed. 

Jacob buys the right to be  (called) first born.  He has what Esau wants and needs:food,  He sells the lentils for a brith right, a right which Esau (now)  holds in contempt.  This birthright has no value now, but when Isaac is bestowing the blessing, Esau sees that he sold the precious for a bowl of porridge. He  disregards the sale and announces himself to his father ( who has already bestowed the blessing)  as the first born, a title that he has sold. 

The parsha explains antisemitism as an emanation of envy.  When Esau complains about being cheated , he uses a word that  evokes Jacob:  וַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִ , he equates the Jew and guile.  The Jew has won, that cannot be fair.  

Was wining worth it?  I am not sure that it would have come out better  if Jacob had not won.