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Esau’s KissWhen Jacob and Esau finally met, Esau kissed Jacob. The Sages ascribe different motives to Esau.
“Esau ran to meet him and he kissed him” (Genesis 33:4). Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar said…this teaches that Esau’s pity was aroused at that moment and he kissed Jacob sincerely. Rabbi Yannai said to Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar: If so, why is the term “and he kissed him” written in the Torah scroll with dots above it?