also, thematically it is virtually the identical story as cain and abel and their offerings to the lord, and the chip on his shoulder that cain gets out of it that leads him to murder his brother

and interesting differences

jacob is a herder, abel was a herder

esau was a hunter, cain was a gardener

something tells me that there's more to this than meets the eye, and the common factor of being an animal husband is central to it

all of the animals that are "kosher" or "halal" are domesticated, i think that's part of it

i can't help but notice as i am surrounded by people raising sheep, goats and cows, mostly in very small lots, the cows usually just one poor lil boi by himself all lonely, and they stare at you, like, they clearly want you to come up and say hello, the sheep do it, the goats do it, and the cows do it

the chooks, funny enough, are the same, the number of times i've had them all scamper towards the corner of the enclosure if i decide to alight there and stay for a bit and say hello, they all think i'm good to be around, and usually they have never seen me before

these animals, that are good for us to eat LIKE us