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Or HaChaim on Genesis 25:29/אור החיים על בראשית כ״ה:כ״ט

אוַיָּזֶד יַעֲקֹב. אוּלַי כִּי לְצַד שֶׁרָאָה שֶׁהוֹעִילָה לְגִימָתוֹ שֶׁל עֵשָׂו לְיִצְחָק, לָקַח גַּם הוּא דֶּרֶךְ לְבַשֵּׁל תַּבְשִׁילִין לְקָרֵב לֵב אָבִיו אֵלָיו כְּעֵשָׂו.
1 ויזד יעקב נזיד. Jacob cooked food. Perhaps the reason Jacob did this was that he had observed how effective Esau's providing his father with delicious meals had been in cementing Isaac's love for him. He therefore tried to emulate his brother.