Duel of lentils

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  • duo of lentils: like two peas in a pod, the twins Shem and Shaun,
  • lentils: reference to Jacob and Esau in Genesis. Esau, the first-born twin, trades sold his birthright for the lentil porridge ("mess of pottage") prepared by Jacob, the younger brother.
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