And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
What does Genesis 25:28 mean?
Esau hunted the beasts of the field with dexterity and success, till he became a conqueror, ruling over his neighbours.
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 25:24-28 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Isaac Person
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Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes ( Amos 7:9 , 16). (2. ) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs ( Gen. 21:1-3 ).
- Rebekah Person
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A noose, the daughter of Bethuel, and the wife of Isaac ( Gen. 22:23 ; 24:67 ). The circumstances under which Abraham’s “steward” found her at the “city of Nahor,” in Padan-aram, are narrated in Gen. 24-27.