My Stamp Bible

 It is very important, in my humble opinion, to recognize and appreciate the people & organizations who "have our back"! Acknowledging these people is something the Jewish People have been doing, ever since the times of our Forefather Abraham. When he was commanded to circumcise himself and the men in his household, the Midrash (Genesis Rabbah 42:8) teaches us, based on the words "the members of the Covenant (or "allies") of Abraham" (Genesis 14:13) – that they advised him to follow through with it and to circumcise. Even though they, themselves, were uncircumcised – they supported him in this extremely difficult decision! So, the stamp and the verse that I am showing here – was issued by the State of Israel in 2022 to acknowledge "Christians who stand for Israel". At the bottom of the stamp, called a SHOVAL in Hebrew, and a "collectible tab" in English, the quote is from G-d's very first (scriptural) conversation with Abraham: ...

 In Genesis (27:1-4), Isaac asks his son to go out to the field and hunt "game" and bring to him so he may bless him, before he dies. We do not know if Isaac intended to give Esau the "Abrahamic blessing", basically he appreciated his son's qualities as a hunter, and asked him to prepare a delicious meal "as he likes it". In this Souvenir Sheet from Tajikistan, we see a hunter pursuing Two Goats, which is very unlikely, as goats are domesticated animals! In fact, this is what Rebekah prepares for her beloved husband, sending the younger son, Jacob, with the delicacies she made from goats to serve him, and receive the blessings, instead of Esau, her older son!