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.
A cunning
Dwelling
Bible References
A cunning
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. (That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.")
Genesis 21:20
God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
Genesis 27:3
Therefore, take your weapons -- your quiver and your bow -- and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game for me.
A plain man
Genesis 6:9
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.
Genesis 28:10
Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.
Genesis 31:39
Animals torn by wild beasts I never brought to you; I always absorbed the loss myself. You always made me pay for every missing animal, whether it was taken by day or at night.
Genesis 46:34
Tell him, 'Your servants have taken care of cattle from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,' so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting to the Egyptians."
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
Job 2:3
Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so that you stirred me up to destroy him without reason."
Psalm 37:37
Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.
Dwelling
Hebrews 11:9
By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.