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Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Of Hosah, of the sons of Merari: Simri, the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief)
And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
And he put the handmaids and their children in front, and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure disaster befall him.
Esau » Beloved by isaac
And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was an upright man, remaining in the tents. And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Esau » Hunter
And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was an upright man, remaining in the tents. And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
the First-born » Objects of special love
They shall come with weeping, but with mercies I will cause them to return; I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, in which they shall not stumble; for I shall be a father to Israel, and Ephraim shall be my firstborn.
Peradventure is Ephraim a precious son unto me? Peradventure is he unto me a delightful child? With all this since I spoke of him, I have remembered him constantly. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him; in tenderness I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Home » Parental indulgence » Partiality of parents
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Of Hosah, of the sons of Merari: Simri, the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief)
And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
And he put the handmaids and their children in front, and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure disaster befall him.
Parents » Examples of fathers' love » Partiality
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Of Hosah, of the sons of Merari: Simri, the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief)
And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
And he put the handmaids and their children in front, and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure disaster befall him.
Parents » Partiality of » Rebekah for jacob
And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Then Rebekah spoke unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau, thy brother, saying, Bring me venison and make me savoury food that I may eat and bless thee before the LORD before my death. Now, therefore, my son, hearken unto my voice according to that which I command thee. read more.
Go now to the flock and bring me from there two good kids of the goats, and I will make them savoury food for thy father, such as he loves; and thou shalt bring it to thy father that he may eat and that he may bless thee before his death. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau, my brother, is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man; my father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon myself, and not a blessing. And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son; only obey my voice and go bring me them. And he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved. And Rebekah took good clothes of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob, her younger son: And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands and upon the smooth of his neck, and she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
Go now to the flock and bring me from there two good kids of the goats, and I will make them savoury food for thy father, such as he loves; and thou shalt bring it to thy father that he may eat and that he may bless thee before his death. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau, my brother, is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man; my father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon myself, and not a blessing. And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son; only obey my voice and go bring me them. And he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved. And Rebekah took good clothes of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob, her younger son: And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands and upon the smooth of his neck, and she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » Isaac and rebekah
And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Parents » Partiality of » Isaac for esau
And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Partiality » Parents
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Of Hosah, of the sons of Merari: Simri, the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief)
And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
And he put the handmaids and their children in front, and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure disaster befall him.
Rebekah (rebecca) » Mother of esau and jacob
And Isaac prayed unto the LORD for his wife because she was barren; and the LORD accepted him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And the sons struggled together within her; and she said, If this is so, why should I live? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. read more.
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And afterwards his brother came out with Esau's heel grasped in his hand; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them. And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was an upright man, remaining in the tents. And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And afterwards his brother came out with Esau's heel grasped in his hand; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them. And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was an upright man, remaining in the tents. And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison; but Rebekah loved Jacob.