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Jacob

Patriarch, father of the twelve tribes.

minor

First appearance: li abraham

Jacob shows up with force in LXXVII: Taormini. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in the epigraph as one who met Angels of God on his way.
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  • Escalation
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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the stanza’s shift from defensive rebuke (“O rail not”) to a pr…

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