The heel as a vulnerable part of the body
``Lifting up one's heel'' as a metaphor of betrayal
Jacob grasps Esau by the heel at birth
Genesis 25:26 Jacob's name means “he grasps the heel” which, figuratively, means “he deceives”; Hosea 12:3
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.