Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

Hebrews 11:9

By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.

Genesis 6:9

These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.

Genesis 10:9

He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.”

Genesis 21:20

God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.

Genesis 27:3-5

Take your hunting gear, your quiver and bow, and go out in the field to hunt some game for me.

Genesis 27:40

You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you rebel,
you will break his yoke from your neck.

Genesis 28:10-11

Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran.

Genesis 31:39-41

I did not bring you any of the flock torn by wild beasts; I myself bore the loss. You demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or by night.

Genesis 46:34

you are to say, ‘Your servants, both we and our fathers, have raised livestock from our youth until now.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are abhorrent to Egyptians.”

Job 1:1

There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 1:8

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil.”

Job 2:3

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him, to destroy him without just cause.”

Psalm 37:37

Watch the blameless and observe the upright,
for the man of peace will have a future.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Dwelling

Bible References

A cunning

Genesis 10:9
He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.”
Genesis 21:20
God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.
Genesis 27:3
Take your hunting gear, your quiver and bow, and go out in the field to hunt some game for me.

A plain man

Genesis 6:9
These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.
Genesis 28:10
Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran.
Genesis 31:39
I did not bring you any of the flock torn by wild beasts; I myself bore the loss. You demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or by night.
Genesis 46:34
you are to say, ‘Your servants, both we and our fathers, have raised livestock from our youth until now.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are abhorrent to Egyptians.”
Job 1:1
There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.
Job 2:3
Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him, to destroy him without just cause.”
Psalm 37:37
Watch the blameless and observe the upright,
for the man of peace will have a future.

Dwelling

Hebrews 11:9
By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.

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